The Bollywood hit of the season is here!! It has been a long while that I have had the good fortune to watch a decent Bollywood action flick (last one that comes to mind is Khakee) and that is exactly what Rohan Sippy delivers with Dum Maro Dum
What does it for DMD, more than anything else is a decent plot and build up. Right from the start, the movie builds up really well. The main characters are well drawn up, their back stories very well explained and you are only hoping that the momentum of the first half will pass on to the next. For a change, you are not disappointed. Further, snazzy camera effects, great editing and brilliant use of the tune of Dum Maro Dum as background score at various stages only add to the punch of the movie
Interestingly, the poster for this movie is also really apt, though you will realize that only once you've seen the first half.
Now, this movie has two villains. One is, of course, Aditya Pancholi. The other, while he doesn’t even show his face in the film, is Pritam. Yes, Pritam – the music director. He, not only piles you on with umpteen number of songs; to make matters worse, none of them are good!! What ultimately brings down DMD at least one notch lower is the ‘at least’ 3 songs extra it has. For once, you have a movie with decent plot and build-up. Why pack it with so many songs and why Pritam as Music Director?? That and the fact that they could’ve probably gone for a better villain than Aditya Pancholi are the real lows of the film
In the acting department, well nobody really stands out. Abhishek Bachan acts his part and puts in a good performance. Prateik Babbar though, stands out for all the wrong reasons, and his squeaky dialogue delivery can get really irritating at times. The newbie Rana, delivers a sincere performance and gets noticed. Bipasha looks good but her character is hardly challenging. Deepika, while not a central character, in the movie sets the screen on fire with her scorching moves in the track Dum Maro Dum, though there’s a lot more they could’ve done with the song, especially given the time it enters the movie. The song itself, is a shameful rip of the iconic Zeenat Aman Dum Maro Dum..how I wish that memory had not been tarnished by such pathetic music (really Pritam, you’ve done your best to spoil this one)
The movie has some tender moments too, but they do not slow down the action or pace of the movie. While the 2nd half zips past and especially towards the climax seems rather hurried, the overall package packs quite a punch and should definitely be your first choice for the movies this weekend
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