# Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare
**Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare** (डॉली किट्टी और वो चमकते सितारे; released internationally as *Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars*) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, starring [Konkona Sen Sharma](https://www.edgepedia.org/konkona-sen-sharma) and [Bhumi Pednekar](https://www.edgepedia.org/bhumi-pednekar) as two cousins seeking independence in the Delhi National Capital Region. It was released on Netflix on 18 September 2020.[1](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1739229-dolly-kitty-and-those-twinkling-stars-streaming-watch-stream-online-via-netflix)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | डॉली किट्टी और वो चमकते सितारे[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/dolly-kitty-and-those-shining-stars) |
| Director and writer | Alankrita Shrivastava[1](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1739229-dolly-kitty-and-those-twinkling-stars-streaming-watch-stream-online-via-netflix) |
| Producers | Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor (Balaji Telefilms)[3](https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/bollywood-news/story/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-release-date-sept-18-netflix-bhumi-pednekar-and-konkana-sen-tmov-1119888-2020-09-03) |
| Netflix release | 18 September 2020[1](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1739229-dolly-kitty-and-those-twinkling-stars-streaming-watch-stream-online-via-netflix) |
| Lead cast | Konkona Sen Sharma (Dolly/Radha), Bhumi Pednekar (Kaajal/Kitty), with Vikrant Massey, Amol Parashar, Aamir Bashir, Kubbra Sait, and Karan Kundra[4](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81285942) |
| Setting | Greater Noida, part of the National Capital Region[5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-netflix-6601389/lite/) |
| Reception | IMDb 5.2/10 from about 8,000 votes; Rotten Tomatoes 77%[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/dolly-kitty-and-those-shining-stars) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and characters
The film follows Dolly (Konkona Sen Sharma), a disillusioned married woman living with her husband Amit ([Aamir Bashir](https://www.edgepedia.org/aamir-bashir)) and two children in [Greater Noida](https://www.edgepedia.org/greater-noida), and her cousin Kaajal, known as Kitty (Bhumi Pednekar), who arrives from small-town Bihar looking for work and stays with Dolly's family.[4](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81285942) • [5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-netflix-6601389/lite/) From the outside Dolly's life appears perfect, but when Kitty comes to live with the family the cracks begin to show.[5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-netflix-6601389/lite/)
Kitty takes a job at a company running "friendship" chats, essentially phone romance with clients, and uses her nickname Kitty on calls.[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/something/2020/Sep/18/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-shiny-but-scattered-20327.html) She moves out after Amit touches her inappropriately and refuses to relent, and Dolly dismisses her complaint.[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/something/2020/Sep/18/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-shiny-but-scattered-20327.html) Dolly, an accountant, grows closer to her cousin as her own marriage frays, and the two eventually take up lovers and push each other toward freedom.[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/something/2020/Sep/18/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-shiny-but-scattered-20327.html) Supporting characters include Osman Ansari (Amol Parashar), a food-delivery rider Dolly befriends; Pradeep ([Vikrant Massey](https://www.edgepedia.org/vikrant-massey)), a two-faced night attendant; DJ Johnny (Karan Kundra), self-described best deejay in Greater Noida; and his girlfriend Shazia (Kubbra Sait).[5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-netflix-6601389/lite/)
## Themes and title
The film is built around appearance and deception, who people are and what they hide, with desire treated as something so long suppressed it has become taboo-like.[7](https://m.thewire.in/article/film/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-review/amp) Reviewers noted its handling of female desire, a subject mainstream [Hindi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindi-cinema) has had difficulty touching, along with subplots on rigid gender roles, including a child showing signs of gender dysphoria, interfaith relationships, and the precarity of gig-economy work.[5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-netflix-6601389/lite/) • [6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/something/2020/Sep/18/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-shiny-but-scattered-20327.html) • [8](https://armchairjournal.com/film-review-dolly-kitty/)
The "chamakte sitare" (sparkling stars) of the title refer to the star ratings consumers award to service providers on apps, the metric that determines their worth; a character remarks that "sitare toh raat ke andhere mein hi chamakte hain" (stars shine only in the darkness of night).[7](https://m.thewire.in/article/film/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-review/amp) • [8](https://armchairjournal.com/film-review-dolly-kitty/)
## Production and release
The film was produced by [Ekta Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/ekta-kapoor) and Shobha Kapoor.[3](https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/bollywood-news/story/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-release-date-sept-18-netflix-bhumi-pednekar-and-konkana-sen-tmov-1119888-2020-09-03) It premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2019, where it received what trade reporting described as a roaring response.[9](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2019/epaper/october/lucknow-english-edition-2019-10-06.pdf) It was scheduled for theatrical release in May 2020, but after cinemas closed during the coronavirus pandemic the producers moved it to Netflix, where it debuted on 18 September 2020.[3](https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/bollywood-news/story/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-release-date-sept-18-netflix-bhumi-pednekar-and-konkana-sen-tmov-1119888-2020-09-03) • [1](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1739229-dolly-kitty-and-those-twinkling-stars-streaming-watch-stream-online-via-netflix) [Balaji Telefilms](https://www.edgepedia.org/balaji-telefilms)' financial filings had already announced the Netflix premiere in July 2020.[10](https://balajitelefilms.com/pdf/quaterlyreports/fy2019_20/Outcome22072020.pdf)
