Dhoom

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This article is about the 2004 film. For the film series, see Dhoom (film series). For the 1998 album, see Dhoom (Euphoria album). For the 2011 album, see Dhoom (Call album).
Dhoom
DhoomPoster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sanjay Gadhvi
Produced by Aditya Chopra
Written by Dialogue:
Vijay Krishna Acharya
Screenplay by Vijay Krishna Acharya
Story by Aditya Chopra
Starring Abhishek Bachchan
Uday Chopra
John Abraham
Rimi Sen
Esha Deol
Music by Songs:
Pritam
Score:
Salim-Sulaiman
Cinematography Nirav Shah
Edited by Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Distributed by Yash Raj Films
Release dates
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  • 27 August 2004 (2004-08-27)
Running time
 129 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹110 million (equivalent to ₹330 million or US$4.9 million in 2020)[2]
Box office ₹724.7 million (equivalent to ₹2.2 billion or US$32 million in 2020)[3]

Dhoom (English: Blast) is a 2004 Indian action thriller film written by Vijay Krishna Acharya and directed by Sanjay Gadhvi. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham, Rimi Sen, and Esha Deol in lead roles.

Dhoom was the first action film produced by Yash Raj Films in 16 years, since Yash Chopra directed Vijay (1988). It tells the story of motorbike gangs in Mumbai and the police officer who teams up with a motorbike dealer to stop them.

Earning over ₹290 million (US$4.3 million) Nett Gross in India, the film became one of the top-grossing Hindi films of 2004.[4] It spawned a film series, with its sequel Dhoom 2, released on 24 November 2006, and Dhoom 3 released on 20 December 2013.

Plot

The story starts in the city of Mumbai where a motorbike gang starts breaking into banks and other public places and vanishing on Western Express Highway.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan), a no-nonsense cop, is called inside the case. Dixit 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 was right in front of him. He is proven correct and the failure of Dixit seemingly leads to the break-up of his partnership with Ali.

Kabir lures Ali into his gang to take place of Rohit, the gang member who was killed by ACP Dixit. 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 Dixit has led them right into a trap. Ali was working for Dixit the whole time and a fight ensues.

Kabir manages to escape from ACP Dixit 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 Dixit. The gang flees, except for Sheena, while Dixit and Ali give chase. All the other gang members except Kabir are killed by Dixit and Ali. Kabir tries to escape on his bike. He is cornered by Dixit and Ali with nowhere to go, Kabir then repeats his taunt by claiming that Dixit couldn't catch him even if he was in front of him and rides his bike off the cliff. Jai Dixit then says that he and Kabir would have been friends had Kabir not been a thief and the film ends with Dixit and Ali bickering as usual. It is also hinted that Sheena would be arrested. However, the film doesn't confirm whether Kabir died after he drove off the cliff but considering he landed directly into water, chances are he would still be alive.

Cast

  • Abhishek Bachchan as ACP Jai Dixit, works for Mumbai police and working on catching thieves.
  • Uday Chopra as Ali Akbar Fateh Khan, who assists Jai.
  • John Abraham as Kabir, the main antagonist.
  • Rimi Sen as Sweety Dixit, Jai's wife.
  • Esha Deol as Sheena, Ali's first love interest.
  • Manoj Joshi as Assistant Commissioner of Police Shekhar Kamal
  • Ajay Pande as Vinod
  • Arav Chaudhary as Rahul (Kabir's friend) 2nd man of Kabir's thieving gang.
  • Farid Amiri as Tony (Kabir's friend) 3rd man of Kabir's thieving gang.
  • Rohit Chopra as Rohit (Kabir's friend) 4th man of Kabir's thief gang and a brother of Rahul.
  • Bhupinder as a Chor Bazaar Goon
  • Mehul Bhojak as Manu
  • Yusuf Hussain as Police Commissioner
  • Mukesh Ahuja as Bookie
  • Perizaad Zorabian (cameo)
  • Arjun Sablok (cameo)
  • Arav Chaudhary as Kabir's friend

Reception

The film became a commercial success[4] and received generally positive reviews from audiences,[5] but received mixed reviews from critics.[6][7] Dhoom ended up netting about Rs. 4.5 crores from Bombay circuit in 2004.[8] Its India Nett Gross was ₹29 crore (US$4.3 million), and its lifetime worldwide Adjusted Gross is ₹72.5 crore (US$11 million).[3][9][10][11] Overseas gross of Dhoom stands at US$ 2 million with its US gross at $330,400.

Awards

Won

Soundtrack

Dhoom
File:Dhoom Pritam.jpeg
Soundtrack album by Pritam
Released 16 July 2004 (2004-07-16)
Recorded YRF Studios
Mumbai, India
Genre Feature Film soundtrack
Length 34:47
Label YRF Music
Producer Pritam
Pritam chronology
Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century
(2003)Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century2003		 'Dhoom'
(2004)		 Agnipankh
(2004)Agnipankh2004

The music was composed by Pritam and the lyrics were penned by Sameer. Dhoom was the first Succesful Album for Pritam as a solo Composer. A remixed version of the title track Dhoom Dhoom was released by the Thai singer Tata Young. The song and its music video featuring Tata Young proved to be a major hit in India during 2004 and 2005.

No. Song Singers Length (m:ss)
1 "Dhoom Machale" Sunidhi Chauhan 6:15
2 "Shikdum" Shaan & Shreya Ghoshal 5:27
3 "Dilbara" Abhijeet & Sowmya Raoh 4:32
4 "Salaame" Kunal Ganjawala & Vasundhara Das 5:17
5 "Shikdum (The Bedroom Mix)" Gayatri Iyer, KK & Indee 4:19
6 "Dilbara (Reprisal Edit)" Abhijeet, Abhishek Bachchan & Sowmya Raoh 4:36
7 "Dhoom Dhoom" Tata Young 4:21

Plagiarism Allegations

The 'Shikdum' music is said to be lifted from Tarkan's big hit "Sikidim" from his 1999 album Oluram Sana. The 'Dhoom machale' music is also said to be actually a fusion of two different songs . The First 3 lines have 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.[12]

References

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  7. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/aug/27dhoom.
  8. ↑ http://www.ibosnetwork.com/newsmanager/templates/template1.aspx?a=21930&z=7
  9. ↑ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/boxoffice/id/65066
  10. ↑ http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/BuisnessActivities.aspx?SectionCode=PRO002
  11. ↑ http://boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=dhoom.htm
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