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| The police are baffled by a master thief known only as Mr. A (]). Mr. A steals the crown jewels from a fast-moving train by sky-diving onto the roof of the train. ACP Jai Dixit (]) and his assistant Ali (]) set out to catch the thief and restore the jewels. Lovely, sexy women (Aishwarya, Bipasha, and Rimi) complicate the plot. | |||
| The police are baffled by a master thief known only as Mr. A (]) because he leaves an 'A' symbol after each robbery. Mr. A steals the crown jewels of a queen by sky diving onto the train carrying them, and then disguising himself as the queen and as usual escapes the authorities. | |||
| Meanwhile Ali (]) who is now an officer fouls up a mission and is narrowly saved by ACP Jai Dixit (]). They soon meet ACP Shonali Bose (]), who has been assigned to solve the case of Mr. A. Shonali and Jai are ex-classmates. Their apparent flirting makes Jai's wife Sweety (]) jealous. Jai realises that Mr. A is actually challenging everyone to catch him. His next theft will be in ]. | |||
| There are two places where he might strike, A jewelery shop, and a museum. Jai and Shonali stake out the jeweler while Ali stakes out the museum. Jai realises that Mr. A will rob the museum after learning that the supposed target of Mr. A is damaged. Mr. A manages to make his escape by roller-blading and using a magnetic device. Shonali is disheartened that Mr. A escaped and decides to resign. Mr. A is planning to leave the city, but at the airport he learns that someone else, using his name has announced that he will rob the sword kept in the Junagadh fort. Mr. A decides to meet the imposter. The imposter turns out to be Sunehri (]), who confesses that she is a fan of Mr. A and would like to be his partner. Mr. A is doubtful at first, but later he agrees. But Sunehri is actually working for Jai Dixit. | |||
| Mr. A takes Sunehri to ] to train her and also for their next heist. Jai and Ali follow them to Rio, where they meet Shonali's twin sister Monali (]). Monali takes a liking to Ali. Mr. A finds out that Sunehri is working against him. After he confronts her, Sunehri decides to stop betraying him and work with him. Their robbery is successful. | |||
| There follows a high-speed bike chase, ending with Mr. A and Jai fighting on a waterfall. Ali manages to capture Sunehri, to stop Mr. A. Sunehri shoots Mr. A, just as he wanted, so that he is not arrested by the police. Jai lets Sunehri go free, deeming it punishment for her to live alone. Six months later, Sunehri and Mr. A are shown running a restaurant in the Fiji Islands, but Jai follows Sunehri and finds Mr. A. Mr. A gives Jai information on where to find the money from the previous heists. Jai later lets Mr. A and Sunehri go free as Mr. A gives him the information to all the stolen goods, and also Mr. A is dead to the world and there is no point in catching a thief who's already dead. But he warns Mr.A's whode real name is Aryan that if Mr.A ever returns, then he will catch him. Jai receives a phone call from Ali, and tells Ali to return to India, as they've got a new case. | |||
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| Dhoom 2 धूम 2 ٢ ﺩﻬﻭﻡ | |
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| File:Dhoom2dhoom.jpgMovie poster for Dhoom 2 | |
| Directed by | Sanjay Gadhvi |
| Written by | Aditya Chopra |
| Produced by | Aditya Chopra Amit Chopra |
| Starring | Hrithik Roshan Abhishek Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bipasha Basu Uday Chopra |
| Cinematography | Vikas Sivaraman Nirav Shah |
| Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
| Release dates | November 24, 2006 |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi/Urdu, Telugu, Tamil |
| Budget |  Rs. 66 Crores - Approx. |
Dhoom 2 (Hindi: धूम 2, Urdu: ٢ ﺩﻬﻭﻡ, Tamil: தூம் 2) is a 2006 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi. It stars Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Uday Chopra. The movie is a sequel to the 2004 hit, Dhoom. The film was released on November 24 2006. This movie has been dubbed into Telugu and Tamil; those versions were released on the same day as the Hindi-Urdu version.
The film is Gadhvi's fourth directorial venture after Tere Liye (2000), Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002), and Dhoom (2004), and his third with Yash Raj Films. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Pritam and lyrics were penned by Sameer. Cinematographers were Vikas Sivaraman and Nirav Shah; the film was edited by Rameshwar S. Bhagat. The film was shot partially in-studio, in India, and also on location in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and Durban, South Africa.
