Dhamaka (2021 film)

This article is about the 2021 film. For other uses, see Dhamaka.

Dhamaka
Official release poster
Directed byRam Madhvani
Written by
  • Puneet Sharma
  • Ram Madhvani
Based onThe Terror Live
by Kim Byung-woo
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyManu Anand
Edited byMonisha R. Baldawa
Amit Karia
Music byVishal Khurana
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix[2]
Release date
  • 19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)
Running time
104 minutes[3]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Dhamaka (transl. Blast) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language thriller film[4] written and directed by Ram Madhvani. An official remake of the 2013 film The Terror Live, the film stars Kartik Aaryan as a journalist who receives a threat after exclusively interviewing a terrorist, who threatens to blow up the Bandra Worli Sea Link in Mumbai. Mrunal Thakur and Amruta Subhash co-star in prominent roles.

The adaptation was first pitched by Sunir Kheterpal of Azure Entertainment along with the producers of the original film. After Kheterpal dropped the project, Screwvala acquired the rights for the adaptation with Madhvani helming the project. An official announcement was made in November 2020, production began in December 2020 in Mumbai,and was completed within ten days. The post-production works began simultaneously and were completed within four months, with pending visual effects and graphics process, which were resumed after the COVID-19 lockdown due to the second wave of the pandemic, in September 2021. The cinematography is handled by Manu Anand and edited by Monisha Baldawa and Amit Karia. The music and background score is composed by Vishal Khurana.

Originally scheduled for theatrical release, this decision was dropped by the producers in January 2021, in favour of a direct-to-digital release through the streaming service Netflix,[5] on 19 November 2021.[6] The film was also screened at the 52nd International Film Festival of India after the film's release.[7] The film received mixed reviews from critics, while praising Aaryan's performance and Madhvani's direction, they pointed out the cliched plot and dialogues.

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  2. ^ "Kartik Aaryan starrer Dhamaka to release on Netflix this summer, teaser unveiled". Bollywood Hungama. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Dhamaka (2021)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Dhamaka". British Board of Film Classification.
  5. ^ "Dhamaka makers offer Rs 7 crore extra to Kartik Aaryan for THIS reason; check details here". Jagran India. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Kartik Aaryan starrer Dhamaka to release on November 19 on Netflix". Bollywood Hungama. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  7. ^ "In hybrid format, IFFI plans to draw big names and movies". The Indian Express. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.