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'Dhoom 3' Synopsis: Sahir played by Aamir Khan, decides to avenge the injustice meted out to his father played by Jackie Shroff, and how the cop, Jai played by Abhishek Bachchan, gets on his trail.

'Dhoom 3' is the best Dhoom film till date. The Screenplay Written by Vijay Krishna Acharya, who also has Directed the film, is solid. The twists & turns it delivers in the narrative, are simply superb. The first-hour is crisp & action-packed, with a twist at the intermission that is sure to leave you spell-bound. The second-hour has lesser action, but more emotion & drama, which frankly, is the highpoint of the enterprise. Despite a running-time of over 172-minutes, There is not a single dull moment in the film, in fact, this escapist fare only gets better & better as it progresses. Vijay Krishna Acharya's Direction is skilled. He handles both the departments, of a Writer & Director, exceedingly well.

Cinematography captures the dusky look of Chicago marvelously. Editing is razor-sharp. Art & Costume Design are lavish. Music by Pritam is energetic. Action-Sequences are of high-regard. Make-Up is fabulously done.

Performance-Wise: Aamir is the soul of 'Dhoom 3'. He enacts his part with amazing commitment & brings tremendous diversity to his brilliant portrayal. He's one of the prime reasons why 'Dhoom 3' turns into a memorable affair. Abhishek Bachchan is excellent. Uday Chopra is sincere. Katrina Kaif looks gorgeous & delivers a fair performance. Jackie Shroff is fantastic in a brief role. Child Artiste Siddharth Nigam is wonderful.

Iqbal Khan (Jackie Shroff) is a misunderstood artist of his generation. He is a visionary. He is not interested in rendering a generic circus machinery: that of hackneyed antics, animals (ill-treated behind the stage) and forced glamour. The callous bank executive — metaphorical of Philistine corporations and close-minded audience — is predisposed to reject his plea, with hidebound contention that viewers only expect puerility from circus. The director sets the scene of Iqbal Khan's plights within seconds of his introduction. The young Sahir (played by brilliant Siddharth Nigam) evades bullies in an act of mini-parkour. It's a swift and effective introduction — a tap on his potential, for things to come.

The trial circus show of 1990 is filmed very well. There's soft 'malang' tune in the background. The circus props would evolve in the future acts. The hat-throwing trick of the father and the son would later be replicated in the final robbery with motorbikes replacing hats.

Although 'Dhoom' films are set in real world, they are quasi-fantasy films. The director makes sure that the implausible stunts are shot aesthetically. This is what separates a good director from an ordinary director. Every scene in 'Dhoom 3' has a function. There is a circus motif in each robbery. Tightrope walking is a common feature in circus and riding bicycle on a tightrope is a possible feat. Accordingly, the motorbike on high-rope is fully thematic in the quasi-fantasy realm of 'Dhoom'. Since motorbikes are essential in 'Dhoom' series, it makes for a thematic correlation between the 'Dhoom' trope and circus.

Victor Acharya uses slow-motion and ultra-slow-motion to a great effect in the motorbike scenes, without relying on gaudy tableaux. Then he immediately gets back to the normal speed: it enhances the effect of motorbike's acceleration.

The second escape adventure is a riveting spectacle. The taut background music underlines Sahir's predicament when the motorbike reaches the bridge. Sahir underplays well through his countenance of predicament. The scene also harks back to James Bond films where Bond uses gadgets to get out of trouble. Herein, the motorcycle unbelievably transforms into a Jet-Ski. After all, magic is meant to be unbelievable: a mix of sleight, contrivance and deception. Sahir, again, relies on circus acrobatics and magic tricks to escape. The VFX transformation is top-notch. The entire scene is wonderfully executed without any toffee-nosed rush or jumpy chopping. The editor does a fine job in knowing when to chop and when to spare.

In both robberies, Sahir uses the disappearing trick (taught by his father) to circumvent the police.

None of the songs are forced in the narrative. The 'malang' song is well-timed at a crucial juncture before the interval. The prelude has a sense of grandeur, silhouettes representing the young Sahir and his father. Malang has so much potential that it could have become a meta-movie in the song itself. But it is still impressive, grandly expressionist with colours, shadows, outlandish creatures and magic.

