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Dhoom:2 - surely worth watching |
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MUSIC REVIEW |
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Those
blue-diamond-eyes make the king of thieves go ‘Krazy Kiya’ on her
‘Dhoom Again’ beats. And that’s not all guys. If you wish to saunter
your way into the magnificent world of fantastic babes,
brilliant-stunts-n-special-effects and whistle-evoking locations
then Sanjay Gadhavi’s ode to Fantasy ‘Dhoom 2’ is meant for you. It
would be unfair to compare the sequel to Bombay-to-Goa chor police
excitement of ‘Dhoom’. For both are different in many ways. But in
spite of everything going right for it, there’s something missing in
‘Dhoom 2’. I am sure you’ll notice that when you watch it. |
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Alright…When I entered
the theatre I didn’t have any notions of watching something
outstanding in terms of a revolutionary story idea that can affect
the mindset of the country like a RDB or Munnabhai’s Gandhigiri.
It’s all about entertainment…That’s the punch line of a film like
‘Dhoom 2’. I’m all for it dude. But when you promise something
out-of-this-world, and compromise with your own risk-taking-ability
one feels let down. For Aryan (Hrithik) is the perfect thief who can
pull off unbelievable heists on a moving-train-top in Namibia or
through the skating zone of Mumbai Museum with superlative efficacy.
He is the master of disguises and honestly Hrithik looks like a
pinch-me-can-it-be-true Dream. |
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The problem arises
when such a dare devil stuntman loses his focus and falls
head-over-elbows in love with another thief (also a police mole)
Sunehri (Aishwariya). They play basket ball and try their hands with
various cuisines while you are left wondering….Hey…how about getting
down to some work guys. Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan) on the other
hand has good old Ali (Uday Chopra) who has now turned a cop and a
pregnant wife Sweety (Rimi Sen in a special appearance) to contend
with. He gets down to some ‘Touch Me Touch Me’ groovy dancing with
fellow cop Shonali Bose (Bipasha Basu) and Ali oogles himself to
death at her sister Monali (Yes guys Bipasha in a double role….One
good reason to chase this Dhoom) as she sets Rio’s beach sand on
fire with her dare-bare-bikini-peep-show.
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Another song, some
lovey-dovey-making….And then, another twist in the tale.
Dhruv has a hole heart in his heart. He is critical and
the only way he can be saved is through a heart
transplant. So, Doc Rihan packs the mother-son duo on a
Franfinn flight to
Delhi to get some tests done. This
was the height of tackiness as it was very clear that
the aircraft that they were sitting in was not a plane
by any imagination. Surrogate advertising is fine but
you can’t expect people to settle for
collective-disbelief of this magnitude. The end is
interesting but here once again the cinematic liberties
are taken for granted |
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Hrithik and Ash make
for a smoking hot pair. It’s great to feast your eyes on the
christmas-turkey-crispness of Ash in those hot pants and
in-shape-bare-belly. She looks cool being on the coy-negative-side.
Hrithik carries off the Krrish flavour. This man is a God. Six-pack
abs, talking-with-the-wind-locks, stylized body language, fantastic
dressing sense and snazzy dance steps are the biggest plus points of
‘Dhoom 2’. |
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It’s a
worth watching movie just because of Roshan alone. This man’s
ambitions are unmatched as compared with anyone else around. And
he’ll do anything to make them come true. The visual effects by Tata
Elxi and action by Allan Amin is first rate. Cinematography by Nirav
Shah and Vikas Shivraman is one of the best you’ve ever seen in
Hindi cinema. Salim-Suleiman’s background music rocks (Check out the
rock guitaring in the train sequence). On the flipside, the whole
plot goes haywire due to the love story between Aryan and Sunehri. I
couldn’t help but recall John Abraham’s Kabeer act in ‘Dhoom’. He
was a different kinda thief. But he was focused. As a viewer you
sympathized with his end and yet his character graph doesn’t confuse
you. In ‘Dhoom 2’ the biggest flaw is the sudden shift in the story
where Hrithik undergoes a 360 turnaround in his character graph and
from the most wanted criminal (If he is pulling off crimes worth Rs
30 to Rs 150 crores then he must be the biggest) he becomes a
Mr-Goody-Two-Shoes loverboy willing to do anything (cry baby cry) to
make his love life happy. |
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Uday Chopra as Ali
impresses with his wisecrack one liners. In fact he elicits the
biggest laughs from the audience. Yet, he is given a short shrift.
His Baywatch touch-downs with
I-can-give-Pamela-Anderson-a-run-for-her-money Bips on Rio beaches
are a fabulous sight to watch. Wish we could have had more of him
rather than him being an underused-side-kick. Bipasha looks gorgeous
(She is a peep-show-factory and the guys most certainly won’t mind
that) but her two diametrically opposite roles leaves you a bit
confused as to what was she supposed to do in the film except flaunt
that made-to-perfect shapeliness.
Abhishek looks haggard and disinterested. It is apparent Hrithik,
Uday, Ash and Bipasha had worked hard on their bodies while Junior
Bachchan’s puffy look is an eye-sore. Dude, do something about these
crucial weighty issues. Right! One of the highlights of ‘Dhoom’ was
its music. ‘Dhoom Machale’ became a national anthem. But the same
can’t be said about ‘Dhoom 2’. Except for ‘Krazy Kiya Re’ and ‘My
Name is Ali’ none of the songs make you go ‘Dhoom’. |
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Finally, get it right, ‘Dhoom 2’ is
meant for the youngsters. And they’d like it too. All the
adrenaline-rushing ingredients shall make them go ‘Dhoom’. I’d say
watch it without any expectations and you shall have a fun ride.
Yeah, it’s worth the hype. |
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