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Dhoom (transl. Blast) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film written by Vijay Krishna Acharya and directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, from a story by Aditya Chopra who also produced the film through the company Yash Raj Films. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham, Esha Deol and Rimi Sen. It is the first installment in the Dhoom franchise. The cinematography was handled by Nirav Shah and original soundtrack was composed by Pritam, while Salim-Sulaiman provided the background score for the film.

Dhoom was the first action film produced by Yash Raj Films in 16 years, ever since Yash Chopra directed Vijay (1988). It tells the story of a motorbike gang committing robberies throughout Mumbai and the police officer who teams up with a motorbike dealer to stop them.

Earning over ₹290 million (US$4.1 million) Nett Gross in India, the film became one of the top-grossing Hindi films of 2004. It spawned a film series, with its sequel Dhoom 2, released on 24 November 2006, and Dhoom 3 released on 20 December 2013.

Plot

The story starts in the city of Mumbai, where a motorbike gang starts breaking into banks and other public places and vanishes onto the Western Express Highway.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan), a no-nonsense cop, is called onto the case. Dixit seeks the help of a local bike dealer/racer named Ali Akbar Fateh Khan (Uday Chopra) and devises a trap to catch the gang, but it fails. Kabir (John Abraham), the leader of the gang, eventually taunts Dixit, claiming that Dixit can’t catch him even if he is right in front of him. He is proven correct and Dixit’s failure apparently causes him to part ways with Ali.

Kabir then lures Ali into his gang as a substitute for Rohit, the gang member who was killed by Dixit. Ali falls in love with Sheena (Esha Deol), another gang member. The gang later goes to Goa to perform one last big heist before disbanding forever. Kabir sets his eyes on the largest casino in all of India. Kabir and his gang swiftly loot the casino on New Year’s Eve, but they soon realize that Dixit has led them right into a trap. It is revealed that Ali was working for Dixit the whole time, and a fight ensues.

Kabir manages to escape from Dixit and goes back to the gang’s truck where Ali has kept Sheena bound and gagged. Kabir then viciously beats up Ali for his betrayal, but Ali is saved by Dixit’s timely arrival at the scene. The gang flees, except for Sheena, while Dixit and Ali give chase to Kabir. They kill all the other gang members except Kabir, who tries to escape on his bike. He is cornered by Dixit and Ali with nowhere to go. Kabir decides to take his own life rather than let Dixit arrest him, and he rides his bike over the edge of a cliff into the water to his death. The film ends with Dixit and Ali arguing with each other, albeit in a friendly way.

Cast

Abhishek Bachchan as A.C.P Jai Dixit
Uday Chopra as Ali Khan
John Abraham as Kabir
Esha Deol as Sheena
Rimi Sen as Sweety Dixit
Manoj Joshi as Shekhar Kamal
Sanjay Keni (Cameo appearance)
Aarav Chowdhary as Rahul
Farid Amiri as Tony
Rohit Chopra as Rohit
Ajay Pande as Vinod
Bhupinder as a Chor Bazaar Goon
Mehul Bhojak as Manu
Yusuf Hussain as Police Commissioner
Mukesh Ahuja as Bookie
Ayesha Raza as TV reporter
Perizaad Zorabian in a special appearance