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...

Every movie lover must see Dosar

[vijay-singh169 · 8/10 · 19 November 2012]

Dosar is among the best of the films made by Rituparno Ghosh. The story of a husband-wife and the extra marital affair of the husband has been superbly portrayed on the big screen and that too in B & W. Konkona Sen and Prasenjit Chatterjee play the lead role in the film.Kaushik is Kaberi's husband and also the one who betrays his wife.Kaberi who was not aware of all this until Kaushik one day meets a serious accident.Kaberi is shattered as she comes to know about Mita,Kaushik's girlfriend, only after the accident.Kaushik survives the accident while Mita dies in the fatal accident.The journey after this becomes difficult for Kaberi to continue living with kaushik but had no option left except to be with him. Both Prasenjit and Konkona are superb in the film where they have to display intense emotions and they have done it with brilliance. People who love Bengali films and not only Bengali audience but every movie lover must see Dosar because it indeed is among the best films I have ever seen.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Good movie

[singhhemant267 · 8/10 · 5 November 2012]

The movie shows the strained relationship of a husband and wife. The husband has an extra-marital affair with a colleague. On their way back from a vacation, the girlfriend gets killed in a car accident while the husband is severely injured. The movie than shows the dilemma of the wife. She is angry and hurt. At the same time she is not a bad human being and is loving and caring. She is trying her best to be nasty and show that she is strong. But more than anyone else she wants to prove it to herself. She wants to believe that she is not too upset at her husband's condition.The cast was good and Prosenjit Chatterjee has always been able to capture my attention. Konkona is a fine actress and emotes well.

Must See!!!!

[nutan-xalxo87 · 9/10 · 8 November 2012]

The story of Dosar revolves around Kaushik (Prasenjit Chatterjee) and Kaberi (Konkona Sen Sharma), a happy couple until a car accident takes away Mita, Kaushik's mistress and leaves Kaushik heavily injured. Mita, a mother of a little boy and living with her husband, was Kaushik's colleague. The truth leaves Kaberi shattered. While Kaushik successfully moves on with life leaving Mita behind,he also tries his best to repair the severely wounded relation with his wife. There is another couple in the film- Brinda (Pallavi Chatterjee) and Bobby (Parambrata Chatterjee), engaged in another extramarital relation. While Bobby is a bachelor, Brinda, quite older than Bobby, is unhappily married. They and Kaberi do group theatre together. Brinda- Bobby comes to a crossroad when Brinda becomes pregnant and Bobby is not sure whether the child is his or Brinda's husband's. However he does not turn back and stands by Brinda in sorting out her issues.

Kaberi often threatens divorce but ultimately is overpowered by the wife in her and cannot step behind fulfilling her duties towards her husband at the time of crisis.On the other hand, Kaushik too is caught in his own predicament. The physical and mental trauma caused by the accident are portrayed with great skill and subtlety by Prosenjit. He has to not only come to terms with the loss of a loved one but is faced with the daunting task of winning back his wife's trust.

a class apart by rituparno ghosh!

[rajrahul653 · 9/10 · 9 February 2013]

I have seen this movie recently,there are scenes after the accident where both the lead actors are simply too good.Kaberi,who is forced to live with Kaushik on grounds of humanity and more so because the wife in her did not simply let her abandon him shows off some excellent acting in the second half.Prasenjit as Kaushik is just awesome.He has always been my favorite and the way he played Kaushik in the film just shows the great talent in him.The movie basically shows that marital infidelity is quite common and looks at different situations in it.Dosar is a movie i will never forget in my life as this is the first movie which really touches my heart and i feel so so good after watching the movie.Although the movie is in black and white but there is no scene in the movie which need any colors,in fact black and white makes the movie more realistic. Dosar will be a valuable document among all the memorable films made on marital infidelity in India and abroad.

Rituparno is the best director we have today

[subhash-jagota888 · 9/10 · 11 December 2012]

A movie completely belongs to Konkona Sen Sharma,plays the role of betrayed wife.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 best thing in the movie is,it is in black and White and all the emotions depicted in the movie was just more than perfect.This is an amazing movie and nobody should miss this excellent movie of Rituparno Ghosh.Rituparno is an excellent director no doubt.He is one of the best director today that we have.

A must watch for all cine lovers.

[mohitkumar740 · 10/10 · 31 October 2012]

Dosar is one of the best movies that I have seen.Rituparno Ghosh,director of the film has really made an awesome film that can be a great example to all movie makers.The story of a husband,wife and betrayal by the husband has been brilliantly brought on screen by him. The film stars Konkona Sen and Prosenjit Chatterjee in the lead role.The best thing about this movie is there is nothing in the film that can be ignored.Be it acting,screenplay,story or direction. Everything is simply superb and the result is an immensely beautiful picture.Hats off to the team of Dosar for this awesome movie.I have seen many great movies in the past many years but Dosar is something too good.Just too good to be ignored.

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.

Beautiful movie

[anjali-gahlot222 · 10/10 · 5 December 2012]

My friends praised this movie lot of time in front of me and forced me to watch Dosar but i was very busy and can't able to find the time in my busy schedule to watch it but last weekend i got an opportunity to watch this movie and the movie was awesome.All my friends were very true,brilliant movie and the best part is its black & white.I was feeling sad that why i missed this movie in past.But at least i have watched this beautiful movie.This is the best movie given by planman motion pictures.Everything in the movie was excellent,the story was different,the star cast was awesome,all were very good in their characters.

