This is something all the movie geeks knew would happen. Aamir Khan and wife Kiran Rao made it evidently clear much before the movie got release that Dhobi Ghat will not be a movie for the masses. A segment of the society will relate to it and understand it.
However, now after the release, media is again talking about the very extreme reactions that Dhobi Ghat is receiving. Dhobi Ghat is Kiran Rao's directorial debut and has a very raw and new cast such as Prateik Babbar and two new comers - Monica Dogra and Kriti Malhotra. Aamir Khan is the only well known artist but he is not the main character in the film. It is a movie about four individuals with very different backgrounds and what happens when they all get in touch.
Dhobi Ghat is not even being liked by the younger audience as of now. Only the critics are loving the movie. Now this is what Aamir Khan wrote on his facebook page on Jan 25th:
"I can see that the film has evoked extreme responses... as I had expected actually. Well, I had tried my best to say that this film is not for everyone,"
"For those of you who the film has touched so deeply...K (Kiran) and I are so happy. Thank you for your overwhelming response, it has been most rewarding. So happy that the film connected so deeply with some of you. That is how it has been for us too. Thank you."