DOR (2006) - A Review As a kid, I remember watching this movie on television, and being mesmerized by it. A few days ago, I came across it incidentally, and could not resist the temptation to re-watch it. So here goes. Dor, is a movie by Nagesh Kukunoor, featuring Ayesha Takia, Gul Panag and Shreyas Talpade in the lead roles. The film is an adaptation of the Malayalam movie, Perumazhakkalam (2004) and revolves around the lives of two radically different women – Zeenat and Meera, and the companionship that develops between them. The story starts off as a quest, and becomes a simultaneous social critique as well a display of female bond and solidarity, and it undoubtedly one of the most powerful movies I have watched till date. The story starts with a series of picturesque scenes from the hills of Himachal Pradesh, accompanied by the brilliance of music by Salim-Sulaiman. The song, “ Yeh hosla, kaise jhuke, yeh aarzoo, kaise ruke ”, is echoed till ...