Reported running times differ by source: The Numbers lists 130 minutes for a limited theatrical release on March 13, 2020, IMDb lists 2h 6m, and [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) lists 2h 0min.[11](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-%28India%29) • [12](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9176296/) • [2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/dolly-kitty-and-those-shining-stars)
## Critical reception
Indian critics were divided but generally positive about the performances. Shubhra Gupta of *The Indian Express* gave it 3.5 of 5 stars, writing that the film "opens up spaces and dialogue around difficult topics, and raises the feminist bar while doing so."[5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-netflix-6601389/lite/) *India Today* also gave 3.5 stars, praising Bhumi Pednekar and Konkona Sen Sharma for portraying "strong yet flawed women" and cinematographer John Jacob Payyapalli's rendering of Noida, while faulting the slow pace.[13](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-bhumi-konkona-shine-bright-in-this-layered-tale-1723145-2020-09-18) Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 2.5 stars, arguing the film tries to capture too many realities and ends with the leads' stars merely flickering.[14](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/dolly-kitty-aur-chamakte-sitare-review-konkona-sen-sharma-bhumi-pednekar-lend-edge-to-feminist-drama-2-5-stars-out-of-5-2297589?pfrom=home-lateststories) Bollywood Hungama gave 2 stars, crediting the performances but criticizing a screenplay it found not watertight and an attempt to "forcefully scandalize and politicize the narrative."[15](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare/critic-review/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review/) The Cinema Express review called the film "shiny but scattered," finding the ideas potent but awkwardly rushed, particularly at the climax.[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/something/2020/Sep/18/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-shiny-but-scattered-20327.html) On aggregate, the film holds an IMDb rating of 5.2/10 from about 8,000 votes and 77% on Rotten Tomatoes.[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/dolly-kitty-and-those-shining-stars) IMDb lists 9 nominations total.[12](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9176296/)
## Relation to Shrivastava's earlier work
Dolly Kitty was Shrivastava's follow-up to *[Lipstick Under My Burkha](https://www.edgepedia.org/lipstick-under-my-burkha)* (2017), and reviewers drew a thematic connection between the two films as companion pieces about women's roads to freedom.[5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-netflix-6601389/lite/) • [15](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare/critic-review/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review/) Some critics compared the two directly: the earlier film's hyperlink structure allowed multiple arcs to cohere, while Dolly Kitty, restricted to two protagonists, was judged by the Cinema Express reviewer to lack that kaleidoscopic touch.[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/something/2020/Sep/18/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-shiny-but-scattered-20327.html)
## References
1. [Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Netflix, ComingSoon.net](https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1739229-dolly-kitty-and-those-twinkling-stars-streaming-watch-stream-online-via-netflix)
2. [Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars streaming, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/dolly-kitty-and-those-shining-stars)
3. [कोंकणा-भूमि की फिल्म डॉली-किट्टी नेटफ्लिक्स पर इस दिन होगी रिलीज, AajTak](https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/bollywood-news/story/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-release-date-sept-18-netflix-bhumi-pednekar-and-konkana-sen-tmov-1119888-2020-09-03)
4. [Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81285942)
5. [Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare review, Shubhra Gupta, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-netflix-6601389/lite/)
6. [Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Movie Review: Shiny but scattered, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/something/2020/Sep/18/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-shiny-but-scattered-20327.html)
7. ['Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare' Is About Unfulfilled Desires in a Small Town, Tanul Thakur, The Wire](https://m.thewire.in/article/film/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-review/amp)
8. [Film Review: Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, ArmChair Journal](https://armchairjournal.com/film-review-dolly-kitty/)
9. [Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare premieres at Busan, The Daily Pioneer (Lucknow edition, 6 October 2019)](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2019/epaper/october/lucknow-english-edition-2019-10-06.pdf)
10. [Balaji Telefilms outcome letter, 22 July 2020](https://balajitelefilms.com/pdf/quaterlyreports/fy2019_20/Outcome22072020.pdf)
11. [Dolly kitty aur woh chamakte sitare (2020), The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-%28India%29)
12. [Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars (2019), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9176296/)
13. [Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Movie Review: Bhumi, Konkona shine bright in this layered tale, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review-bhumi-konkona-shine-bright-in-this-layered-tale-1723145-2020-09-18)
14. [Dolly Kitty Aur Chamakte Sitare Review, Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/dolly-kitty-aur-chamakte-sitare-review-konkona-sen-sharma-bhumi-pednekar-lend-edge-to-feminist-drama-2-5-stars-out-of-5-2297589?pfrom=home-lateststories)
15. [Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Movie Review, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare/critic-review/dolly-kitty-aur-woh-chamakte-sitare-movie-review/)
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