India Synopsis
Shankar Singh and his wife, Meera, live in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India along with widowed paternal grandmother, Laxmibai, his mom, Gowri, and dad, Randhir. The family feel that they are blessed after Meera's entry in this family. Shankar must go and abroad in Saudi Arabia and bids farewell to Meera, promising to keep in touch, which he does, and also sends them a large portion of his earnings, which is used to pay off the family's debts. Then when no word is received from him, a worried Meera phones, and is devastated to learn that Shankar has been killed by being thrown off a 10th floor balcony. Her status quickly changes, her jewelery, ornaments, fancy clothes are taken off, and she is told to remain indoors. wear dark clothes, and is only allowed to pray at a Mandir.
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The 2005–2007 India Window
Among 157 India films we catalog from this window, Dor places #15 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dor premiered alongside 45 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 45 other India films in 2006.
The 563rd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 57% of India films in our index.
Review volume (57th percentile) outruns trending popularity (41th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #315 of 1,983 India films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #233 of 1,132 (top 21%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Percept Picture Company |
| Runtime | 2h 4m |
| Release Date | September 22, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0824316 |
| Official Site | www.dorthefilm.com |