Dor (Hindi: डोर, Urdu: ڈور, English: String) is a 2006 Bollywood feature film, written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. It is about two women (and of the life of a widow), who are bound together by the string that fate ties them together with. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 108 KB) This image is of a film poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the film or the studio which produced the film in question. ... DVD cover of Hyderabad Blues showing Nagesh Kukunoor and his co-star Nagesh Kukunoor is a Bollywood filmmaker and actor. ... DVD cover of Hyderabad Blues showing Nagesh Kukunoor and his co-star Nagesh Kukunoor is a Bollywood filmmaker and actor. ... Ayesha Takia (Hindi: ) (born in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress. ... Gul Panag (January 3, 1979; Chandigarh, India) is a Bollywood actress and former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Universe pageant. ... Shreyas Talpade is a Hindi film actor based in Mumbai. ... // Girish Karnad (Kannada:ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್) (born May 19, 1938), is a contemporary writer, playwright, actor and movie director in Kannada language. ... Salim Merchant is a famous Hindi music director in India. ... Salim Merchant is a famous Hindi music director in India. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. ... DVD cover of Hyderabad Blues showing Nagesh Kukunoor and his co-star Nagesh Kukunoor is a Bollywood filmmaker and actor. ... A widow is a woman whose spouse has died. ...

It is inspired by the critically acclaimed Malayalam film Perumazhakkalam (2004) directed by Kamal. Kamaluddin Mohammed, better known as Kamal, is a Malayalam director. ...

Synopsis

Zeenat (Gul Panag) is an independent and headstrong Muslim woman living in Himachal Pradesh. She agrees to marry her boyfriend in spite of his parents' reservations. He then departs for Saudi Arabia to start a new job. Gul Panag (January 3, 1979; Chandigarh, India) is a Bollywood actress and former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Universe pageant. ...

Meera (Ayesha Takia) is a simple Rajasthani Hindu girl. Most everything in her life thus far is in accordance with customs and traditions: her formative years, her recent marriage into a traditional Rajasthani family and her daily chores within the walls of her haveli. Her husband is off to Saudi Arabia for his new job. Ayesha Takia (Hindi: ) (born in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress. ...

The two husbands meet abroad and become roommates. There is a freak accident. Saudi law kicks in and promptly awards a death sentence to one of them.

Zeenat hears the news. Her world has now collided with Meera's world. Armed with little more than a photograph, she sets out to find Meera. She meets a behroopiya (Shreyas Talpade) on the way. This guy is a petty con-man but he takes a sympathetic view to Zeenat's plight. They set off on their search for Meera. Shreyas Talpade is a Hindi film actor based in Mumbai. ...

When they finally find Meera, Zeenat is put into an impossible conundrum. She cannot reveal everything to Meera and yet she requires Meera's help to resolve the situation. The two of them form a friendship. The friendship brings out the missing part in each woman's personality. Zeenat realizes helplessness; this is totally new to her forthright way of thinking. Meera gets a glimpse of freedom; this brings her out of the shell of her haveli and gives her a new perspective on her own life.

The death sentence is imminent. Zeenat and Meera are now forced to look past their friendship and into the hard realities of their lives. Zeenat is compelled to tell the truth. Meera is naturally shocked beyond belief. But the fact that her friendship has been betrayed is what hurts her more. She refuses to sign the maafinama (statement of forgiveness). Zeenat is initially deeply hurt by this, but eventually accepts this and leaves Rajasthan.

The final sequence shows Meera and Zeenat finding redemption and freedom in each other.

Cast

• Ayesha Takia ... Meera
• Gul Panag ... Zeenat
• Shreyas Talpade .... Behroopiya

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Trivia

According the to the "extras" portion of the DVD, Nagesh Kukunoor first wrote the screenplay in English, then had it translated to Hindi.

Awards

• 2006 , Star Screen Award Best Actress (Critics) , Ayesha Takia
• 2006 , Star Screen Award Best Comedian , Shreyas Talpade
• 2007 , Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award , Ayesha Takia
• 2007 , Stardust Awards for Breakthrough Performance – Female , Gul Panag
• 2007 , Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Best Actress , Ayesha Takia
• 2007, Zee Cine Critics Award - Best Actress for critics, Ayesha Takia & Gul Panag

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External links

• Dor at the Internet Movie Database
• Variety review
• Official Site