Dhoom
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| Directed by | Sanjay Gadhvi |
| Produced by | Aditya Chopra |
| Written by | Vijay Krishna Acharya |
| Starring | Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Uday Chopra, Rimi Sen, Esha Deol |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
| Release date(s) | August 27, 2004 |
| Running time | 129 min. |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | Rs. 7 crores($1.5 M) |
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Dhoom (Hindi: धूम, Urdu: دھوم) was a movie produced by Yash Raj Films' Aditya Chopra (son of Yash Chopra) and released in 2004. Based loosely on the 1998 French film Taxi and 1991 Hollywood film Point Break, it was one of the biggest hits of 2004 in India, and brought in a new genre of movies akin to the fast paced motorcycle-robbery dramas of Hollywood. Dhoom 2, its sequel was released on November 24, 2006 in India and on November 23, 2006 in the UK, USA, and the UAE.
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[edit] Synopsis
The story starts in the streets of Mumbai, where a gang of high-speed motorcyclists (riding bikes like the Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa) are robbing banks and money-vans and disappearing into thin air - or rather into pizza delivery boys - before anyone can say "thief".
ACP Jai Dixit, a no-nonsense cop is called on the case. He seeks the help of a scatterbrained, clownish downtown racer named Ali and devises a trap to catch the thieves, but fails. Kabir, the leader of the gang, eventually taunts Dixit by saying that he couldn't catch Kabir even if he were right in front of him. He is proved correct and the failure of Dixit seemingly leads to the breakup of his partnership with Ali.
Kabir then lures Ali into his gang to replace another gang member who was killed. Meanwhile, Jai is making out with his veterinarian Sweety. Ali also falls in love. The gang later goes to Goa to perform one last big heist before disbanding forever. Kabir now sets his eyes on the biggest casino in all of India. Kabir and his gang swiftly rob the casino on New Year's Eve, but soon, they realize that Jai has planned them right into a trap. In the end, Kabir rides his bike off of a cliff as Ali and Jai look on. It is not clear if Kabir dies or if he manages to escape; his non-appearance in Dhoom 2 suggests he dies.
It has been reported that Dhoom 2 was misunderstood as Doom 2 in the UK, and is believed that this error actually increased the overall cinema turnout by 25%. Complaints quickly circulated the UK Box Office but was rejected due to the fact that Dhoom 2 was classified as foreign film and that the word "Doom" was a general everyday use word which could not be copyrighted. Nevertheless, Dhoom 2 made worldwide box office records with sales exceeding $35M in the USA alone.
[edit] Cast
- Abhishek Bachchan ... ACP Jai Dixit
- Uday Chopra ... Ali
- John Abraham... Kabir
- Esha Deol ... Sheena
- Rimi Sen ... Sweety Dixit
- Sriraj A K ... Mr.SNAK
[edit] Soundtrack
The title track, "Dhoom Dhoom", was released in a remixed version sung by the Thai-American singer Tata Young. The song and its music video featuring Tata Young proved to be a major hit in India during 2004 & 2005. The original song was sung by Sunidhi Chauhan. Other tracks on the soundtrack included Dilbara, Shikdum, and Salaame; the music director was Pritam, full name Pritam Chakraborty . The music swept most Indian film and popular music awards for the year 2004.
[edit] Crew
- Director: Sanjay Gadhvi
- Producer: Aditya Chopra
- Music: Pritam
- Lyrics : Sameer
- Photography: Nirav Shah
- Writer: Vijay Krishna Acharya,
- Action Director: Allan Amin
- Executive Producer: Shahnaab Alam
- Art Director: Pramod Guruji & Vinod Guruji
- Editor: Rameshwar S. Bhagat
- Audiography: Dwarak Warrier
- Background Score : Salim Sulaiman
- Choreography : Vaibhavi Merchant, Remo & Ashley Lobo
[edit] Trivia
- Dhoom grossed Rs. 55 crores ($12 million USD) which became one of the biggest blockbusters of 2004.
- The Motorcycle John Abraham rode in this movie is a Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa. This motorcycle can reach 100 km/h under 3 seconds and has a restricted top speed of 186 mph (300 km/h).
- The word "shikdum" is Turkish. It means "dirty dancing."
- This is the first action film made by Yash Raj Films in 16 years, since Vijay (1988).
- Bipasha Basu was first offered the role of Sweety Dixit, but declined it.
