Dhoom was a major breakthrough in the course of action films in Bollywood. Apart from being the usual cop-thief chase story, it had some really innovative aspects which appealed to the audience that time especially to children within the age group of 7 to 13 years.
With Dhoom, came the trend of extravagant
sets, the equation of cop-thief with a friendly touch to it, the portrayal of
bad guys in ambiguity which leaves a little or more empathy in the audience’s
hearts for them. Dhoom targeted the child audience (especially young boys)
because of the advanced and flashy motorbikes which were shown to be flown with
high speeds surpassing every obstacle that came their way.
The Cop Duo
Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra as Jay and
Ali respectively made a really impressive non-conventional ‘serious cop-funny
cop’ pair which was fresh to see. Jay’s sternness and cold looks, serious voice
had an impact of its own. Ali’s goofiness and the obvious stupidity portrayed
by his character was cleverly used to balance out the sincerity and seriousness
of Jay’s character by the makers.
Spotlight Stealers
Throughout the trilogy, the characters of
Villains are shown to have a cooler side attached to them, starting from the
creativity and precision of heist planning, to the glamour and unorthodoxy with
female leads as co-thieves, to the use of fancy and expensive motorbikes, all
in all the antagonists of the story really carry a unique individuality and
quirkiness with them.
Hrithik’s Performance
Out of John Abraham, Hrithik Roshan and Aamir
Khan playing the roles of villains or bad guys, I liked Hrithik’s character,
Aryan, the best. Hrithik being the sugar daddy he is, also impressed the
audience with the trendsetting dance of his on ‘Dhoom Machale’ and the
chemistry between him and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was really something that had
a spark of its own.
After All These Years
The dexterity with which he changed his
appearance to fool the cops and escaped from nearly being caught every time
from the crime scenes was really baffling for the audience at that time. But
now, after all these years, if an adult with good enough taste in movies sits
down to watch the Dhoom trilogy, he/she would not at all be impressed by the
extravagancy that the Dhoom series offers.
A kid may enjoy these movies because a kid
may fail to see loopholes in character building, predictable plot twists and
lousy writing by the makers of the franchise but an adult is easily able to see
through it. There is lack of logic and sense observed when the gang of thieves
deliberately put themselves in situations where they risk being easily caught
or identified and also the glamorous and sensual dance item numbers by the
female co-actors appear completely irrelevant to the plot.
Lacking Plot
The audience are deprived from the back
stories of the villains apart from the third part where the antagonist’s motif
behind everything is briefly shown during the start.
Overall, the Dhoom series can be termed as
entertaining but it lacks proper direction, screenplay writing and
characterisation of characters. Bollywood has a long way to go before we can proudly
boast about a well-written and cleverly-directed heist/action movie.
Written by – Khadija Kapasi
Edited by – Keerthana Lakshmi
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