Dhoom series

Dhoom
Dhoom DVD cover.
Creator	Sanjay Gadhvi
Original work	Dhoom
Films and television
Films	Dhoom Dhoom 2 Dhoom 3 : Back in Action

Dhoom series
Directed by	Sanjay Gadhvi Vijay Krishna Acharya
Written by	Vijay Krishna Acharya
Starring	Abhishek Bachchan Uday Chopra Rimi Sen
Music by	Pritam
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date(s)	2004-2006
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	$46,396,427

Dhoom (Hindi: धूम, English: Blast) is an Indian buddy-cop action film series. The movies are centered around Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan), an ACP who finds himself fighting a group of bad guys or thieves.

Overview

Dhoom (2004)

Main article: Dhoom

The story starts in the streets of Mumbai, where a gang of high-speed motorcyclists (riding heavy-bikes like the Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa) starts breaking into banks and other public places and disappearing.

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 won't be able to catch Kabir even if he were right in front of him. He is proved correct and the failure of Dixit seemingly leads to the end of his partnership with Ali.

Kabir then lures Ali into his gang to replace Rohit who was killed by Jai. Jai is married to Sweety (Rimi Sen). Ali also falls in love with Sheena (Esha Deol), one of the gang members. 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 India. Kabir and his gang swiftly rob the casino on New Year's Eve, but soon, they realize that Jai has lured them right into a trap. Ali was working for Jai the whole time and a fight stages.

Kabir manages to escape from Jai, and goes back to the gang's truck where Ali tied up Sheena. Kabir then viciously beats up Ali for his betrayal. Kabir holds Ali at gunpoint, and is about to shoot him when Kabir is shot in the hand. 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. Kabir tries to escape on his bike. He is then cornered by Jai and Ali. Kabir decides to commit suicide instead of going to jail, and rides his bike over the edge and into the water. The movie ends with Jai and Ali bickering.

Dhoom 2 - Back In Action (2006)

Main article: Dhoom 2

Director Sanjay Gadvi,creator of Dhoom series‎

The police are baffled by a master thief known only as Mr. A (Hrithik Roshan) because he leaves an 'A' symbol after each robbery. Mr. A steals a priceless English crown by sky diving onto a train across the Namibian desert, disguising himself as queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, stealing the crown, and escaping on a sand-board.

He is pursued by ACP Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan), his former classmate ACP Shonali Bose (Bipasha Basu), and Sub Inspector Ali Akbar (Uday Chopra), the comic relief. They try to catch him in the act as he robs a Mumbai museum, but fail after a long chase with Mr. A on rollerblades.

Mr. A, in the meantime, is caught by the wiles of Sunehri (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan), who claims to be A's number-one fan. Attempting to catch Sunehri in the act, Shonali breaks her leg. Mr. A agrees to take Sunehri into partnership, not knowing that she is actually working for Jai.

Mr. A and Sunehri fly to Copacabana, where Mr. A plans another big heist. Jai and Ali follow. While in Brazil, they stay with Shonali's twin sister Monali and uncover that Mr. A's real name is Aryan. Aryan, who has trusted Sunehri with his life, finds out that she is working against him and accuses her of treachery. She then realizes that she loves him and joins him in earnest. Their heist is a success; their escape, not so much. In the end Sunehri shoots Aryan who falls off a cliff, though Sunehri claims she did it out of love. However, it is implied that even this was a last-resort faked death, planned out by Aryan and Sunehri, as in the end they are seen working at a restaurant in Fiji. Jai drops in unexpectedly but leaves them alone once Aryan hands over the details of where he has stashed the loot from all his robberies. Jai then talks to Ali over the phone and tells him to return to India, since they have a new case.

Dhoom 3 (2013)

Main article: Dhoom 3 : Back in Action

On 2 February 2011, Yash Raj Films confirmed that the third installment of the series would go on floors at the end of 2011 and planned for a Christmas 2012 release,^[1] though now it is releasing early 2013 due to extensive post production.^[2] The film will feature Aamir Khan playing a negative character while Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra will reprise their roles. Katrina Kaif will star opposite Aamir Khan, eventually casted after mulling over scores of newbies actors resulted in no suitable face. Deepika Padukone will be also one of the main characters in Dhoom 3. ^[1] Dhoom 3 will be directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya (Victor).^[1]

It was announced that the composer of Dhoom and Dhoom 2, Pritam, will return once again to compose the music of the third installment.^[3]

Influence

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.

Main article: Chelembra Bank Robbery

In Malappuram district of Kerala, four members of a group of criminals had cracked the floor of South Malabar Gramin Bank in the early hours on 30 December 2007 and looted 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 he was inspired by Dhoom.^[4][5]

Release and revenue

Film	Release date	Budget	Box office revenue[6]
			United States	Outside US (including India)	Worldwide
Dhoom	August 27, 2004	$3,700,000		$9,300,000	$9,300,000
Dhoom 2	November 24, 2006	$7,770,000	$2,643,586	$30,606,414	$33,250,000
Dhoom 3	2013

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Aamir is the villain in Dhoom:3". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Aamir-is-the-villain-in-Dhoom3/articleshow/7404841.cms. Retrieved 2011-02-03. 
2. ^ "Dhoom 3 release shifted to 2013". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2011/10/17/16493/index.html. Retrieved 2011-02-03. 
3. ^ www.cw.topnews.in. "Pritam returns for Dhoom 3". http://cw.topnews.in/content/22641-pritam-association-dhoom-3. 
4. ^ "Bollywood scripts Kerala’s bank heist". DNA. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1153520. 
5. ^ "D(h)oomsday: In Chelembra and Milan, gold robberies rival thrillers". The Indian Express. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20080228222306&Page=R&Title=Kerala&Topic=0. 
6. ^ IMDB business results

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