Like the previous 'Dhoom' movies, the background music is superlative. Julius Packiam blends it finely in the narrative: at times subtle, at times prominent as per the situation. It lingers on even after the movie ends. One gets to appreciate the background music more during repeat viewings. A big revelation comes at the point of interval. This scene, again, is very well directed. The good thing about Victor Acharya is that he knows when to accelerate and when to slow down. Following the confrontation with Jai, Sahir ensconces towards his room. It's a long take with no dialogue. The length engenders a feeling of suspense. As Sahir sits on the chair, probably facing a mirror (a common mode of cinematography), one can hear his breathing. The camera circles slowly, the silence adds to the anticipation.

Abhishek Bachchan shares more screen-time with Aamir Khan than he did with his adversaries in 'Dhoom' and 'Dhoom 2'. He shows a menacing streak in the scene where he interrogates Sahir. Since everything has to be done in the 'Dhoom' framework, the film misses out on opportunities of what they could have done with Jai's character, as well as a few other things, because in many ways, it's Jai Dixit who comes across as a stubborn antagonist.

A propos the act in India, the idea was to play it to the gallery with a rustic fight scene. The auto-rickshaw feature, however, is unbefitting to the 'Dhoom' template. Ideally they could have harked back to the brilliant chor bazaar (black market) scene from 'Dhoom 1'; that scene had a riveting escape (with Jai and Ali being the absconders instead of chasers) and a little story behind it. But here, there is no back story, no motif and no 'Dhoom' twinge on the rustic tableau.

'Dhoom 3' also succeeds in bringing old-school rhetoric to the fore. The poem 'bandey hain hum uske' is orated throughout the film in different tones, each at a key moment. Sahir and Iqbal Khan disperse a few memorable dialogues.

Aamir Khan takes care of aesthetics and nuances in a remarkable performance. As always he stays true to his character. There is no reliance on past glory, self-reference or braggadocio. His poised countenance and that remarkable stance make the motorcycle scenes more effective. He gives Sahir an aura of mystique when he goes to meet Jai Dixit at the police headquarters. His fine hat, tilted a tad upwards, gives him an air of a sly jester. In a scene where the audience cheered the loudest, Sahir says, 'When sleight, contrivance and deception converge, people think it's magic.' During the dialogue, he scratches his face with the gun with an old-fashioned panache. Whether it's a nod to the old-school acting or personal mannerism, it goes well with the rhetoric. This is the closest he can come to self-reference.

The wait is over,most expected movie of season is out!!this movie is the third installment of successful Bollywood venture Dhoom and marks the collaboration of aamir khan with Yashraj films.movie is quite good but could have far better because it is perfectionist aamir's movie!!this movie reminds you of popular Hollywood movies like prestige,now you see me,mission impossible-4 at certain places and makes us realize that aamir gives his best when he directs his own movie. I feel katrina kaif has made a guest appearance in this movie rather than a heroine kind of role..abhishek and uday are at their best!the story takes a twist in the second half and leaves us mesmerized.the success of this movie is definitely bagged by aamir whose character reminds everyone of the role played by hrithik in 'koi mil gaya'. the movie is around 3 hour long and could have been edited at certain places.anyway it's a good movie.the best part is most expensive song 'malang',high octane action sequence,and of-course aamir khan's acting...truly he his the best...I watched this movie only for him.

I Just Completed Watching Dhoom:3 and I Must Say That They Try and Made Something Awesome To Us; Let Me Tell You 1st, It's Not a Typical Thief and Police Kinda Dhoom, It Was All About Revenge of His Father's Death. In a 170+Minutes I Didn't Got Bored(A Biggest Plus Point), A Very Interesting Twist Before Interval Just Tighten Us ie.Double Role of Amir Khan- I Have No Words The Way It Has Presented To Us(Sahir&Samar), Amir Carried Both Roles in Tremendous Manner,What We Expected From Him. What I Can Say About Katrina?? She is Being Used By As Usual As Material, This Time A Dancing & Acrobat Material. Well She Did Well Those Sequences, Abhishek Bachhan is Far Brilliant than His Previous Image As An Actor, Hats-off to Cinematographer, He Did Fabulous Job Well Chase Sequences Are Mind Blowing as far as Hindi Cinema's Concern Overall I'm Sure U Won't Get Bored for more than 5-10 minutes in a 170+Minutes Lengthy Movie

Sometimes in cinema it is difficult to live up to hype. However, Dhoom 3 exceeds all expectations by packing a solid punch. The start was excellent and emotional, propped up by great performances from Jackie Shroff and Sidharth Nigam, the kid who plays young Aamir. YRF were indeed fortunate to find a kid who is not only a gymnast but a talented actor. I thought the cruel bank guy was good in his small part. He should've got a longer part. After the hasty Iqbal (Jackie) commits suicide, his son decides to take revenge. He targets the bank using his circus tricks and incredible gymnastics.

