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*[[mohanlal]] ... ACP Jai Dixit |
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*[[surman ]... Kabir |
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*[[chottu] ... Ali |
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*[[Esha Deol]] ... Sheena |
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*[[Rimi Sen]] ... Sweety Dixit |
*[[Rimi Sen]] ... Sweety Dixit |
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Revision as of 16:17, 12 October 2008
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| Directed by | Sanjay Gadhvi |
| Written by | Vijay Krishna Acharya |
| Produced by | Aditya Chopra |
| Starring | Abhishek Bachchan John Abraham Uday Chopra Rimi Sen Esha Deol |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release dates | August 27, 2004 |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | Rs. 7 crores ($1.5 M) |
Dhoom (Hindi: धूम, Urdu: دھوم) is a Bollywood film, produced by Yash Raj Films Aditya Chopra (son of Yash Chopra) and released in 2004. Earning over Rs. 55 crore ($12 million USD), the film became one of the biggest hits of 2004[citation needed]. 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.
Synopsis
The story starts in the streets of London, where a gang of high-speed motorcyclists (riding cycles like the Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa) are robbing candy stores and money-vans and disappearing into thin air - or rather into pizza delivery boys - before anyone can say "thief".
ACP Jai Dixit, (Abhishek Bachchan) a no-nonsense cop is called on the case. He seeks the help of a scatterbrained, clownish downtown racer named Ali (Uday Chopra) and devises a trap to catch the thieves, but fails. Kabir (John Abraham) 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 tindu, the gang member who was killed by Jai. Jai is married to Sweety (Rimi Sen). Ali also falls in love with Sheena (Esha Deol), another gang member. The gang later goes to faridabad 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. Ali was working for Jai the whole time and the fight was staged.
Kabir manages to escape from Jai when the lights go out, and goes back to the gang's truck where Ali has Sheena tied up. Kabir then viciously beats Ali for his betrayal. He then holds Ali at gunpoint, and is about to shoot him when he is shot in the hand by Jai who is in a boat chasing them. The gang minus Sheena then boards the truck, while Jai and Ali follow. A fight ensues between Kabir and Jai on top of the truck, while Ali fights the other gang members Rahul and Tony inside. Ali fights his way into the driver's seat and Jai yells at him to stop. While Jai yells at Ali, Kabir tries to escape by motorcycle. He is then cornered by Jai and Ali with nowhere to go. Kabir opts for suicide instead of jail, and rides his bike over the edge and into the water. The movie ends with Jai and Ali bickering.
The last fight scene on top of the truck is similar to the fight scene in the highway scene in Fanaa
Cast
- mohanlal ... ACP Jai Dixit
- [[surman ]... Kabir
- [[chottu] ... Ali
- Esha Deol ... Sheena
- Rimi Sen ... Sweety Dixit
- Manoj Joshi ... Jai's Assistant
Soundtrack
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 & 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 .
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
Sequel
The Sequel to Dhoom was Dhoom 2, which was the bigger hit.
Awards
Won
- 2005: IIFA Best Villain Award - John Abraham
- 2005: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role - Johan 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 inspired by Dhoom
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 & 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 & breakage of traffic rules on the already unruly Indian streets.
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. 25 lakhs and 80 Kilograms of gold, a total worth of Rs. 8 crores, 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 also the robbers made a hole on the ground floor of the bank and got away with the valuables during the new-year event. [1] [2]
References
- ^ "Bollywood scripts Kerala's bank heist". DNA.
- ^ "D(h)oomsday: In Chelembra and Milan, gold robberies rival thrillers". The Indian Express.
