DOSAR : The Companion

After a strong suggestion from a friend and even more strong recommendation from a Bengali friend, I settled down to watch the movie. First of all let me clear it, I am not a Bengali and I can understand only a little of it, if at all people speak in front of me (obviously the environment and assumed connection method). Nevertheless, I saw the movie. As soon as the movie started, I was tampering my system and the player, thought some problem with them as they were showing Black & White pictures. Only to find later that the movie itself was shot in B&W (I realized it by seeing the CD maker’s title in color). One more problem, no sub titles..!! Gosh….still I managed the movie and here is my, kind of view/review (This is out of what ever I understood/interpreted)

As soon as the movie starts with a kind of sonnet, a well doing man holding the hand of a lady, followed by a car accident, one kind of realizes the track of the movie (may be due to the expertness achieved after watching movies for so many years). Cast selectors need a huge appreciation. As the language was not the conducting the medium, I was able to feel the thoughts and the expressions of most of the characters. Considering that the movie has very less to express for me (like language, body language (remember Pesum Padam??)), the complete Cast was fantastic. Konkana Sen is excellent once again. Especially at these scenes: 1. MD of the hero visiting the Hospital; 2. She restraining/refraining from a breakdown in the bathroom; 3. The initial buildup of the climax. Wow, She is wonderful. The hero (as I don’t know his name) was also good.

Now, as a movie, the Dosar tries to play a middleman, which is not giving any personal opinion to the Extra marital Affair, its basic story line. According to me, this is brilliant. Seeing things and presenting the things in the same way without adulteration is good. Calling a Cat, a cat, nothing more nothing less, takes a lot of courage. I feel, except for the flow (which obviously should not be expected), rest everything was in their place. I don’t know what is the idea behind B&W concept, but it is a change. It is actually more than that. Sometimes the color shows the irony and no-future-but-only-doom of the centre concept; sometimes it helps to depict the characters. I am not good in colors, but I felt, I saw a lot gray shades, adding a documentary tinge to the movie. The two physically emotional scenes, shown could have been avoided. The BGM, I saw the movie in laptop without external speakers, so wont comment on it. I felt that the lady lead character is caught in between her life’s EMA and in supporting/being-silent-witness of her friend’s EMA. Bit a confusion.

Otherwise the movie was good, not for the movie-watchers or movie-goers, but certainly good for people having, passion for movies. I could not avoid being remembered of few movies.