A treat to watch Aamir Khan performing unbelievable stunts and his superb Tap Dance in Dhoom: 3 .
Director Vijay Krishna Acharya who has penned the story, screenplay for this film as well as the earlier two versions has gone somewhat overboard in some action scenes and other emotional sequences in the second half.
Dhoom had John Abraham as the towering anti-hero, the second one had Hritik Roshan, and the third part has Aamir Khan as the antagonist in the film.
It is the story of a boy who sees his magician father take his life because the Bank who had loaned money wanted to take possession of the assets of The Great Indian Circus. Sahir witnessed his dad shoot himself, and after 25 years, Sahir takes revenge by robbing the bank’s branches on several occasions, and then shower the bank’s hard cash from the terrace on the roads.
Aamir Khan plays Sahir, a man so driven that he exudes an energy that’s at once alluring and dangerous, fiery, fierce and unforgiving. Sahir The Clown Thief is a force that destroys whatever opposes him.
Jai Dixit (Abhishekh Bachchan) – The canny cop from Mumbai. Determined, analytical, persevering. Jai can go to any lengths to get his adversary and sometimes you have to think like the enemy to trap the enemy.
Ali Akbar (Uday Chopra) is more of a joker. The reluctant cop who’s at home anywhere – from Nagpada to Niagra Falls, Ali is always at ease, ready to fall in love with anything that resembles the female form and unswerving in his search to become a “familywala.”
Katrina Kaif plays Aaliya, a fresh faced unassuming girl who transforms once she’s on stage. She is a fearless soul who defies gravity in her act in the circus. She is equally fearless in matters of the heart.
What was the reason to for the American Police to call two cops from Mumbai Police to solve recurring robbery cases indicating that the criminal would be an Indian. Are the Chicago Police so incompetent that they import these jokers.
Among the grossly exaggerated action scenes, were two stunts were that of Aamir Khan riding a motorbike from one high rise to another on a rope. Yes, balancing his bike on the rope. Then there is the introduction scene of Abhishekh Bachchan where he smashes the wall on his autorickshaw to make an entry. These stunt sequences were quite unnecessarily included.
Editing and the length (almost three hours) of the film are another aspects which could have been better. One feels pity for Abhishekh Bachchan and his side kick Uday Chopra. Uday’s character is targeted to the pit class of the audience. Abhishekh overacts and he has to perform his part in a predictable manner. Well, not his fault, it is the aspect of story telling which has faltered here.
Dhoom 3 is mounted on a lavish scale, it has few hummable numbers, and good cinematography, still the action sequence where Aamir’s bike turns into an amphibian and in the other instance, it merges with another bike, these stunts could appeal to the children category.
The final word – It lacks the engrossing power specifically in the second half. In the recent past, Aamir Khan has raised his performances, choice of films in such a level, that he has raised the bar for each of his successive films. Much was expected of Dhoom 3 since it had Aamir as the antagonist, and more so, for the curiosity aroused due to the secrecy of its plot, and non-release of its song videos. It is disappoints in this aspect.
Rating for this film is purely for super performances from Aamir, yes Aamir and then Katrina. Three Stars.
Cast:
Aamir Khan – Sahir
Abhishek Bachchan – Jai Dixit
Katrina Kaif – Aaliya
Uday Chopra – Ali Akbar
Jackie Shroff – Sahir’s Father – The Magician
Tabrett Bethell
Andrew Bicknell
Introducing: Siddharth Nigam
Credits & Crew:
Screenplay, Dialogue & Directed By: Vijay Krishna Acharya
Produced By: Aditya Chopra
Director Of Photography: Sudeep Chatterjee Isc
Music: Pritam
Story: Vijay Krishna Acharya, Aditya Chopra
Executive Producers: Aashish Singh, Sanjay Shivalkar
Production Design: Sumit Basu (Acropolis)
Action By: Conrad E. Palmisano, Sham Kaushal (India)
Director Of Choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant
Tap Choreographer: Dein Perry
Editor: Ritesh Soni
Re-Recording Mixer: Anuj Mathur (Yrf Studios)
Sound Design: Ganesh Gangadharan (Yrf Studios)
Sync Sound: Debasish Mishra
Lyrics: Sameer Anjaan, Kausar Munir, Amitabh Bhattacharya
Costume Designer: Anaita Shroff Adajania
Costume Designers (Aamir Khan): Rushi Sharma, Manoshi Nath
Background Score: Julius Packiam
Casting Director: Shanoo Sharma
1st Assistant Director: Rohan Khambati
Vfx Supervisor: Joel Hynek
Publicity Design: Fayyaz Badruddin (Yrf Design Cell)
Stills: Kerry Monteen
Music On YRF Music
Dhoom: 3 – movie review