Doli Film

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Thisfilm is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films of Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two hero films Marayada and Andaz to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 to 1971.[2] The film was a remake of the Telugu film Thene Manasulu.[3]

The story follows two college friends; Amar and Prem, whose lives get entangled with two neighbors: Asha and Shobha. Shobha's father steals dowry money and the theft is blamed on Asha's father. Both girls marry their respective partners. Shobha's husband travels away and returns with the need for a new wife. Amar falls for Asha not knowing that he left her at the wedding altar and that she is his wife (he refused to look at her face). Lies, treachery, deception and intrigue follow the tale as Asha strives to clear her father's name of a crime he didn't commit and Amar falls for Asha, not knowing that the girl he cruelly rejected during his brash younger days is the same girl he is falling for now.

Inder moves to a new town to pursue higher studies, in spite of the pressure from his parents to marry and settle down. He meets a beautiful girl Pallavi and it is love at first sight, at least for him. When an opportunity presents itself, his friends convince him to talk to her, while she tries to avoid the conversation. This is seen by her brother, who mistakes Inder for a stalker and so do her two other brothers, who thrash and leave him with a warning. Pallavi is the apple of the eye of her family. She lives with her mother and three elder brothers. They are overprotective of her and she does not do anything against their wish. Inder's family is not that different, except him being the only son.

They search for Inder, forcing the desolate couple to elope. Pallavi's brothers search for Inder in his family home, verbally abusing his parents. Inder's parents are convinced that the girl is no good for their son, considering the behavior of her brothers.

With their beliefs broken and without a place to go to, the couple go to one of their two close friends who takes them home to his small village. They are welcomed by his father who is the leader of the village and the villagers. Her brothers trace them to the village that evening and are met with resistance from the villagers. They go home, and the villagers plan to get the couple legally married the next morning.

Pallavi and Inder, now seeing the situation that they put their families in and the sorrow that they have brought upon themselves and their families, decide to back out from the relationship and return to their families. They realize that the best thing they can do to prove their love, is to go back to their families. Although initially insulted with their decision to separate, the village leader appreciates their choice once he understands their reason. Their families, on seeing them return, forgive them right away and accept them back.

Both the families now feel indebted to their children and recognize their pain they try so hard to hide. They search for better matches for them both - Pallavi's family arrange a marriage for her. Inder finds with him a necklace belonging to Pallavi. His parents decide to go along with him to return the necklace, partially due to Inder's mother's wish to meet Pallavi. Both the families apologize for the happenings earlier and Inder apologizes to Pallavi's mother. The situation being depressing, they decide to leave early, but Inder's mother breaks into tears and requests to get Pallavi married to her son. Everyone, having felt the same way, agree on their marriage and apologize to their children, for the pain that they put them through.

The soundtrack for the film was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Mehboob. Rahman later reused five of the songs in the 1999 Tamil film Jodi, which in turn were used in the 2007 remake of Jodi, Sajni, after the producers bought the rights to the songs.

Anish Khanna of Planet Bollywood gave the film 8.5 out of 10.[6] Faisal Shariff of Rediff wrote, "The film plays on traditional family values, and that isn't very convincing. And the way it was carried off could have been a trifle subtler, we thought".[4]

The film centres around a young woman, Dolly (Sonam Kapoor), who is a con artist. She marries men from different religions and runs away with their wealth on the night of the wedding with their money.[5][8]Her entire family consists of con artists. The first man she cons is Sonu Sherawat (Rajkummar Rao). After conning a number of rich men, she gets media attention, who label her as a "looteri dulhan" (bride thief). Officer Robin Singh (Pulkit Samrat) is assigned the duty to catch Dolly. When she tries to con an innocent Delhi boy Manjot (Varun Sharma), she mistakenly lets people take a picture of her which are then splashed all over the media, forcing them to hide from public for a few months.

After 6 months, when Dolly and her gang again try to con Prince Aditya Singh (Saif Ali Khan), who recently came from abroad, they are arrested by Robin Singh. Then it is revealed that Robin Singh and Dolly have a past which provoked Dolly to be a con artist in the first place. She is put behind bars but she escapes with Robin's help and they get married. But she leaves him too and regroups with her old gang members and goes in search of their next victim.[9]

In its first Friday, it collected 20 million, a result which Koimoi called "poor".[10] At the end of its second weekend, it had collected 192.1 million, performing well in the north, but failing in multiplexes and single screens.[2]

Overall, this is probably not exactly a great film, but it happens to totally rub me the right way and it does have some interesting things about it. It flopped when it originally came out and many people seem to hate it, but there is a small group of people (that clearly includes me) who absolutely love it.

The Bechdel test does not say much about whether a film is feminist or sexist, but I find it interesting to see which films pass and how it corresponds (or doesn't) to which films I most liked or even what I tend to watch.

