The Companion (2006) User Reviews

a good thing, all over again. in b&w

[abhijit1507 · 8/10 · 14 April 2006]

dosar released today in calcutta. the film stands out for several reasons. one, its in black and white. director rituporno ghosh (of fame such as Unishe April, Dahan) went to great lengths to procure scarcely available b&w film and then work on post production. apart from some jumps in skin tone and lighting the experiment is largely successful.

as far as the content goes there is much to look forward to. its a story by shirshendu mukhopadhyaya, acting by the brilliant konkana sen (a much more creditable actress than her mother, the legendary aparna sen), the background score, the poetry...

...but (yes there is one) this is just another rituporno film. anybody who hasn't seen his other films will be delighted at his treatment, his sensitivity, his ability to talk about relationships in a manner that marks a genius...yet for bengali viewers who have been seeing his work for sometime now, it is "abaar rituporno" (again rituporno)...

future times might declare dosar as his best or as a landmark film, for it has all the ingredients.

there are two clear winners here. one is of course bengali cinema. the dirty tag of tollywood has plagued it for several years (and the fight is far from ended) but the crowds in the theatre suggest that good bengali cinema has a chance of rescuing itself from the morass it currently it is in.

the other is konkana sen. arguably her best performance to date, she stands at par with any legendary actress in Indian cinema with dosar.

one last comment about the film. this is the first time a bengali commercial film, in recent times, has been this explicit in depicting sexual bonding. clumsily done, but maybe thats intended.

Smart Movie !

[debi_chat · 7/10 · 1 September 2010]

Remember the song "Perhaps Love"? it went something like.."some say love is everything/ some say they don't know.."...you would be forced to encounter this dilemma over and over while watching this movie.

incredibly enough, the plot is a love-quadrangle ! one wonders if there is anything left in this genre that the oxygen channel has played to its death...but rituparno does a tremendous job of redefining adultery and its legacy on a marriage.

what I liked most about the movie is the extent to which the characters were real. This is a movie where the characters speak like I speak, falter like I falter...even their mobile ringtones, their accessories...everything reeks of contemporary-ness (i made that word up)...urban, educated, working class...captured perfectly on the canvas and then rituparno has proceeded to paint the story of love, lust, trust, security, duty, responsibility, morality and so on...

watch it if you are a bong (and you know who you are), watch it if you are not one...

Theme Black n White was just perfect

[geetarani201 · 8/10 · 20 November 2012]

I have heard a lot about the movie but hadn't seen just because the movie was in black and white but after reading so many positive reviews,yesterday when i was getting bored i have seen this movie and find that the movie is amazing.I am happy that i have seen this movie and also not happy because i had missed this movie before.Black and white theme suits in the movie the most,the director was right,the movie does not demand the colors and if this would be made with colors then the emotions in the movie does not came up like this as happens in Black and white.Apart from its theme,everything in the movie was excellent,the story was different,the star cast was awesome,all were very good in their characters.I have seen almost all the movies given by Arindam Chaudhuri's planman production and this is the best movie they have given and all should watch this movie at least once.

Really different film;great to watch

[bak-and-sid · 9/10 · 22 October 2012]

Dosar is Planman Motion Picture's film made in Bengali.What makes this film amazing is the fact that it is not in colored.This was a kind of risk taken by the production team to release a film in Black & White in 2006.Atleast this is what I really feel.But the movie is just too good to miss.Rituparno is an excellent director no doubt.He is one of the best director today that we have.Through Dosar,he goes on to show his excellence and the reason why he is the best.Prasenjit as Kaushik Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma as Kaberi Chatterjee have given brilliant performance.In the film,both are in the lead and are a married couple.Dosar is about how at a point Kaushik betrays his wife.The second half is more interesting as the main story begins from there where we get to see some brilliant performance by both,specially Prasenjit.Kudos to the team of Dosar for coming out with such a brilliant movie.

Nobody beats Konkona Sen Sharma

[namankhurana93 · 9/10 · 28 March 2013]

I have seen very few Bengali movies and this is the best i have seen in Bengali.I have seen this movie dosar for my favorite actress Konkona Sen,she is just mind blowing.She gave life to the characters in the movie and i think she is more brilliant in Bengali movies rather than bollywood movies.The way she acts,the way she delivers her dialogs,nobody beats her in Bengali movies.Apart from Konkona,Prasenjit was also very good in the movie,he compliments Konkona in the movie.I like both of them as they act like real characters.Taking about the movie,based on women infidelity,none of the director producer takes this kind of risk and make these types of movie,hats off to both the director and the producer.