As good as Aamir acts, he gets a very good script here that gets the best out of him. The "dhoom" scenes i.e. the chases are awesome. Modern cameras and VFX effects make them even better.

Aamir's acting gets better and better as the story progresses. This is one one hell of a job by Aamir, on par with his best works.

*****SPOILERS AHEAD*****

To be frank, ACP Jai Dixit has become a liability since Dhoom 2 because his character makes things redundant. Since Dhoom 2 had a happy ending, his pesky interruptions didn't matter. But in Dhoom 3 the ending is sad, just because they had to give leverage to his character. Alas! they miss out on many tricks. Sahir's mastery and the twists around his characters are so good that he could have easily toppled Jai. Alas! Jai's character needs face saving because he's supposed to be one of the principal characters. He comes across as a big time nuisance.

The whole angle about Jai called by US police to help them is hard to fathom. But we understand it's "dhoom" and some level of cinematic liberty has to be taken to involve a story like this in Chicago because it's hard to visualize this story on the streets of India.

{Bandey hain hum uske humpe kiska zor}

Jackie Shroff recites the motivational poem elegantly. He is a damn good actor without any doubt. He is like a chameleon who adapts himself well into whatever part he is given. I don't think the film industry has done justice to his potential. The super-talented Sidharth Nigam and Jackie form a great father-son duo for a short period. Would it have been better to start the film with the robbery and then show the 1990 Chicago later on in a flashback? Hard to say. It doesn't make much of a difference to the final show.

Dhoom 3 is basically a mix of bikes and circus themes with loads of thrills and the usual entertainment. It is a true escapist entertainer. Motorbikes make a full-on comeback to the Dhoom world. Watching Aamir on the bike is a high. Watching two Aaamirs is even better. His dedication is astounding. He took a year to get in shape for a circus guy's role. One can see how important it is to look that part. His acting is predictably top class.

There is no plagiarism here or in Ghajini as many people still complain. People need to watch it with an open mind. {Watch Barfi, Zeher, Taxi No. 9211 to see what plagiarism means}. Vijay K. Acharya is a dreamer. He is a man who follows his passion. His command over his material is praiseworthy. Truly underrated director. The cinematography is praiseworthy. The slow-mo scenes are well done. {I am usually not a fan of slow-mo fights but Acharya has done them in a uber-cool way}. Abhishek does well and Uday doesn't get much room. The action is extraordinary. It is meant to be that way and must be received in that spirit.

An engaging tale the story is set on the backdrop of Chicago and a bank is getting looted by a thief leaving a clown's mask. He is Sahir (aamir) who has a circus show and he also has a vengeance behind this act. From India come the duo of ACP Jai Dixit (abhishek) and Ali (uday chopra) to catch the thief. Meanwhile, Sahir is joined by the beautiful Aaliya (katrina) in his circus acts. Whether Jai and Ali are able to catch Sahir or not forms the rest of the story.

The director has come up with a regular storyline and while the presentation was rich, the narrative was quite absorbing. The dialogues were well written. The script was average but the screenplay made the whole difference. The background score was gripping and three songs were worth watching. Cinematography was exceptional. Editing was crisp. Costumes were stylish and well designed to suit the royalty while the art department was fabulous. Aamir Khan has taken the film to a new level with his performance, Katrina was stunningly sexy and eye catching, Abhishek was good, Uday Chopra brought few smiles. Not much for the foreign actors. Jackie was brief but made his presence felt.

This is the third edition of the Dhoom series and though there is nothing much in the plot or storyline it is the way the whole thing is packaged and presented that creates the difference. Right from the first scene there is a lot of energy and the interval twist is quite good. The second half also is engaging and though it slowed down a bit it picks up in the climax. Overall, this is a film which must be watched for its adventurous chases than content.