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+2 Loved it.

A film I really enjoyed and will definitely see repeatedly, but isn't as personal to me as one with +3. Or perhaps a film which I love and is personal, but has some major flaw that spoils a large part of it for me.

+1 Enjoyed it.

A film I enjoyed a lot and am likely to see again at some point in the future. Or in some instances a film, which has a few awesome scenes/aspects which I definitely want to see again, but as a whole it didn't quite do that much for me.

Dolly Ki Doli is a charming, genuinely funny comedy about a serial bride named Dolly. Dolly, played by Sonam Kapoor, is a thief. She and her gang set up marriages with gullible grooms, who are then given drug-laced milk on the suhaag raat. They sleep. She steals and decamps with jewellery, clothes, furniture and, in one case, even the chain from one father-in-law's neck and the underclothes of a mother-in-law. To which a member of her gang says: "Saas ki bra panty toh chhod de."

The film has terrific actors: Rajkummar Rao plays a Haryanvi farmer who loves Dolly despite everything. Varun Sharma is the mama's boy with an over-active libido. The always excellent Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub is Raju. And Brijendra Kala plays a cop. Surrounded by these men, Sonam lifts her game. She's all sunshine and sexiness but also imbues Dolly with an inherent likeability and inner strength.

DoliBackground informationFeature filmsThe Black CauldronAnimatorsAndreas DejaVoiceJohn BynerInspirationDoli from Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of PrydainCharacter informationOccupationKing Eidilleg's chief lieutenantHomePrydainPowers and abilitiesFlight, vanishes, metamorphosis (to become a flying ball of sparkles)StatusActiveSourceDoli is the sidekick of King Eidilleg and a supporting character in Disney's 1985 animated feature film, The Black Cauldron. The companions meet him when they are trapped in the realm of the Fair Folk. Doli agrees to accompany them on their journey, and at the end of the journey, he is granted the ability to become invisible.

Dolly Ki Doli

Director: Abhishek Dogra

Actors: Rajkummar Rao, Varun Sharma, Pulkit Samrat, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub, Sonam Kapoor

Rating: 2/5

If you are told that the bride in this film calls herself 'Looteri Dulhan', would you still want to waste three hours of your weekend watching it? Perhaps you won't.

Debutant director Abhishek Dogra's Dolly Ki Doli, where Sonam Kapoor plays a bride who dupes men into marriage only to rob them of their cash and valuables, hits theatres this Friday. Is the film worth the time and money?

If there is anything that makes Dolly Ki Doli worth a watch, it is the performances. Rajkummar Rao, the first 'target' we see in the film, plays the perfect Haryanavi lad -- he is proud of his roots and forever ready to do anything for the girl he loves. Interestingly, it is not just the accent and dialogue delivery that makes his character believable: Even his body language and attitude matches.

The other actor who does an excellent job is Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub (he played Dhanush's friend in Raanjhana). He is one of the members of the gang in which Dolly (Sonam) operates. Ayyub's character, Raju, is in love with Dolly but he knows it will go nowhere because Dolly only believes in 'faking' the marriage. In the put-up family that the gang forms to dupe families into weddings, Raju is Dolly's brother! Manoj Joshi as the father, too, is impressive.

And then there is Pulkit Samrat: He is very believable as the police officer. Add to it that his name is Robin Singh (clearly a take off from Salman Khan's Dabangg character Chulbul aka Robinhood Pandey). Saif Ali Khan, too, plays a cameo in Dolly Ki Doli -- as a Rajasthani prince. Needless to say, he doesn't really have to as much 'play' the character. His character is believable, yes.

Archana Puran Singh plays an over-the-top Punjabi mom who is in control of the whole family and all decisions. It is only Dolly who manages to break her authority when the son, played by Varun Sharma, decides to revolt for his 'love'. The performances are all impressive and Sonam, too, doesn't falter.

But the problem with Dolly Ki Doli is that it does not give a plausible ending to the story. Dogra, who co-wrote Dolly Ki Doli with Uma Shankar Singh, did have an interesting plot -- the journey of a girl who takes on the bad world of men and the hypocrite institution of marriage. But why does she do it? That is exactly where Dogra's script fails. The reason, that unfolds after interval, is simply too pretentious. In fact, throughout the film, it is pretty difficult to identify with the character of Sonam.

Even the purpose of each member in the gang, the film's protagonist Dolly (Sonam) and her villain Robin (Pulkit) is not explained. There are several loose ends left in the end. If there is one thing Sonam's charcater does that is worth applause, it is when she ditches Pulkit Samrat.

There are, however, a number of sequences that are sure to trigger laughter-riots: One where Archana Puran Singh checks out her prospective daughter-in-law, Varun Sharma's love for Dolly, and his encounters between Rajkummar Rao.

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