"Forget about dialogues, the hero here is lying on bed throughout the film"

[smkbsws · 7/10 · 16 September 2020]

Experiment with black and by Ghosh. And contrary to his previous films, this movie is lacking dialogues. Forget about dialogues, the hero here is lying on bed throughout the film; and for this he got special jury mention in the national awards. Konkona Sensharma's acting is one of driving force here. Also, the supporting actors really rocked as their roles, at the first glance, does not bother about what is actually happening in the main story; but their decisions and acts impacted its flow. This was based on a short story by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.

A brilliant film in black and white.

[dwslink · 9/10 · 6 November 2012]

Dosar is one of my favourite Bengali film.All credits to the director for the way he has made the film.It is one of the many hits from Planman Motion pictures and simply amazing.I would say I have seen many movies but none impressed me to the extent this film has. The plot is brilliant and the way it has been executed is superb.Added to all this the brilliant performance by the lead actors Prosenjit and Konkona Sen,also my favourite stars.It is in the second half that both really were amazing when Prosenjit,who cheated on his wife Konkona had to regain her trust.The best thing and something that made it more superb is that the film was not in color but in black and white.To release a black and white film in 2006 with such a plot and that too so brilliantly could have been done only by Rituparno Ghosh.

one of the finest films ever made

[sharmarohit869 · 7/10 · 13 February 2013]

The movie is a Bengali movie purely based on the strains of 21st century terribly affecting the relationship between a man and a woman.Prosenjit Chatterjee and Konkona sen were in the main leas role and was really awesome.Konkona looks so real in her character as if she is suffering from the pain that her husband betrays her.Prosenjit too were very nice in the movie and brilliantly played his role dealing with the mental trauma caused by an accident and then winning his wife's trust back.In the end,both compromise because of the social stigma and pressure. The most contemporary Bengali filmmakers in the industry,Rituparno Ghosh,made lot of excellent movies in the past and this is one of the best movies in the industry.The director has shown various finer moments helplessness for a wife in very intelligent way

At least some have raised this issue........

[salonisinha607 · 9/10 · 6 February 2013]

The movie shows the truths of life which most of the women in our country are going through. The movie is mind blowing with lot of emotions and especially because its shown in black and white. Dosar is a movie talks about the story of husband and wife,how husband cheated his wife and wife cannot leave him due to her duties towards her marriage. Dosar was the first movie which touches my heart and make me cry. I felt the pain of a wife betrayed by her husband. In our country are facing these kind of situations and living with their husbands just because of their duties towards their marriage. I am happy,some have raised this issue through this movie Dosar.

Bengali cinema is not far from the competition

[saroj-sinha44 · 7/10 · 26 November 2012]

The level of movies,be it in Bollywood,Hollywood or Tollywood is increasing day by day.English and Hindi films are producing superb films but Bengali cinema is not far from the competition.Dosar is an awesome film and an excellent example.Its a beautiful film on a couple and the various problems in their life. Konkona Sen and Prosenjit Chatterjee are superb actors and need no introduction on how good they are.This film where they play the role of a married couple is among their best till date.No should miss this film if you are a fan of any of these two stars. Such movies with such performances do not come out everyday. This is Bengali film and that too in black and white and kudos to director Rituparno Ghosh for the way he has made this tremendous film. It is a superb and tremendous film that is too bad to be missed.

Memorable films made on marital infidelity

[daksh-sinha888 · 10/10 · 20 November 2012]

I personally feel the actors overact in bengali movies but this movie changes my mind. Konkona looks credible as Kaberi.That role required maturity which Konkona displays in the right degree. Prosenjit is impressive. His preparation is visible in the realistic portrayal of Kaushik. Tota as Kaushik's colleague, Saswata as his brother, Biswajit as his boss and Mithu as Kaberi's mother have done good job.Apart from the cast and crew,The movie basically shows that marital infidelity is quite common and looks at different situations in it.Dosar will be a valuable document among all the memorable films made on marital infidelity in India and abroad.

