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Home > Bollywood Movie Reviews > Dhamaal Pacy Comedy APK | September 08, 2007 Rating: *** (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad) User comments Action: P. Kumar. Art: Bijan Das Gupta. Audiography: Chiranjeevi Nanda. Choreography: Ganesh Acharya. Cinematography: Vijay Arora. Dialogues: Bunty Rathore. Editing: Sanjay Sankia. Lyrics: Sameer. Music: Adnan Sami. Screenplay: Paritosh Painter-Balwinder Suri. Director: Indra Kumar. Producer(s): Indra Kumar-Ashok Thakeria. Banner: Maruti International. Release Date: 7th September, 2007.  For those who like comedy films, Dhamaal is a treat. If you've liked earlier Indra Kumar funny flicks like Masti, then Dhamaal is for you. It is also for a family audience, unlike Masti, which was full of double meaning mastis. Dhamaal, on the other hand, is a straight forward adventure comedy and stays that way from the beginning to the end. It has very few women characters, and no female lead! It is not an outstanding comedy, but it will pass almost 3 hours of your time easily.Plot A gangster dies in a car crash, but not before revealing where he kept his money, to four unemployed youth. The inspector on his case is also after the money, and many people get involved in the 10 crore treasure hunt. And the adventure begins. Story, Screenplay and Direction Dhamaal is inspired from movies like Rat Race and Road Trip. It is pacy, never drags, and the editing is slick. The characters, especially Javed Jaffrey with his lisp and the Parsi father-son duo, are fun to watch. The movie moves quickly enough and never loses focus-and therein lies its best point. There are no subplots that are unrelated to the main plot. Apart from a few duds like Raja, Indra Kumar has always managed give us decent movies that might not end up as blockbusters, but are definitely worth a watch. Javed Jaffrey and Ritesh Deshmukh steal the show together with people like Arshad Warsi and Sanjay Dutt shouldering the movie. The script is strong, the comedy makes you laugh and the screenplay never drags. What more could one want from a comic flick? It does what it promises to do. It is illogical at times, but since it is more focused on the treasure hunt, it's not mindless slapstick. There are many incidents which evoke laughter. A lot of them are on the promos. With many one-liners, comic characters and funny sequences, the situational comedy in the movie clicks. The scene in which the gangster dies, the air traffic controller played by Vijay Raaz and the scene where the little boy asks for all the money are among the highlights. One good thing about this movie is that there is no vulgarity, so families can watch it safely without squirming in their seats.  Performances Sanjay Dutt is consistent as is Arshad Warsi. Javed Jaffrey does Dhamaal here, after a long time (Salaam Namaste was the last). Ritesh Deshmukh is good, and his imitation of Sanjeev Kapoor is fabulous. Aashish Chaudhary is okay; his comedy is still raw compared to the others who steal the thunder under his nose. Vijay Raaz is fantastic as is Asrani.Music and Dance Both the songs, one in the beginning and the other at the end, are not bad. Last Word It's a forgettable movie, but one that you will enjoy throughout the screen time. Total Paisa Vasool. |