Gold that doesn’t glitter

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In one sentence Dus Tola is a simple story with simple characters and yet its oversimplistic plot is detrimental to the film. But the movie is a collective effort and the hard work of every actor and, of course, the director is evident.
The film is all about the love for gold. Shankar (Manoj Bajpai) a poor goldsmith is in love with the girl-next-door Suvarna (Aarti Chhabria). But the girl’s father is against the relationship because of Shankar’s bad economic status. Now to convince the father, and on Suvarna’s request, Shankar makes a gold necklace of dus tola using all the gold he ever had. But after seeing the necklace, father-daughter change their mind. Suvarna refuses to acknowledge the gold necklace and her promise of marrying Shankar. The entire village come st know about the tamasha and Shankar is left heartbroken.
Later, Suvarna is married to Ravi (Siddharth Makkar), a Dubai-based boy who has come back after spending two months in jail. Meanwhile, Shankar has opened a jewellery shop. Geeta (Pallavi Sharda), a young dance teacher is falling for Shankar. And here comes the climax. Ravi goes to Shankar to sell the gold necklace to start a business, and Shankar ends up telling him the secret behind the necklace.
This takes an ugly turn with Suvarna revealing everything about Shankar and how she got the necklace. The secret of the necklace was Shankar’s revenge, which he finally gets at the end. Also, he finds his love in Geeta.
Amidst all the drama that continues throughout the film the characters are crafted interestingly, but you feel that something is missing. It is not that the acting is bad or the story is not interesting enough or you miss the absence of any star power. One couldn’t have helped the film either, but probably some powerful scenes or humour that could have lingered on even after the movie, would have worked.
Dus Tola is a regular average movie that you go to watch, appreciate the teachings and the moral of the story, go home and forget about the movie. Sadly, there’s not much to criticise or to appreciate.