Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Review in one word, It’s sweet: The story revolves around Kajal, a young girl, yearning to live an self-standing life, arrives in Noida to stay with her cousin Dolly while searching for a job. Dolly has the perfect family set up with her husband and two kids, but is it what meets the eye? And will Kajal be able to live the life of her dreams ultimately?
Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare is about insincerity seemingly hitting at the so called happy marriages
The story makes a beginning, when Kajal (Bhumi Pednekar) reveals’ to her cousin, Dolly (Konkona Sen Sharma) that her husband Amit (Aamir Bashir) has been hitting on her. When Dolly persists Kajal may have misunderstood his friendly, protective attituted, she spells it out for her cousin, “Amit ji humse sex karna chahte hain.”
But, Dolly’s has a busy mind and she has larger set of things to achieve, to get worked up about this piece of information, like drawing plans to move into a plush new complex, where the couple’s new flat is under construction. When money falls short for their installments, Dolly hustles – by either stealing from her office or selling her jewelry. Her day at work usually starts off by making three cups of tea – one for her boss, one for her colleague and one for herself.
Meanwhile, Kajal, get a job at a call center for love and sex chats. She sets out to live in a hostel, without revealing to Dolly the actual nature of her job. Kajal who now works under the pseudonym Kitty starts to savor the freedom that comes with her choices.
However along the way, she encounters pleasant and unpleasant moments. And when a series of events lead to Dolly finding out where Kajal works – she takes the moral high-ground, as does Kajal who knows her cousin’s marriage is empty on the inside.
Director Alankrita Shrivastava’s drives home a strong point on gender roles, societal norms and moral judgments. As Dolly and Kajal’s lives take them through varied situations, they are first out to judge each other’s life’s choices, but eventually, they realise they are not unequal. Deep down, as women they are looking for the same things, craving the same freedom.
Overall, ‘Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare’ manages to establish the message that it want to tell the audiences. The film opens up conversations around women’s sexual needs and desires and is a commentary on moral policing, sexuality, gender biases and stereotyping.
The performances: Konkona Sen Sharma as Mrs.Yadav or Dolly is brilliant as her character moves sails like a breeze in this film, exploring her relationship with her husband, her son Pappu and her mother. Bhumi Pednekar also delivers convincing act. Amol Parasher stands out as the sweet delivery boy, Osmaan, the one Dolly finds solace and has a brief affair, which eventually ends abruptly. Vikrant Massey as Kajal’s lover, Pradeep, is superb, as is Aamir Bashir as Dolly’s disgruntled husband, Amit.
It is a fun weekend watch as , ‘Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare’ brings out the varying shades to womanhood through it’s engaging narrative and leaves you with different thoughts, what you want to be and what you eventually get. Watch it for Konkana Sen Sharma’s steller body of work. The movie has many emotions that one can savour as it progresses.
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Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare released on 18 Sep, 2020 on Netflix is directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and featured Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar, Vikrant Massey and Amol Parashar as lead characters. Other popular actors who were roped in for Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare are Aamir Bashir, Neelima Azim and Kubbra Sait