Dhoom has a story to tell…
Dhoom this time had little story to tell. Iqbal khan (Jackie Shroff) who runs Great Indian Circus in Chicago could not impress bankers with his best trick and thereby commits suicide. Iqbal’s son Sahir decides to pull down the Western bank of Chicago and begins to loot its branches bringing their stocks down. Jai Dixit and Ali (Dhoom’s cop duo) has to do it in desi style to unveil the mystery of the greatest trick of Indian circus and thereby the robberies.
Aamir all its way…(Spoilers ahead)
With Aamir playing the lead, there should be something a twist in the script that at least gets his nod to the Dhoom which is otherwise more a style than substance. And the twist unfolds in between revealing that there are not one Aamir, but two, one Sahir and other hidden Samar, who is slightly challenged. All is well between the twins till Aliya(Katrina) joins the circus. Samar who fights for his identity and wants to be recognized by Aliya and no more over shadowed by his twin brother. Who better than Aamir can bring such a conflict so convincingly on screen? Of course Aamir has done many times the better roles previously but a small divergence in his role is hell of an act for his fans like us.
Katrina plays Aliya. In the year ruled by Deepika, Katrina has got this last chance to make her presence felt. Though she gets very few scenes, she captures the attention with the songs “Kamli” and “Malang Malang” . Unlike other Dhooms , this time she is only the actress and she might be lucky enough to be part of highest grosser.
Abhishek does his part just like other Dhooms. And Uday chopra who comes out of the den for Dhoom exclusively brings few laughs. Jackie shroffs and the Kid playing young Aamir are so effective.
Two sides of Dhoom…
Aamir’s BMW bike running on a rope… and Abhishek smashing Gunda’s and breaking walls with an auto... These kind of bombastic stunts in very few minutes into the film has given a very clear picture of what’s in store for us. Aamir’s bike even turns into Boat and goes up and down deep into the water and even flies in the sky. These kind of gravity defying stunts are first of its kind and even outlaws the direst stunts of some south Indian movies.
And on other side we had Aamir in the role of Samar... In those scenes where Samar writes his name on the glass and enjoys the few moments it stays there… And his thoughts when for the first time he befriends someone… And when he fights for the identity of Samar and his first date with Aliya… What not, Aamir infuses all the life into the Samar’s pain
In Total..
Surprisingly Vijay Krishna Acharya as director does a much better job when compared to his debut “Tashan” and incidentally he gave the dialogue and screenplay to Dhoom2. Sudeep Chatterjee’s cinematography is top notch and YashRaj films left no stone unturned to bring that richness to the film.
Nature defying stunts Or natural performance of Aamir, which side you incline to, makes you like or dislike this film. Dhoom definitely will not wholly disappoint thanks to Aamir and its grandness, but it does not has that “Wow” factor and it just might add a “Like” smiley on your face at the end.
Rating and collections
Dhoom “3” has got inbuilt rating and hopefully cross “3”00 barrier this time and lets wish Aamir gets his due at the box office just like his “3”Idiots.
