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DHOOM
Dhoom (English: Blast) is a 2004 Bollywood action thriller film and the first installment in the Dhoom series. It is produced by Yash Raj Films' Aditya Chopra (son of Yash Chopra). The film has
an ensemble cast consisting of Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham, Esha Deol and Rimi Sen. Earning over INR290 million (US$4.4 million) net in India, the film became one of the top-grossing Indian films of 2004.[2] This was the first action film made by Yash Raj Films in 19 years, since Vijay (1988), and brought in a new genre of movies akin to the fast paced motorcycle-robbery dramas. Its sequel, Dhoom 2, was released in 2006 in India, and Dhoom 3 is set to release in 2013.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Crew
4 Reception
5 Awards
6 Crime allegedly inspired by Dhoom
7 Soundtrack
8 Sequel
9 References
10 External links
Plot[edit]
The story starts in the city of Mumbai where a motorcycle gang starts breaking into banks and other public places and vanishing on the Western Express Highway.
ACP Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan) a no-nonsense cop, is called inside the case. He is married to Sweety (Rimi Sen). Jai seeks the help of a thief named Ali (Uday Chopra) and devises a trap to catch the gang, but it fails. Kabir (John Abraham), the leader of the gang, eventually taunts Dixit by saying that he couldn't catch him even if he were right in front of him. He is proved correct and the failure of Dixit seemingly leads to the break-up of his partnership with Ali.
Kabir then lures Ali into his gang to take place of Rohit, the gang member who was killed by Jai. Ali falls in love with Sheena (Esha Deol), another gang member. The gang later goes to Goa to perform one last big heist before becoming disbanded forever. Kabir now sets his eyes on the biggest casino in all of India. Kabir and his gang swiftly loot the casino on New Year's Eve, but soon they realize that Jai has led them right into a trap. Ali was working for Jai the whole time and a fight ensues.
Kabir manages to escape from Jai, and goes back to the gang's truck where Ali has tied up Sheena. Kabir then viciously beats up Ali for his betrayal, but Ali is saved by the timely arrival of Jai at the scene. The gang flees, except for Sheena; while Jai and Ali give chase. All the gang members sans Kabir are killed by Jai and Ali. Kabir tries to escape on his bike. He is then cornered by Jai and Ali with nowhere to go. So Kabir decides to commit suicide rather than let Jai arrest him, and rides his bike over the edge of a cliff and into the water. The movie ends with Jai and Ali bickering as usual. It is hinted at the end that Sheena will be arrested.
Cast[edit]
John Abraham as Kabir
Abhishek Bachchan as ACP Jai Dixit
Uday Chopra as Bike Mechanic and lead Ali Akbar Fateh Khan
Esha Deol as Sheena
Rimi Sen as Mrs. Sweety Dixit
Manoj Joshi as ACP Kamal
Ajay Pande as Vinod
Sanjay M. Singh as Rahul (Kabir's Friend)
Farid Amiri as Tony (Kabir's Friend)
Rohit Chopra as Rohit (Kabir's Friend)
Bhupinder as a Chor Bazaar Goon
Mehul Bhojak as Manu
Yusuf Hussain as Police Commissioner
Mukesh Ahuja
Perizaad Zorabian in a Friendly Appearance
Arjun Sablok in a Friendly Appearance
Crew[edit]
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 and Vinod Guruji
Editor: Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Audiography: Dwarak Warrier
Background Score : Salim-Sulaiman
Choreography : Vaibhavi Merchant, Shiamak Davar
Reception[edit]
The film became a commercial box office hit[2] and received generally positive reviews from audiences,[3] but received mixed reviews from critics.[4][5] Its India net was INR290 million (US$4.4 million), and its lifetime worldwide gross is INR725 million (US$11 million).[1]
Awards[edit]
Won
2005: Filmfare Award for Best Editing - Rameshwar S. Bhagat
2005: Filmfare Award for Best Sound - Dwarak Warrier
2005: IIFA Best Villain Award - John Abraham
2005: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role - John Abraham
2005: Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer - Female - Sunidhi Chauhan for "Dhoom Machale"
2005: Zee Cine Award Best Track of the Year - "Dhoom Machale"
Crime allegedly inspired by Dhoom[edit]
Main article: Chelembra Bank Robbery
The movie had a significant cultural impact among urban Indian youth. It was blamed for an increase in incidents of street racing; bike-borne theft and stunting on public roads. Besides, there was a new impetus to the bike-modifying scene with youth going in for modifications to their bikes ranging from free flow exhaust systems to addition of NOS kits. These in turn, gave rise to incidents of speeding and breakage of traffic rules on the already unruly Indian streets.[citation needed]
Robbery increased in cities where people after taking their money from ATMs or from banks were robbed at gunpoint and the robbers escaping on bikes.[citation needed]
In Malappuram district of Kerala, four members of a group of criminals had cracked the floor of South Malabar Gramin Bank on the early hours on 30 December 2007 and looted Rs. 2.5 millions and 80 kilograms of gold. Estimated to be worth Rs. 80 millions, the robbery is considered to be one of the biggest thefts in Kerala’s crime records. The Kerala Police have arrested four people in connection with this and the leader admitted that it was inspired by Dhoom movie. In the movie the robbers also made a hole on the ground floor of the bank and got away with the valuables during the new-year event.[6][7]
Soundtrack[edit]
Dhoom
Soundtrack album by Pritam
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Yash Raj Music
The title track "Dhoom Dhoom" was released in a remixed version song 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 and 2005. The original song was sung by Sunidhi Chauhan. Other tracks on the soundtrack included "Dilbara", "Dilbar Shikdum" and "Salaame Salaame". The music director was Pritam. The lyrics were penned by Sameer. The 'Shikdum' music is lifted from Tarkan's big hit 'Sikidim' from his 1999 album "Oluram Sana" . The 'Dhoom machale' music is actually a fusion of two different songs . The First 3 lines has been inspired from Jesse Cook's "mario takes a walk" and the catchy hook i.e. the part "dhoom machale dhoom machale dhoom" has been directly lifted from Amr Diab's "Enta ma oltesh leih" from his 2003 album Allem Alby.[8]
No. Song Singers Length (m:ss)
1 "Dhoom Machale" Sunidhi Chauhan 6:17
2 "Dilbar Shikdum" Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal 5:29
3 "Dilbara" Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Sowmya Raoh 4:38
4 "Salaame Salaame" Kunal Ganjawala, Vasundhara Das 5:19
5 "Dilbar Shikdum" (Bedroom Mix) KK, Gayatri Ganjawala, Indee 4:21
6 "Dilbara - Reprise" Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Sowmya Raoh, Abhishek Bachchan 4:38
7 "Dhoom Dhoom" Tata Young 3:27
Sequel[edit]
A sequel titled Dhoom 2 was released on 24 November 2006 and Dhoom 3 is about to release on 20 December 2013. A sequel titled Dhoom 3 will release on 20 december also.