John Abraham stalks though his role with ease. Rajesh Karkera of said that " Dhoom does have a few loopholes but the film's fast-paced energy is more than enough to ensure your eyes don't stir from the screen for two-and-a-half hours", on the performance side, Chopra "steals the show", Bachchan is "impressive as the cool and confident cop. Overseas gross of Dhoom stands at US$2 million with its US gross at $330,400.
Its gross net amount in India was ₹29 crore (US$3.9 million), and its lifetime worldwide adjusted gross is ₹72.5 crore (US$9.6 million). reporter)Īditya Chopra initially had car chases in mind instead of bikes, but Sanjay Gadhvi convinced him otherwise as the rider's faces can be seen, and he had a craze for bikes in his youth. The film ends with Dixit and Ali arguing with each other, albeit in a friendly way. Kabir decides to take his own life rather than let Dixit arrest him, and he rides his bike over the edge of a cliff into the water to his death. He is cornered by Dixit and Ali with nowhere to go. They kill all the other gang members except Kabir, who tries to escape on his bike. The gang flees, except for Sheena, while Dixit and Ali give chase to Kabir. Kabir then viciously beats up Ali for his betrayal, but Ali is saved by Dixit's timely arrival at the scene. Kabir manages to escape from Dixit and goes back to the gang's truck, where Ali has kept Sheena bound and gagged. It is revealed that Ali was working for Dixit the whole time, and a fight ensues. Kabir and his gang swiftly loot the casino on New Year's Eve, but they soon realize that Dixit has led them right into a trap. Kabir sets his eyes on the largest casino in all of India. The gang later goes to Goa to perform one last big heist before disbanding forever. Ali falls in love with Sheena ( Esha Deol), another gang member. Kabir then lures Ali into his gang as a substitute for Rohit, the gang member who was killed by Dixit. He is proven correct, and Dixit's failure apparently causes him to part ways with Ali. Kabir ( John Abraham), the leader of the gang, eventually taunts Dixit, claiming that Dixit can't catch him even if he is right in front of him. Dixit seeks the help of a local bike dealer/racer named Ali Akbar Fateh Khan ( Uday Chopra) and devises a trap to catch the gang, but it fails. The story starts in the city of Mumbai, where a motorbike gang (a gang of robbers on hi-tech motorbikes, led by charismatic Kabir, is sweeping through Mumbai, outwitting the police at every turn) starts breaking into banks and other public places and vanishes onto the Western Express Highway.Īssistant Commissioner of Police Jai Dixit ( Abhishek Bachchan), a no-nonsense cop, is called onto the case. It spawned a film series, with its sequel Dhoom 2, released on 24 November 2006, and Dhoom 3 released on 20 December 2013.
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The movie developed into a cult over the years upon its release. It received generally mixed reviews, with praise for its performances, action sequences and music, but criticism for its script and was compared to other Hollywood action-thriller heist like Fast and Furious (film series), Death Race (Film Series) and Ocean's (film series).
It tells the story of a cat & mouse game between a motorbike gang which commits robberies throughout Mumbai and a Mumbai police officer who teams up with a motorbike dealer to stop them.Įarning over ₹290 million (US$3.9 million) Nett Gross in India, the film became one of the top-grossing Hindi films of 2004. The cinematography was done by Nirav Shah, and the original soundtrack was composed by Pritam, while Salim-Sulaiman provided the background score for the film.ĭhoom was the first action film produced by Yash Raj Films in 16 years, ever since Yash Chopra directed Vijay (1988). It is the first installment in the later famous Dhoom franchise. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham, Esha Deol and Rimi Sen. Blast) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and written by Vijay Krishna Acharya and Aditya Chopra who also produced the film through the well known company Yash Raj Films.