Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish is an Indian film written, and directed by Deepti Naval, starring Manisha Koirala, Rajit Kapur and Sanaj Naval.[1]
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Directed by | Deepti Naval |
Written by | Deepti Naval |
Produced by | Kite Films |
Starring | Manisha Koirala Rajit Kapur Sanaj Naval |
Cinematography | Kiran Deohans |
Music by | Sandesh Shandilya |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
In this art film, Juhi is an aging prostitute whose son Kaku is wheelchair-bound. She finds it challenging to take care of him with the limited number of customers that now find her attractive. Debu, a not-so-successful lyricist, is dumped by his boyfriend, and is out on streets. These characters, in need of money and love, bump into each other, after which their lives take a similar direction. Their relationships, born out of mutual needs, change their perceptions about each other, which in turn brings a change in them—finally, a sunny day after days of merciless downpour.[2]
There are many sequences in this movie which are shot in the rain, during the Bombay monsoons, with Kiran Deohans of Jodha Akbar fame taking charge as the cinematographer.[3] The music score is by Sandesh Shandilya. This movie is Manisha Koirala's comeback movie.[4]
This art film premiered at the market section of 2009 Cannes Film Festival. It was slated to release theatrically on 8 March 2012 in India but was postponed.[5] The film was released worldwide on Netflix on 22 September 2019.[6]
The film got a positive response at 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[7]
Gapers Block gave a moderate rating, calling the plot unoriginal, comparing it to an "elongated episode of Will & Grace". The representation of Debu, who is semi-closeted, was also criticised, for its stereotyped gay characteristics.[2] while ImagineIndia was of the opinion that,"...characters do not appear stereotypical, but a modern, sensitive and realistic portrait of people struggling to find happiness, with the ebbs and tides of human relationships"[8]
A review in The Citizen called the film "niche" while praising the performances of three principal characters stating, "But the cream and the cake go to the three actors".[9]