Dhoom dhaam
review
In Dhoom Dhaam Rishab Seth directs Yami Gautam and Pratik Gandhi as they embark on an overnight caper across the length and breadth of Mumbai. Newly-weds Koyal (Yami) and Veer (Pratik), begin their wedding night with a high-speed car chase as they escaping gun-toting goons who are searching for “Charlie.” The mystery of What/Who/Where “Charlie” is, takes a backseat for the back-and-forth between Koyal and Veer, who have been married off in a hurry – only two weeks after meeting each other. The script, spanning one night on the streets of Mumbai, attempts to use this perilous situation as an opportunity for the couple to get to know each other, away from the prying eyes of relatives.
Dhoom Dhaam’s concept is none too innovative, but it does contain some potential for experimentation – unfortunately most of which is ignored. The film gets so caught up in getting the moulds of its characters right, that it eventually ends up caging them within these stereotypes. Koyal is introduced to Veer and his family as the “well-mannered, docile ideal Indian woman.” Possibly to only Veer’s surprise, she turns out to be the complete opposite. For Koyal, on the other hand, Veer’s “simple” nature turns out to have more shades to it. These characterisations of “there’s more than what meets the eye” are delivered as revelatory sermons. Though the script sometimes seems unsure of its own writing, aiming to hammer in obvious themes. Koyal and Veer then end up becoming predictable puppets of a predictable comedy-thriller. It’s a no-brainer that there’s little to none chemistry for the actors to mine from the material they are given to work with.
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