Analysis Of 'Dor' Of Land, Love And Life

As the needle pierces through the cloth, the lines of colorful threads come together to form an intricate, beautiful design. Not distant from that, our lives are weaving numerous stories, joined by the threads of romances and tragedies and leave their marks on the landscapes of soil and flesh. Ananya Chaudhury, through her poignant words, tells the story of ‘Dor’, exploring a web of relationships, struggles of value and tradition, strung together by the lives of two women and the travel of their story through space, culture and time. The serene hills and the scorching deserts are bridged together with the story of Zeenat and Meena. Through Ananya’s article we go through the motions of life as told by Bollywood and is a beautiful example of
This is the tale of two women from diverse regions and backgrounds, coupled with the same aspirations. But while one has the courage and confidence to make her own choices, the other has resigned to her fate. Meera, a young woman who becomes a widow shortly after marriage, is trapped by traditions of her little village and community. Zeenat, on the other hand, faces the daunting task of saving the life of her husband, who is on trial for murder. A “bahuroopiya” helps her reach Meera, who holds the "string" to Zeenat's hope. The companionship that develops between Meera and Zeenat results in redemption for both.

That Chit of Friendship: Bonded for
In one scene of the movie, where Zeenat searches Meeara, a photograph was shown, where the jewelry worn by Meera suggests that she is from a particular clan of ‘Rajput’, the most respected and the higher caste of Rajasthan, that the girl belongs to the ‘Agnibanshi’, other observation about that particular clan is the colorful ‘pagri’ (a kind of turban) worn by husband of Meera. So, the colorful traditional cloths and unique traditional jeweler says a lot about the culture and the uniqueness of their own traditional values.

Tradition and culture does not mean to adore all old customs and follow them blindly, it also means the change of values and believes with time or ‘afat tut padegi’. So, culture and tradition is not all about the colorful and happy things; it also shows the dark side or better to say some ‘unwanted’ twists. The twists and turns are at some point losing treasures as well as gaining them. The powerful question was thrown towards the people that ‘is it necessary to adore all those customs which only give nothing but sadness in