Women tolerate their insult due to mental pressure created in their households

[kavita-rani333 · 8/10 · 29 November 2012]

An Excellent movie by Rituparno Ghosh deals with strains of 21st century which affects the relationship of men and women.The idea of using poem like theme music is very nice and shows the deep understanding of men women relationship.The movie perfectly shows the pain a women suffers who in spite of being loyal and faithful to their husbands face this kind of insulting consequences. But with this pain they tolerate their insult due to mental pressure created in their households. I really like the movie in Black and White and all the scenes depicted the emotions of husband and wife were just awesome.Very few bengali movies i like,and this is the best i have seen.

Movie was perfect

[tulkesh-singh444 · 9/10 · 24 November 2012]

The movie produced by Arindam Chaudhuri's planman production and directed by the most famous and well known director Rituparno Ghosh.He is the man who gave us lot of good movies in past and once again he came up with his best.Prosenjit Chatterjee and Konkona sen sharma were in the main lead role and both were really good in the movie. The movie shows the differences between the couple arises after a car accident.The couple was happily married before accident of Prosenjit Chatterjee.I find the movie was perfect and all should watch the movie.This is the first time i have seen a movie is Black and White and for me the movie was awesome.

Movie takes Rituparno to another heights

[manjali-kaur555 · 9/10 · 5 December 2012]

I have seen very few bengali movie and this is one of them and the best i have seen.Rituparno Ghosh is a very famous director and i like all his work but this movie takes him to another heights.After this movie,he is counted as one of the best director in this Indian cinema.The movie is a brilliant art and both the lead actors Prosenjit Chatterjee & Konkona Sen Sharma have contributed exceptionally well to the movie. The fact that both the stars have won awards for their respective roles shows the brilliance of the film. Konkona Sen has given arguably her best performance till date and stands at part with any legendary actress in Indian cinema after this movie.

Black and White

[abhra-ghosh42 · 9/10 · 4 January 2013]

Dosar;the companion is a movie in black and white by Rituparno Ghosh and is an awesome movie.The story is superb and deals with the betrayal of a wife(Konkona Sen Sharma) by her husband(Prasenjit).The beauty of their performance could be seen in the second half after Prasenjit's character meets with fatal accident.He survives with some serious injuries but the news of his love interest dying in the accident jolted Indrani,who plays his wife.This is where the real story begins on how both deal with each other after this bitter truth. Prasenjit as Kaushik Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma as Kaberi Chatterjee have given brilliant performance.In the film,both are in the lead and are a married couple.

A Landmark in Bengali Cinema

[rajeshkrsharma3 · 9/10 · 22 August 2012]

Dosar is a Bengali movie produced by Arindam Chaudhuri's Planman Motion Pictures. The movie was directed by none other than Rituparno Ghosh starring Prosenjit Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma as the lead in the movie. The story of Dosar revolves around Prosenjit Chatterjee & Konkona Sen Sharma, a happy couple until a car accident changes their life. The physical and mental trauma caused by the accident are portrayed with great skill and excellence by Prosenjit. He not only has to come to terms with the loss of a loved one but is faced with the daunting task of winning back his wife's trust. The movie is a brilliant art and both have contributed exceptionally well to the movie. The fact that both the stars have won awards for their respective roles shows the brilliance of the film. Konkona Sen has given arguably her best performance till date and stands at par with any legendary actress in Indian cinema after this movie. Dosar is at its best and no doubt Rituparno Ghosh is once again brilliant. The movie is a landmark in the world of Bengali cinema and my favourite Bengali movie.

Love, lust, trust, security, duty, responsibility, morality

[sonam-kumari888 · 9/10 · 25 November 2012]

Rituparno presents his movie Dosar to its audiences fantastically.Not only the characters but everything in the movie was so real.Rituparno has paint the story of love, lust, trust, security, duty, responsibility, morality and so on. through his one of the best movie Dosar.

The beauty of their performance could be seen in the second half after Prasenjit's character meets with fatal accident.He survives with some serious injuries but the news of his love interest dying in the accident jolted Indrani,who plays his wife.This is where the real story begins on how both deal with each other after this bitter truth.

Best I have seen from Ghosh

[ompaldagar6 · 9/10 · 3 November 2012]

The storyline of the movie seems simple but what sets it apart is the treatment and screenplay. The attempt to capture a 21st century setting in black and white film is definitely a bold step - a positive risk taken by both the director and the producer - Planman Motion Pictures. This textural treatment also enables the wonderful interplay of light and shade and highlights the grey shades of all human relations and emotions. Ghosh leaves a lot to our own interpretation. He shoots his characters in tight close-ups, exposing them to our scrutiny, but doesn't pass any value judgments himself. And that I think is the greatest triumph of this brilliant film—the best I have seen from Ghosh.

