Story - Jackie Shroff runs the famous The Great Indian Circus. He has taken lots of loan from the Western Bank of Chicago who are trying to confiscate his property. When they don’t listen to his pleadings he decides to take his life which angers his son Sahir played by Aamir Khan who is motivated to bring down the entire bank. Will Aamir succeed in his plans & how will the cop-duo Abhishek & Uday try to stop Aamir forms the rest of the story.
The Film - Well the movie’s screenplay has been neatly woven. The first few minutes is completely dedicated to form the backbone of the entire film, Jackie Shroff & Aamir’s childhood. This firmly prepares the audience to be ready for what’s there in the next 170 odd minutes. After the initial introduction to the main characters, Aamir Khan makes a grand entry amidst several dollar bills, well outside the screen people showered their appreciation with loud cheers. The introduction achieves what was expected & takes Dhoom 3 to a whole another level compared to what was achieved by its prequels. After this the desi-cops gets introduced, the director chose to go all Dabangg for the desi-fight which looked little dull mainly due to the top class stunts which was shown just few minutes earlier. Then Katrina Kaif makes her entry & she just steals the show with her acrobatic moves & a sensuous striptease. Without wasting more time in introducing the characters, the director gets into business straightaway. The pace is so fast that it’s only the high entertainment that speaks here. The first half ends with a superb twist (although it’s quite easy to figure it out) yet the twist was completely effective.
The second half starts trying to balance it out from where the first half ended. To be frank, the romance angle for Aamir & Katrina was completely half-baked but Vijay Krishna Acharyaseemed to have learnt from his previous mistake & cleverly turns the entire love story to be told from Aamir’s point of view while creating ample opportunity for Aamir to prove his acting prowess. There’s not a single dull moment in the entire romance track because of the enduring performance by the lead star. At this point, it completely becomes a one man show with Aamir overshadowing Abhishek & Uday where their characters struggle to get enough screen space. But the writers had reserved the best for the last, while the second half tends to lose its pace, it’s the smaller twists & ofcourse entertainment quotient that takes the film a notch higher enough to match the rollicking first half. The entire pre-climax episode justifies the long run time & the impact of the high-octane chase scenes in the pre-climax support big time in building the climax.
Performances - It’s Aamir Khan’s show all the way. He is at it’s best, be it the bike stunts, tap dancing, the acrobats, the romance or the dramatic scenes. He just showed why he’s among the best. Abhishek Bachchan repeats his Jai act very confidently. Though the screen time is low he makes full out of it. Uday Chopra, I felt some of his scenes were edited out, well it turns out to be in the best interest & it did pay it off. He’s responsible for the lighter moments in the film. Katrina Kaif shines in her role. It’s not an author-backed role so all the concentration was on her looking the best & giving her the best dance moves. She just proved why she’s one of the best dancer-heroines in Bollywood. Jackie Shroff does his part with conviction, the opening act has a lot of contribution from him & the kid, Siddharth Nigam. Tabret Bethell was hardly present in the film, like I said, the scenes involving her & Uday might have been edited out.
Techincal Department - Dhoom 3 is a visual delight. Full marks to the cinematographers & the vfx team. The action is top class. Dhoom 2 lacked bikes whereas Dhoom 3 makes the best out of the bikes. Music gells well with the film’s mood. Screenplay was not great but the writers cleverly induced entertainment in high doses. With the first half revealing the main twist, there was nothing much to hold on in the second half as far as story goes, the way the movie held up on its own without being a drag, the credit goes to the director & his hard work shows in the second half.
Final Words - Don’t miss this film, watch it for its shear entertainment.
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