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 |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | Rs. 7 crores ($1.5 M) |
| Followed by | Dhoom 2 (2006) |
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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. Dhoom 2, its sequel was released in 2006 in India.
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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, (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 Rohit, 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 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. Ali was working for Jai the whole time and the fight was staged. The story ends in a final race-between Life & Death.
The last fight scene on top of the truck is similar to the fight scene in the highway scene in The Matrix Reloaded
[edit] Cast
- Abhishek Bachchan ... ACP Jai Dixit
- John Abraham... Kabir
- Uday Chopra ... Ali
- Esha Deol ... Sheena
- Rimi Sen ... Sweety Dixit
- Manoj Joshi ... Jai's Assistant
[edit] 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 . 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] Sequel
The Sequel to Dhoom was Dhoom 2, which was the bigger hit.
[edit] Awards
Won
- 2005: IIFA Best Villain Award - Johan 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
[edit] Crime inspired by Dhoom
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]
[edit] References
- ^ Bollywood scripts Kerala’s bank heist. DNA.
- ^ D(h)oomsday: In Chelembra and Milan, gold robberies rival thrillers. The Indian Express.
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