Cast:
Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff,
Tabrett Bethell, Andrew Bicknell, Siddharth Nigam
Director:
Vijay Krishna Acharya
As
expected, the movie is replete with amazing bike stunts on out of the world
bikes. To the point that , you feel like they belong to the genre of the
machines in ‘Transformers’, as they can beautifully and seamlessly just
transform into anything, to assist the protagonist in escaping from the cops.
James Bond series will now look up to this flick for inspiration!
Transformations are so bizarre, that one even more bizarre spectator from the audience
loudly wondered that, in a particular scene, why didn’t the makers opt for the
bike to convert into a helicopter (for better impact) instead of a speedboat!
With my limited automobile engineering knowledge of that of a layman, I thought
that this not even theoretically possible, as both these vehicles use
absolutely different kinds of fuel. But you never know, what they will show in
the next sequel.
Katrina
has very limited screen time, even less than that of the bikes! But the lady
did manage to bring in the oomph factor befitting a Dhoom sequel. She looks
very fit and dances with amazing elan and poise. One wonders, why there was no
marketing gimmick centered around her wearing and dance steps, as you find the
case with a lot of dud movies, who manage to get a good opening just on the
basis of the addition of a last minute impactful song. The makers must have
been super confidant of their brand and offering, to restrain from any such
marketing.
Abhishek
and Uday have performed as per expectation. In fact, Uday should be applauded
for bringing in much required light moments in the film. His style statement in
the film is ‘bandanas’ (head gear). Abhishek looks relatively fitter.
Some
stardust seems to have touched all yesteryear stars. Somehow all of them seem
to be giving better performance than what they delivered during their prime
years. And Jackie is no exception. He looks intense, broody and desolate as per
his character’s requirement. Surprise package of the movie is the child artist Siddharth
Nigam. He actually justifies being the younger Aamir Khan. Even the glint in
his eyes matches that of Aamir!
Trust
Aamir Khan to get into the teeth of the character, so much that, his
performance gives the much required depth to the movie, which was absent in the
earlier prequels. However, in the first half you do miss the tall, stylish and
empowering presence of a Hrithik Roshan or a John Abraham. And you definitely
do miss the genius dancing of a Hrithik. But in the second half, Aamir’s well
researched performance leaves no room for any such thoughts. He manages to look
cute, sad, excited and driven, all in a single scene!
To
sum it up, the movie is definitely worth watching, as it is one of its kind.
Major brainstorming has been done in visualizing and execution of the stunts.
None of them look corny or boring. Costumes, sets and temporary tattoos are
detailed as well. In fact, they are very good. You can call it pure
showmanship. But one does wonder, why there was no change of costume shown in
the repeated shows of the circus, as it befits the movie of such budget and
stature. Music is average. Only one or two songs catch your attention. The
director has done a good job. Slightly better job than this and he can join the
group of esteemed filmmakers of the country.