The film has sparked controversy for a scene containing a kiss, and a court case is currently pending in India.
Cast
- Hrithik Roshan ... Aryan/Mr.A
- Abhishek Bachchan ... ACP Jai Dixit
- Aishwarya Rai ... Sunehri
- Uday Chopra ... Inspector Ali Akbar
- Bipasha Basu ... ACP Shonali Bose / Monali Bose
- Rimi Sen ... Sweety Dixit
Synopsis
The police are baffled by a master thief known only as Mr. A (Hrithik Roshan ) because he leaves an 'A' symbol after each robbery. Mr. A steals the crown jewels of a queen by sky diving onto the train carrying them, and then disguising himself as the queen and as usual escapes the authorities.
Meanwhile Ali (Uday Chopra ) who is now an officer fouls up a mission and is narrowly saved by ACP Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan). They soon meet ACP Shonali Bose (Bipasha Basu ), who has been assigned to solve the case of Mr. A. Shonali and Jai are ex-classmates. Their apparent flirting makes Jai's wife Sweety (Rimi Sen ) jealous. Jai realises that Mr. A is actually challenging everyone to catch him. His next theft will be in Mumbai.
There are two places where he might strike, A jewelery shop, and a museum. Jai and Shonali stake out the jeweler while Ali stakes out the museum. Jai realises that Mr. A will rob the museum after learning that the supposed target of Mr. A is damaged. Mr. A manages to make his escape by roller-blading and using a magnetic device. Shonali is disheartened that Mr. A escaped and decides to resign. Mr. A is planning to leave the city, but at the airport he learns that someone else, using his name has announced that he will rob the sword kept in the Junagadh fort. Mr. A decides to meet the imposter. The imposter turns out to be Sunehri (Aishwarya Rai), who confesses that she is a fan of Mr. A and would like to be his partner. Mr. A is doubtful at first, but later he agrees. But Sunehri is actually working for Jai Dixit.
Mr. A takes Sunehri to Rio de Janeiro to train her and also for their next heist. Jai and Ali follow them to Rio, where they meet Shonali's twin sister Monali (Bipasha Basu). Monali takes a liking to Ali. Mr. A finds out that Sunehri is working against him. After he confronts her, Sunehri decides to stop betraying him and work with him. Their robbery is successful.
There follows a high-speed bike chase, ending with Mr. A and Jai fighting on a waterfall. Ali manages to capture Sunehri, to stop Mr. A. Sunehri shoots Mr. A, just as he wanted, so that he is not arrested by the police. Jai lets Sunehri go free, deeming it punishment for her to live alone. Six months later, Sunehri and Mr. A are shown running a restaurant in the Fiji Islands, but Jai follows Sunehri and finds Mr. A. Mr. A gives Jai information on where to find the money from the previous heists. Jai later lets Mr. A and Sunehri go free as Mr. A gives him the information to all the stolen goods, and also Mr. A is dead to the world and there is no point in catching a thief who's already dead. But he warns Mr.A's whode real name is Aryan that if Mr.A ever returns, then he will catch him. Jai receives a phone call from Ali, and tells Ali to return to India, as they've got a new case.
Music
The film has six songs composed by Pritam. The audio of the film was released worldwide on October 19, 2006 by Yash Raj Music:
- Crazy Kiya Re - Sunidhi Chauhan & rap: Ravi Khote
- Touch Me - K.K. & Alisha Chinai
- My Name Is Ali - Sonu Nigam & Bipasha Basu
- Dil Laga Na - Sukhbir, Soham Chakraborty, Jolly Mukherjee, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Suzanne D'Mello & rap: Ravi Khote
- Crazy Remix - Sunidhi Chauhan
- Dhoom Again - Vishal Dadlani & Dominique Cerejo
Response
Box office
The movie had a very successful opening both in India and overseas.
Trivia
- Dhoom 2 was the first Bollywood movie to be filmed in Brazil.
- The film went into very wide release; 1,200 prints of this movie were distributed to Indian cinemas. This is a record for Indian movies.
- It was the first film from Yash Raj Films to have its songs available for download on iTunes.
See Also
References
- The Hindu: Obscenity case filed against Aishwarya and Hrithik
- BoxOfficeIndia.Com: Box Office Results 24/11/06-30/11/06 (Collections in Ind Rs)
- India FM: Overseas Box-office: Rs. 18.75 crores in 10 days