Spoiler alert!! The only thing that didn't happen was the bike didn't turn into spaceship!!Thank GOD!! Horrible action sequences.This is just copy of Nolan's actions gone bad! and where was the script ?!! Its just not there. The Worst part is when the Bank tries to get their loan amount back what did the protagonist do? Kill the Bloody Banker! I was left wondering what is going on ?! Riding bike on rope and moving faster than a helicopter adds to the absurd content in the film.When there is no where left to go what happens ? The bikes just hold hand in hands and fly!!! Not too sure whether its a action flick or comedy! Overall complete waste of time and money!Such an awful movie! Have watched a lot of horrible movies but never in my lifetime had thought I would curse myself for wasting 3 hours of my time for watching a movie. I would recommend to avoid this movie even if you get a chance to see it for free. Because wasting even an hour on this movie is like asking too much for it.

This is not a film but an insult to Indian film industry.

Apart from evoking the memories of the earlier Dhoom movies, the third part of Dhoom comes as a great surprise package. Because apart from its inherent coolness, it adds more substance to the series - a substance you could expect from an Aamir Khan starer. This one is no exception.

The emotions move back to the Hindi films of the 70s and the action (in fact bike scenes) are styled after James Bond movies. So it comes as a great mix. Modern technology makes the stunts really cool and allows them to do things which weren't possible before.

Acting is great from everyone including Aamir Khan for obvious reasons. Whether it is Dhoom or any other movie, never do you feel that he is the Aamir Khan, the star. It's because he gets into his characters so well. Here too you actually feel that you are watching two different people. Abhishek Bachchan does well with his character. He seems to have a snobby streak in real life and that actually helps his character. Uday Chopra and Katrina Kaif do well. I wish Tabrett Bethell had more role.

Malang song is a treat to watch. Other songs are great too.

(Watching it second time was even better. But I must add, it has to be seen in high-definition.)

The complaints about unrealistic action are strange because it's not meant to be a Sarfarosh or Madras Cafe. In fact many South Indian and Hollywood movies have unreal action. Try "Sin City", "Kill Bill" or South Indian blockbusters. Even Aamir Khan's Ghajini had over-the-top action. It's because of their genres. One size doesn't fit all. Every film has its own demands. There are also complaints that they don't show any robbery. My question is, how many robberies did they show in the first Dhoom? Hardly.

P.S. I am going with 9 out of 10. I took one off because the climax despite being emotional seems like a compromise.

yes it was the best dhoom...i have ever seen. iknow some sick guys will say there was no good robbery but hello... can u remember dhoom1...where was a classified robbery....and of course dhoom 2 also fav flimm but why hrithik will robber.how he robber thinks that was cool no but there was no background about the villain...where d3 gets advantage.its twist,its stunt,its story and one an only aamir's fav acting one of his best acting ending was nice...but some scenes and logic was silly.........but if you can like shits like chennai expressa and slaman's all shits then d3 will be farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ahead this films ....and worth watch...go for the film

Dhoom 3 (Just Few Facts) :

#1 Most Important : Yes, The Main Concept Of Dhoom 3 Is Taken From Christopher Nolan's 'The Prestige'. The Main Theme Of 'The Prestige' Is The Magic Trick 'The Transported Man' Where Christian Bale Enters A Box And Comes From The Other. In The Climax Comes The Secret : There Were Twins. Same Concept Here ! :/

#2 : Not A Single Chori Shown. :/ I Was Missing D2 So Much. Remember The 1st & 2nd Chori ??? Such Exitements Are Zero In D3 :-(

#3 : VFX Is Pretty Bad. Every Times The Bike Flungs Into Air, You Just Look Away! Adding To That Slo-Mo In Each And Every Action. 20 Minutes Of The Movie Time Is Just Slo-Mo! :/

#4 : A Bike Runs On Rope, Folds Itself, Becomes a Jet-Ski, Sumarine, Rocket! :/ Comment On What You Think About This ...

