DHOOM DHAAM is the story of a newly married couple who spends a wild night. Veer Poddar (Pratik Gandhi) is a veterinarian living in Ahmedabad. His marriage is arranged with Koyal Chadha (Yami Gautam), a girl living in Mumbai. They get married in Mumbai and then stay at a five-star hotel on their wedding night. Suddenly, two mysterious men, Harshvardhan Sathe (Eijaz Khan) and Sachin Bhide (Pavitra Sarkar), knock on their door and ask Veer, “Where is Charlie?” Veer assures them that he doesn’t know anyone called Charlie.
They brandish a gun and force him to confess. This is when Koyal attacks Sathe and Bhide and snatches the gun from them. The duo escapes as the goons chase them. Veer gets a number of surprises at this point. He has been told that Koyal is a simple and demure girl, and is shocked to see her tough avatar. He also has to find out who Charlie is and why these goons want to know about him. What happens next forms the rest of the film.
Director: Sai Kishore Macha
Writer: Gopimohan
Stars: Chetan Maddineni, Hebah Patel, Benerjee
The story of Aarsh Vora and Aditya Dhar is fantastic. The screenplay by Aarsh Vora and Aditya Dhar does full justice to the plot and peppers the film with many funny and zany moments. Aditya Dhar's dialogues (additional dialogues by Rishab Seth) are witty and add to the humour.
Rishab Seth's direction is very engaging. The humour in the film comes not only from the dialogues but also from the reactions of the characters and in this regard, Rishab comes out on top. He also gets many other aspects right - he introduces the characters quickly but clearly and covers a lot in just 108 minutes. In an interesting scene, he establishes Charlie's relevance very early in the film, after the drama begins. One fears that the plot will stagnate with nothing happening but a cat and mouse chase. But the twist in the story in the pre-climax further increases the interest. The scenes in between are Koyal going on an abusive tirade, Koyal’s hard-hitting monologue, the chase sequence in the beginning, Veer treating an injured Koyal, etc. Usually in such films, the climax is out of control, but thankfully that doesn’t happen here.
Yami Gautam delivers an entertaining performance and outshines everyone in the film. Her comic timing is perfect. She goes over the top, as required, but also knows where to draw a fine line. She proves why she is one of the best actresses of our time. Pratik Gandhi, as expected, is great and makes sure that his performance is different from that in another comic caper, MADGAON EXPRESS [2024]. He brings laughter with his reactions and it works perfectly. Eijaz Khan is too good and his performance improves as the film progresses. Kavin Dave (Khushwant Kapoor), Anand Potdukhe (Pradeep; who has been holding the families hostage), Sanaya Pithawala (Suhana; nerdy friend), Veronika Arora (Peehu; Koyal's younger sister) and Garima Yagnik (Kanika; Koyal's best friend) make a big mark. Mukul Chadda (Sachin Ribeiro; CID), Mustafa Ahmed (Sunny; stripper), Mushtaq Khan (Watchman) and Veena Mehta (Mushtaq Khan's wife) also do well in small roles. Pavitra Sarkar, Neelu Kohli (Nandini; Koyal's mother), Babla Kocchar (Gulshan; Koyal's father), Dharmesh Vyas (Vedant; Veer's father) and Nimisha Vakharia (Suhasini; Veer's mother) don't get much of a spotlight. Prateik Babbar (Arya) is great in a cameo.
Clinton Cerejo and Bianca Gomes' music doesn't quite work as expected, be it in 'How Are You', 'Haseeno' or 'Silsila'. But Clinton Cerejo and Bianca Gomes' score lives up to the film's atmosphere. The background music that plays when Yami abuses is hilarious.
Siddharth Bharat Vasani's cinematography is stunning. Monica Balsara's production design is appealing. Mandeep Kaue, Divvya Gambhir and Nidhhi Gambhir's costumes are realistic and yet glamorous. Stefan Richter and Vikram Dahiya's action looks very authentic but is not disturbing. Studios Coolfx's visual effects are appropriate. Shivkumar V Panicker's editing is impeccable.
Overall, DHOOM DHAAM is a zany film that works thanks to its hilarious moments, sharp and stylish storytelling and entertaining performances by Yami Gautam and Pratik Gandhi. Had it been released in theatres, it could have turned out to be a surprise hit.
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