Name of the movie is so touching.........

[jain-soha · 9/10 · 18 February 2013]

The movie shows the truths of life which most of the women in our country are going through.I must say,its an awesome combination of Rituparno Ghosh and planman productions.The movie is mind blowing with lot of emotions and especially because its shown in black and white.This movie is a emotional journey through the aftermath of infidelity. The film has everything on top. The performance by the leading actors Prosenjit and Konkona Sen is worth watching.I enjoyed it very much and think any person who understands Bengali will love this film. The name of the movie is so touching and force us to watch the movie.The fact that it was made in B&W made it special.

Excellently performed by both the lead actors

[rakhi-sawan999 · 8/10 · 10 December 2012]

I think Dosar is the second movie from planman productions and is the best movie i have seen till now in Bengali.Dosar is a movie talks about the story of husband and wife,how husband cheated his wife and wife cannot leave him due to her duties towards her marriage.The story is unique and depicted in the movie excellently.

The lead actors in the movie was Pranjit Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma and both were excellent in the movie.I have seen them in many other movies but perhaps this is their best movie and best acting i have seen from them.Both were perfect in their role and doesn't looks like they were acting.

Such movies do not come out very often

[kkamal808 · 9/10 · 6 March 2013]

I don't like watching many Bengali films but Rituparno Ghosh is a brilliant director and Konkona being my favorite,I had to watch the film.I am glad I did not miss this awesome film because such movies do not come out very often.The story is really nice and the way it has been made is simply tremendous.The movie starts with an accident in which the women died on the spot sitting next to the man who was driving,the man survives with lot of injuries.After the accident his wife get to know that his husband had cheating her by having an extra-marital affair with the deceased woman and the ugliness that the revelation brings in its wake is what the film is all about from then onwards. .

Don't miss any of Rituparno's movie

[sanoj-rawat777 · 10/10 · 9 December 2012]

After a long time,i have seen the bengali movie and that too was mind blowing.In the past i have seen many bengali movies but lost interest as can't find any movie which touches my heart,after a long time,seen this movie,Dosar and the movie is fantastic.All the actors are just superb in the movie.I feel too bad,that i missed such a nice movie.The movie came on 2006 but that time i was not much into the movie so this movie skipped abut now after watching this,surely i will not miss any of the movie from Rituparno Ghosh.He is the director of the movie and was very good.The best part of the movie is it is in black and white and depict each and every character very clearly.

Such movies come out very often

[rekha-kaur67 · 9/10 · 23 November 2012]

Dosar also called as the companion is an awesome film.It is an example of how a simple and beautiful story should be made. Its a tremendous film and has brilliance in all department. Be it the direction, acting,screenplay.Its is the story of a couple happily married but with a dark side.Its about how the husband is unfaithful to his wife.Konkona Sen and Prasenjit Chatterjee are a part of the film playing the lead role of Kaberi and Kaushik.Both are brilliant in the film.I don't like watching many Bengali films but Rituparno Ghosh is a brilliant director and Konkona being my favorite,I had to watch the film.I am glad I did not miss this awesome film because such movies come out very often.

Must watch movie for all the couples

[nirmla-devi777 · 9/10 · 22 November 2012]

Dosar,a movie in Black and White,from Planman Productions with big stars.Now a days,none of the producer director takes risks and made movie in black and white,its a big risk,but the these two men,Arindam Chaudhuri and Rituparno Ghosh,they are like shining stars.Arindam Chaudhuri is known as management guru and teach us various lessons on life through his books,his movies.Talking about the movie the movie shows the hardships and struggles,a couple face after marriage and all the adjustments a wife do after marriage for their husband.All couples should watch the movie,it will teach us a lesson for each husband who betrays his wife's life.Must watch movie for all the couples.

Always remain close to my heart

[nitish-yadav11 · 8/10 · 21 November 2012]

I have seen various Bengali movies and Dosar is on of the best movies i have seen.The movie is made by Rituparno Ghosh and has set an example for all the movie makers with such an excellent movie.Dosar is a story of a husband,betrayed wife and ups and downs came in their life.Prosenjit Chatterjee and Konkona Sen were in the lead role.Both were brilliant in their respective roles.Not only the lead actors but all the other actors in the movie was awesome.There is nothing in the movie that can be ignored.Be it acting,screenplay,story or direction. I have seen many movies in the past and Dosar is one of those movie that remain close to my heart.