#4 : Loopholes, Loopholes Everywhere ... AK Is a Unmasked Thief In Chicago, Still No Photographs! Police, Traffic Cams, Secuirity, Onlookers Are Mere Spectators With Mouth Open! :/

#5 : You Never Believe In The Story From The Very First! A Circus Party Never Needs A 40mn Worth Of Auditorium. It Just Needs A Circus! :/

#6 : The Money That AK Is Robbing Is Public Money. And He Thinks He Punishes The Bank! :/

#7 : Everything That AK Does ( As Shair ) - Dance, Laugh, Dialogue Delivery, Every Hand Gesture Is 'Serious', Yet He Calls Himself 'Joker, Vidushak ... '. Thats The Funniest Part Of The Movie :/ . With Samir He Had Gone Over The Top! :/ Mr. Khan You Don't Belong Here. Why Leave Your Comfort Zone And Make A Movie Like This ??? :/ :/

#8 : Interestingly, The Movie Picks Up After 2nd Half. I Began To Like Samar. If Anything Is Good In The Movie, Then Its That 30 Minutes Where Abhishek Makes Friends With Samar And The Funny Date With Katrina. But It Also Makes You Hate Sahir More :-) :-)

#9 : Feeling Very Very Sorry For Katrina. I Don't Remember Any Role Apart From Tees Maar Khan Where She Played Such An Insignificant Role! :/ She's Just There In 3 Songs And a Couple Of Scenes :/ :/

#10 : Sorry Guys, Aur Type Nahi Ho Raha Mujh Se :-p

It is often said that Dhoom movies are action movies. If you think about it, like Aamir Khan also said, they are not action. They are more of adventure films with pulsating chases. There is little action or fight scenes in Dhoom. In the spirit of the riveting Dhoom world, the 3rd edition does a fantastic job. You know when Aamir is in the lead, things ought to get better.

One has to understand that Dhoom is an escapist world, like the films of James Bond or action films of Salman Khan. It is a film in which you want to whistle.

The last time I heard such loud whistles were during Dabangg and Ghajini. Every time Sahir pulled a fast one, crowd cheered loudly.

Some people were asking how does Jai find him at the dam. The answer is: it doesn't matter. Either way, Samar would have contacted Alia and Jai would have caught him. Jai knew that he could use Alia to lure him. If he had Samar, Sahir would have automatically walked in.

The chemistry between the characters is so amazing that they could have easily made it longer. The time of 172 minutes flies by.

Awesome experience first time and only gets better later... There's sureshot expectation of popcorn entertainment from Dhoom franchise. This time it's even bigger in terms of story, direction and action. The stunts are of international standard.

It not only strengthens the legacy but takes it to a higher level. In D1 and D2 John Abraham and Hrithik Roshan didn't have any backstory but here Aamir Khan has a backstory and a better characterisation.

Spoilers ahead...

It's unfair to pick one best Aamir Khan performance because he has given so many great performances. His work in Dhoom: 3 definitely finds place amongst his best work. He is restrained as Sahir and totally cute as Samar. At times Samar seems like a different actor.

Bike on rope and the second heist are awesome. The third one is alright.

The songs are superb. I always felt that Katrina Kaif didn't go berserk in 'ishq shava' song (jab tak hai jaan). In 'kamli' however she does very well, totally fits into the role.

Overall it's a fantastic movie from start to end.

I don't really like Bollywood movies. I have only watched few movies like AAMIR, A Wednesday etc. But I have liked watching DHOOM series and according to me DHOOM 2 was best in the series. DHOOM 3 is even worse than first DHOOM. Here is why.

1. Aamir breaks 3 bank locker. Not even a single scene is about how he BREAKS IN. C'mon man not even a single scene. The film only shows scenes after he has performed those burglaries and how he gets away.

2. He gets away always on a high speed racing bike while in DHOOM 2 every theft was with a new plan and new technique.

3. The same old bollywood story of "any song at any time".

4. The double role. OH MY GOD. That was terrible. When they could not explain the story they included the double role of AAMIR.

5. Uday Chopra needs acting classes while Abhishek was OK.

6. What was the role of Katrina is beyond my thinking.

7. Mr. AAMIR never wear masks in any of the looting and the bank camera never records anything.

8. The CIRCUS looked like dance shows instead of circus.

9. A SINGLE SHOT is fired in the whole film!!!!!. No police man ever shoot a single bullet.

10. And the plot holes are on and on.

MY SUGGESTION:- Watch DHOOM 2 again instead of watching DHOOM 3.