Do dooni chaar (दो दूनी चार)

"Do dooni chaar (दो दूनी चार)"

Watched Hindi movie Do dooni chaar (दो दूनी चार). This film is directed by Habib Faisal. Story Habib Faisal. Produced by Arindam Choudhuri. Music by Meet Bros Anjjan and Ankit Tiwary. Cinematography Anshuman Mahaley. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Aditi Vasudev, Archit Krishna and Akhilendra Mishra. The film runs for about 1 hours 45 minutes and was released in 2010. I watched it on Netflix with Mihika and Aditi on 25th May 2020.

 

Santosh Duggal (Rishi) is a maths teacher who makes ther ends meet by teaching in school and coaching classes. He is famous for his ancient scooter. Neetu is his wife and they have teenager daughter and son. This movie is about their journey from owning a two wheeler to a four wheeler. 

What do they have to do to cross the bridge? How can Duggal afford a car with his salary? Where does he get the money from?

The story is simple. A teacher squeezed from one side financially and on the other by the expectations of his family and generally by the poky remarks of relatives and neighbours. What are his ideas, plans and temptations. Will they lead to a car? It's a feel good movie. 

Rishi Kapoor is a pleasure to watch. But he simply doesn't look financially distressed or squeezed by the situation. Neetu is also a pleasure to watch. She too doesn't look lower middle class. Aditi and Archit are good. Akhilendra has a small role of neighbour.

Direction is decent. Director manages to capture minor details well (like a neighbour commenting on car colour, a relative making remark on his scooter etc.). The graph of movie steadily keeps rising until climax in McDonald's. Here the director hurry's things. Director delivers a message for everyone. But what could have been delivered very effectively is delivered plainly. The fight scene with burgers, coke and French fries is totally uncalled for. It doesn't only not fit the script but goes against it. Director slips here. 

Cinematography is ok, mostly Delhi. Music is ok. I didn't remember any song after the movie. 

A good movie to watch with family.