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		Home > Bollywood Movie Reviews > Dhoom 2 Bollywood Extravaganza APK | November 24, 2006 Rating: ***.5 (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad) Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Uday Chopra, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Bipasha Basu, Rimi Sen and Others. Action: Allan Amin. Art: Pramod Guruji, Vinod Guruji, KK Muralidharan & Rachna Rastogi. Background Music: Salim Merchant & Sulaiman Merchant. Choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant & Shiamak Davar. Cinematography: Nirav Shah & Vikas Shivraman. Editing: Rameshwar S. Bhagat. Lyricists: Sameer & Asif Ali Beg. Music: Pritam Chakraborty. Screenplay & Dialogues: Vijay Krishna Acharya. Story & Producer: Aditya Chopra. Visual Effects: Tata Elxsi. Direction: Sanjay Gadhavi. Presenter: Yash Chopra. Banner: Yash Raj Films. Release Date: 24th November, 2006. After the stupendous success of Dhoom, Yashraj Films is back with it's sequel-Dhoom 2. Now after Phir Hera Pheri and Krrish, this is the third sequel to hit the screens in recent past, and this one doesn't disappoint. The original is almost always better, but Dhoom 2 is Paisa Vassol, with a huge star cast complete with perfectly toned and bronzed bodies, a world tour, impossible robberies and deceptive disguises. And, last but not the least, a dance fiesta with two of the best dancers in Bollywood-Ash and Hrithik. Barring logic and reality, Dhoom 2 spells commercial from frame one. Plot Aryan (Hrithik Roshan) is a high profile thief, who steals things not less than the Queen's crown, leaving his signature 'A', and wants to leave his mark all over the world. The next robbery is in Mumbai, and no one knows his real identity, as he is the master of disguise. Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan) is in charge of the case, along with his side-kick Ali (Chopra) and he ropes in Sunehri (Aishwarya) who is facing a sentence is jail, to nab 'A' red-handed for her own awaiting prison time to be excused. Aryan allows Sunehri to work with him, and they obviously fall for each other. The next robbery is in Rio, where Sunehri has to help Jai nab Aryan red-handed, but does she now help Jai as promised or become Aryan's aide is the rest of the plot. Story, Screenplay and Direction The story in Dhoom sometimes kept the audiences guessing-that doesn't happen in the sequel. Comparisons apart, the story is never the priority here. It's the treatment. Since there are big stars in this multi-starrer, each star-entry takes 2 minutes before carrying on with the movie. For example, Bipasha is seen in the second half posing off in a bikini for some time, as if getting photographed-get it? This leaves ample space for catcalls and whistles, which is the birthright of Cinegoers for this kind of a movie. And what more, it's fun! Of course, there are many loopholes in the script. Unfortunately, that's not foolproof. How Aryan carries on with these robberies is not exactly depicted. Only his disguises and the action sequences that follow-on top of a moving train, on bikes (Can Dhoom be without bikes??!), skateboarding...you name it. But what transpired between the time he entered the venue in a disguise, robbed the item expertly and is chased by the police is not shown, but is left to the audiences imagination. A little too much hype, a gimmick too many. The action is good, the choreography (Allan Amin) has to be given credit. Uday Chopra adds some comedy and generates a few laughs even with his lamentable acting skills sometimes. The end is different to that of Dhoom, and thank God for that. To the credit of the makers, they did not make too many repetitions. The bike chase sequence had to be there, though. Performances Hrithik is good. Period. No debate, and he is here to reign. Whether you are his 'fan' or not, you cannot ignore this man. If he arrived with a bang with his debut, he has simply been growing ever since, and he looks great in the movie and performs with élan, never over-doing anything. Abhishek has a permanently serious expression in this movie, and his part is really not much, but he is a good actor and he does justice to the role. Aishwarya Rai. Hmm. Where do we start? She is stunning, her body is superb, her role is well-written. But she is starting to be the Hema Malini of this era-great looks, great body, but nothing to boast about in the department of acting. She is learning though, and she is growing too-she is not the 'ice-maiden' she used to be. Bipasha Basu is simply ravishing, she does her bit too. She is probably one of the few model-turned-actors who are not stone-faced. Uday Chopra has miles to go before he can call himself an actor-although some of his lines are good, and he pulls them off quite well. The character of Ali suits him and he was appreciated in that before too. About Rimi Sen, the less said about, the better, since the writer/director did not have much to say about her either. Song and Dance: Very international sounds-deliberately too, but the overseas market is huge now. The use of a lot of English dialogues also seems to be deliberate. Those with little or no knowledge of Hindi can watch the movie and understand it, provided they follow English of course. The title songs and 'Crazy Kiya Re' have the stars dancing, and it is a treat for sore eyes. And the verdict is.. It is not real, so do not expect a 'Catch Me If You Can'. Even the thought is laughable. But if stars, songs and dances, swimsuits and bike chases are your cup of tea-then Dhoom 2 is your dream come true. It's a Bollywood extravaganza sans melodrama and soppy sentiment or the usual Yashraj mush-action packed and gimmicky, that's the latest Dhoom in town.