Dhoom

This article is about the 2004 film. For the film franchise, see Dhoom (franchise). For other uses, see Dhoom (disambiguation).

Dhoom
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySanjay Gadhvi
Written byVijay Krishna Acharya
Story byAditya Chopra
Produced byAditya Chopra
Starring
CinematographyNirav Shah
Edited byRameshwar S. Bhagat
Music byOriginal Songs:
Pritam
Background Score:
Salim–Sulaiman
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 27 August 2004 (2004-08-27)
Running time
129 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budgetest.₹110 million[2]
Box officeest.₹ 724.7 million[3]

Dhoom (transl. Blast) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and produced by Aditya Chopra, who wrote the story with the script by Vijay Krishna Acharya, under Yash Raj Films. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Uday Chopra, Esha Deol and Rimi Sen. It is the first installment of the Dhoom franchise. The cinematography and editing were handled by Nirav Shah and Rameshwar S. Bhagat, while the soundtrack and score were composed by Pritam and Salim–Sulaiman respectively.

Dhoom was the first action film produced by Yash Raj Films since Yash Chopra's Vijay. The film revolves around a gang of robbers on motorbikes, led by Kabir (John Abraham), who carry out robberies in Mumbai, while a cop Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan) and a motorbike dealer Ali Akbar Fateh Khan (Uday Chopra) are assigned to stop Kabir and his gang.

Dhoom was released on 27 August 2004 to mixed reviews from critics with praise for its performances, action sequences and soundtrack, but criticism for its script and it was negatively compared to other Hollywood franchises like Fast and Furious, Death Race, and Ocean's. The film became a commercial success by grossing over ₹290 million (US$3.5 million) in India, thus becoming the third highest-grossing Indian film of 2004. It also achieved cult status over the years since its release.[4][5]

At the 50th Filmfare Awards, Dhoom received 6 nominations, including Best Film, Best Villain (John Abraham) and Best Music Director (Pritam), and won 2 awards – Best Editing and Best Sound Design.

The film spawned a film series with its sequels titled Dhoom 2 and Dhoom 3, where Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra reprise their roles as Jai Dixit and Ali Akbar Khan.

  1. ^ "DHOOM (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Dhoom 2 set to make big splash".
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  4. ^ "Box Office 2004". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  5. ^ "As Dhoom Clocks 15 Years, Esha Deol Shares a Heartfelt Long Note Celebrating the Film". News18. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2021.