Dor is a 2006 bollywood drama film writter & directer Is Nagesh Kukunoor and features Ayesha Takia, Gul Panag and Shreyas Talpade as the lead actors. The film is an official adaptation of the Malayalam film, Perumazhakkalam 2004 and was well received by the critics after its release on 22 September 2006. Dor, which also released on a DVD, garnered rave reviews from critics and film buffs.
- Directer : Nagesh Kukunoor
- Producer : Elahe Hiptoola
- Writter : Nagesh Kukunoor,Mir Ali Hussain
- Screenplay : Nagesh Kukunoor
- Story : Nagesh Kukunoor
- Starring : Ayesha Takia,Gul Panag,Shreyas Talpade,Girish Karnad,Uttara Bhavkar,Prateeksha Lonkar
- Music : Salim Merchant,Sulaiman Merchant
- Cinematography : Sudeep Chatterjee
- Edited : Sanjib Datta
- Distributed : Sahara One Motion Pictures,Percept Picture Company
- Release date : 22 September 2006
- Running time : 147 minutes
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi,Urdu
Production:
Pre-production:
- The story of Dor Start when Nagesh Kukunoor was attending the International Film Festival of India in November 2005. During the festival, he had hinted to a journalist that he began writing his next script. He confirmed this in another interview that after watching Perumazhakkalam (2005), whose story is based on a newspaper article, at the Film Festival, he decided to make his own version of the film. After purchasing the story rights from Kamal, director of Perumazhakkalam, he wanted to remake it in a different way. Through his story, he wanted to emphasize the protagonists’ ordeal while in isolation in the form of a visual drama. However, acknowledgments to Perumazhakkalam or its makers were not provided in the credits.
- Kukunoor announced the news about film making in early March 2006 and suggested of its release in August 2006. He conceptualized the film in thirds: the first and third for the lead characters and the second for the supporting one. However, Kukunoor said that all his films, at the core, have “the human element — the simplicity of the basic emotions that bind us all.” Since the backdrop of the film was to be Rajasthan, he had been there and did the necessary research so as to better portray the place and characters.
Film Shooting Locations:
- Kukunoor had not visited Rajasthan or Himachal Pradesh before, but he felt that he would find great locations there. Salooni in Chamba district is considered for shooting in Himachal Pradesh. In spite of this geographical inexperience, all went as per the plans while shooting in Rajasthan. However, minor modifications in the script were allowed for the surroundings. Though Panag had been in Rajasthan, she felt the scorching summer heat unbearable at times. She liked the only continuous shooting schedule and said that it provided consistency in look and performance. In Himachal, it was slightly different when the crew had hard time framing the mountains correctly. On seeing the captured frames, they shifted all the interior shots to outside.
Film Casting:
- Film Shooting was completed in 37 days in several locations of Rajasthan. Since most of the old palaces in Rajasthan have been converted into hotels, the crew stayed at a palace resort called Manwar. They resided at a palace resort in Pokhran, while filming was done at Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur. Kukunoor, after completion of the shooting, said that it was his most challenging film as it involved a real-life story.
Dor Movie Songs:
Dor Movie Box Office Collection:
INDIA
| Schedule | Amount (in Crores) |
|---|---|
| Opening Day | 0.14 Crores |
| End of Opening Weekend | 0.51 Crores |
| End of Week 1 | 0.90 Crores |
| Lifetime Collection | 2.70 Crores |
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