Prosenjit as Kaushik is superb in his role

[v-ailawadi · 9/10 · 24 December 2012]

Dosar is a movie made by Rituparno Ghosh based on differences between couples due to infidelity.The story unfolds with a car accident, sojourn to an extra-marital relationship of Prosenjit Chatterjee with his office colleague. The woman dies and Prosenjit is left with severe physical injuries and feeling of remorse. Prosenjit is in his recuperating period but he fails to come to terms with his mental trauma. Prosenjit as Kaushik is superb in his role where he is left with physical and mental trauma and was left with the daunting task of winning his wife's trust back. Both Konkona Sen and Prosenjit are too good in the film and have given one of their best performances till date.

Classic movie

[lokesh-singh444 · 8/10 · 16 November 2012]

Dosar is a classic film directed by Rituparno Ghosh.Prasenjit Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma,who play the role of a husband and wife in the film are superb.The film is about how Kaushik betrays his wife,Kaberi and is involved in an extra marital affair with his colleague,Mita.Kaberi comes to know about his relationship only after a fatal accident that takes away Mita's life and leaves Kaushik seriously injured.This was a moment of great shock and dilemma for Kaberi.Apart from seeing her husband seriously injured in the accident,Kaberi is also shattered to know about his relationship with Mita.Nobody should miss this movie,its really nice.

One of the finest movie in Bengali............

[inderjeet800 · 9/10 · 5 February 2013]

The betrayal of a wife by her husband is nothing new.And this concept has been brilliantly shown on screen.I would say this is one of the finest movies that I have seen.Konkona Sen and Prasenjit Chatterjee are in the lead role and are brilliant as always.

The movie narrates the story of a husband,Kaushik (Prosenjit Chatterjee) and his wife Kaberi (Konkona Sen) whose happy lives come to a standstill because of an accident, one involving the husband and his mistress,Mita!The mistress dies on the spot.This is where the real movie begins.The most fascinating thing about the movie was it is in B & W ..

movie shows the perfect emotions

[rajan-sharma111 · 9/10 · 11 December 2012]

I am not much into movie and if talks about bengali movies,i haven't seen any bengali movie,but last week when i went to my cousin's place,she insisted me to watch this movie,we both together watched this movie.We were amazed to watch this movie,as the movie shows the perfect emotions in black n white.Konkona and prasenjit are superb in the film.Hats off to the team of dosar,especially rituparno ghosh and his two stars. This film is about how Kaberi suffers betrayal by her husband. Anybody who hasn't seen Rituparno's other films will be delighted at his treatment, his sensitivity, his ability to talk about relationships in a manner that marks a genius.

Must watch film

[aeishika · 8/10 · 2 November 2006]

Dosar is very good movie. It dealt with the strains of 21st century that is terribly affecting the relationship of men and women. The most amazing part of the movie that I felt was the use of montage and after that appearing the title. The idea of using the poem like the theme music is no doubt a sign of great intellect and deep understanding of men women relationship.The pain of Konkona,s character seemed to represent of those women who in spite of being loyal and faithful to their husbands face this kind of insulting consequences. But the irony is that they at the end either agree or suppress to their insult because of the social stigma or mental pressure created in their households.

Dosar :the companion

[manisha-yadav777 · 8/10 · 9 December 2012]

dosar is an an excellent Bengali film directed by Rituparno Ghosh and produced by the planman motion pictures.Its the story of a husband and wife and betrayal.The story is a very simple one but has been beautifully executed by the director. Konkona Sen and Prasenjit Chatterjee are in the lead role and are brilliant as always.This film teaches you a lot in its journey.We see a lot and there are moments in the film that leaves you with a deep thought in your mind.The betrayal of a wife by her husband is nothing new.And this concept has been brilliantly shown on screen.I would say this is one of the finest movies that I have seen.Acting wise,konkona and prasenjit are superb in the film.Hats off to the team of dosar,especially rituparno ghosh and his two stars.

Konkona Sen-Grace she had on camera is just awesome

[satpals_777 · 8/10 · 21 November 2012]

One more movie from planman production,outstanding movie for all the viewers.Dosar is directed by Rituparno Ghosh and for the first time he came with a movie in Black and White.It is a very bold step taken by director and producer of the movie and for me,this is the right decision taken by them as the story of the movie does not demand colors.Very few director,producer take these kinds of risks and i really appreciate both of them and fully support them.The name of the movie is so touching and force us to watch the movie.Not only this,the lead actress Konkona Sen was superb in the movie,the grace she had on camera is just awesome.All must watch the movie,its really nice.

Best of Rituparno Ghosh

[kirti-bhatia555 · 8/10 · 2 December 2012]

Dosar is a movie given by planman motion pictures in Bengali.I appreciate the thinking of the director of not using colors in the movie.This is the major risk taken by both the director and producer and they are succeeded in their risk.The movie looks really nice in Black n White and all the emotions shows in the movie which we can only feel in B & W.

No doubt,Rituparno Ghosh is an excellent director and one of the best director that we have in Indian Cinema and his prove this through this movie Dosar.The lead actors Prasenjit Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma were at their best and this is the best performance i have seen of them.