Dhoom 3

Not to be confused with Doom 3.

Dhoom 3
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVijay Krishna Acharya
Written byVijay Krishna Acharya
Story byAditya Chopra
Produced byAditya Chopra
StarringAamir Khan
Abhishek Bachchan
Uday Chopra
Jackie Shroff
Katrina Kaif
CinematographySudeep Chatterjee
Edited byRitesh Soni
Music byScore:
Salim–Sulaiman
Julius Packiam
Songs:
Pritam
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 20 December 2013 (2013-12-20)
Running time
172 minutes[1][2][3]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹100 crore[4][5]
Box officeest. ₹556.74 crore[6]

Dhoom 3 (transl. Blast 3), stylised as Dhoom: 3, is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written & directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra, who co-wrote the story.[7][8] The film, which is the third installment of Dhoom series, stars Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Jackie Shroff and Katrina Kaif.

Dhoom 3 was released on 20 December 2013.[9] It was the first Indian film to be released in the IMAX motion picture film format and also in Dolby Atmos surround sound.[10][11][12]

Dhoom 3 received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and grossed ₹400 crore (US$68.26 million) worldwide in just ten days, to become the highest-grossing Indian film of all time at that time, before becoming the first Indian film to cross ₹500 crore (US$85.33 million). The film was screened during the 2014 International Film Festival of India in the Celebrating Dance in Indian Cinema section.[13]

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  4. ^ "Dhoom:3 crosses ₹250 crore". NDTV. Retrieved 2 October 2022. Dhoom:3 was made on a budget of around ₹100 crore.
  5. ^ "Dhoom:3 mints over Rs.35 crore on opening day". Deccan Herald. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2022. Dhoom: 3, that was made at an approximate budget of Rs.100 crore.
  6. ^ "Dhoom 3 Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Dhoom 3 was not written with Aamir Khan in mind: Vijay Krishna Acharya". Hindustan Times. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Dhoom 3 Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
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  10. ^ "Yash Raj Films". Yash Raj Films. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  11. ^ "'Dhoom 3' to release in Dolby Atmos". The New Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  12. ^ "'Dhoom:3' to release in Dolby Atmos". Zee News. Indo-Asian News Service. 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  13. ^ Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri (ed.). "Official Catalogue Indian Cinema IFFI 2014" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.