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| Dhoom 2 धूम 2 ٢ ﺩﻬﻭﻡ தூம் 2 | |
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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 Rimi Sen |
| 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 is also noteworthy because its soundtrack is the first in India to be released in DVD-Audio, along with other audio formats.
The film has sparked controversy for a scene containing a kiss, and a court case is currently pending in India.
Synopsis
Template:Spoiler 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 English crown by sky diving onto a train, disguising himself as the queen, stealing the crown, and escaping.
He is pursued by ACP Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan), ACP Shonali Bose (Bipasha Basu), and policeman Ali (Uday Chopra). They try to catch him in the act as he robs a Mumbai museum, but fail.
Mr. A, in the meantime, is caught by the wiles of Sunehri (Aishwarya Rai), who claims to be Mr. A's number-one fan. He agrees to take her into partnership, not knowing that she is actually working for the police.
Mr. A and Sunehri fly to Copacabana, where Mr. A plans another big heist. The police officers, Jai and Ali, follow. Mr. A., who has trusted Sunehri with his life, finds out that she is working against him and accuses her of treachery. She then realizes that she loves him and joins him in earnest. Their heist is a success; their escape less so. It seems that Mr. A has been killed.
His death turns out to have been a trick. Mr. A and Sunehri re-appear, running a small restaurant on a tropical island in Fiji. A few months later, Jai tracks them down. After they return the stolen goods, Jai realizes that they have made restitution and taken up honest work, and that no good will be served by arresting them. He walks away from the restaurant and sets off on his next case. Template:Endspoilers
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
Music
The film has six songs composed by Pritam. The soundtrack 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
The soundtrack was released on 2-channel compact disc, cassette tape, and 5.1-channel DVD-Audio.
Response
Box office
The movie had a very successful opening both in India and overseas. In the US alone, it had earned US$2,642,290 by early 2007.
Trivia
- Dhoom 2 was the first Bollywood movie to be filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- The film went into very wide release; 1,200 prints of this movie were distributed to Indian cinemas.
- It was the first film from Yash Raj Films to have its songs available for download on iTunes.
- The movie was released on two disc DVD format on January 30, 2007.
See also
References
- Screen Weekly: Dhoom 2 music released on DVD-Audio format
- The Hindu: Obscenity case filed against Aishwarya and Hrithik
- Business of Cinema: Yash Raj Films releases music of Dhoom 2 - CD & cassette
- IMDB business results