Jun 15, 2016 12:18 PM
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(Updated Jun 15, 2016 12:16 PM)
I found the film to be Bollywood at its glorious best, packed with swift, cat and mouse chase sequences bordering on implausibility(the Dhoom-mobile that functions as a bike, a hovercraft, a submarine and can also glide when powered up), highly polished dance numbers, numerous close up shots and exaggerated performances, and a flimsy plot to bind everything together.
The production values were better than most other mainstream movies vitiating the film industry, and the performances were enjoyable(except Uday Chopra's).
Most Indian audiences, though, look for logic and subtlety in a film that doesn't require anything but a zing of zaniness. I find their logic highly idiotic as the same audience members would enjoy a film with low production values and a non-existent story line that replaces Aamir Khan("he's the smart guy, so his films have to be smart") with say Akshay Kumar or Salman. A lot many people call this film a wrong move for Aamir. I on the other hand think this film is step forward for mainstream Bollywood, which has been bogged down by such terrible(albeit money-making) clunkers in recent times.
And did you notice that this film includes a great number of African Americans as backup dancers? Unusual for Bollywood, which is usually dominated by white faces in the background.