Dum Maro Dum Movie Review
Movie : Dum Maro Dum
Rating: 3/5
Cast : Abhishek Bachchan, Aditya Pancholi, Bipasha Basu, Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar, Gantois Gomes, Govind Namdeo, Deepika Padukone, Anaitha Nair, Mariah Pucu, Bugs Bhargava, Gulshan Devaiya, Muzammil S. Qureshi
Directed by : Rohan Sippy
Produced by : Ramesh Sippy
Banner : Ramesh Sippy Entertainment, Fox Star Studios
Music : Pritam Chakraborty
Release Date : 2011-04-21
Story: The sin city of India, Goa, gets infested with drugs, drug mafia and various gangs. The time comes to control it and in comes ACP Vishnu Kamath (abhishek), honest and tough cop with a tragic flashback. His target is Lorsa Biscuita alias Biscuit (aditya) who claims to be a nobleman in society but is a drug lord. The story takes a turn with the arrest of student Lorry (prateik) on charges of drug possession while he is about to take a flight to the US. Knowing Lorry’s innocence, DJ Joki (rana) enters the scene to uncover the roots. All fingers point towards the mysterious Michael Bamboosa. Who is this man? Is Vishnu Kamath successful in his mission? What happens to Lorry? All this forms the rest of the story. Artist performances: Abhishek Bachchan has given a dignified performance and he fits the bill as a cop. His serious expressions are alright but intensity is also required at few places. Daggubati Rana has given a decent act and more than his performance, it was his screen presence that scores, he still has to work on his body language and develop ease in his facial expressions. Bipasha Basu looks sizzling as usual and made her presence felt. Aditya Pancholi was apt. Prateik Babbar was effective. Govind Namdeo was good. Deepika and Vidya’s cameos were alright. Plus points: * Background score * Dialogues * First half * Presentation Minus points * Second half * Lack of depth in critical scenes * Lackluster cinematography in second half Analysis: The film has come in with a lot of hype and given the item song ‘Dum Maro Dum’ the expectations were high but then the film doesn’t have enough grip or intensity to move the audience. The first half passes off breezily and sets expectations for the second. However, unwanted overdose of emotional sequences and lengthy scenes played the spoilsport and dampened the momentum. Overall, the film is good in terms of direction, screenplay and other technical values but it would have been more impressive if the speed was maintained during the second half as well. At the box office, this will be an average grosser. Verdict: One time watcher…