Technical Expertise
Doshta Dosh (10:10) is a fun film that marks debut director Arin Paul’s natural flair for the comic and the funny. He has the knack of feeling the pulse of entertainment. But the film suffers from major teething troubles. The characterization of Ranjita’s peer group is half-baked. The youngsters can neither act nor have screen presence. Soumitra Chatterjee steals the show with a character that goes totally against his grain. Subrata Dutt, Ranjita and Padmanabha are very good. Some of the dialogues send you into splits. The film’s sore points - the character of the Polish-German journalist (Claudia Siesla) is superfluous while the “item” number is disastrous in terms of execution, choreography, picturisation and positioning; the girl’s performance is a poor apology for any dance and finally, the editing is erratic. Basab Mullick’s cinematography holds promise. Ditto for Drono Acharya’s music score. And pray what was Parambrato doing at the discotheque? Arin can hopefully get over his teething troubles in his next film.

Verdict
Doshta Dosh deserves two stars; one for Soumitra Chatterjee’s and Subrat Dutta’s acting and one for the dialogues.