The film takes its name from the world's largest open-air laundry, a 140-year-old heritage site in Mumbai.
: Unlike traditional high-energy Bollywood productions, the film is noted for its "parallel cinema" style, guerilla-shot scenes, and haunting score by Oscar-winner Gustavo Santaolalla . The Location: Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat index of dhobi ghat
: A young bride who exists only through the video letters she recorded for her brother, which Arun eventually discovers. The film takes its name from the world's
: A young dhobi (washerman) who works as a rat-killer by night and dreams of becoming a Bollywood actor. : A young dhobi (washerman) who works as
: An American investment banker on sabbatical who befriends a washerman while pursuing her hobby of photography.
: A reclusive painter who finds inspiration in the video diaries of a former tenant in his apartment.