Indian film-makers are
now learning the art of making sequels. But their editing skills are still far
from satisfactory. An exception like Sholay can pull off a three-hour film. But
by and large, others fall short. The reason Sholay pulled it off was because of
brilliance in every department-acting, cinematography, dialogue and songs. None
of these qualities are present in Dhoom 3. Though they are good, they are not
brilliant. The songs are actually awful.
What salvages Dhoom 3
is Aamir Khan. It is a role written for him, and he revels in it, backed by
some spectacular stunts-though some are old and tiresome, like the motorbike
going under a truck. Nevertheless, some are quite breath-taking, like
motorcycling across buildings on a rope.
Another thing I liked
about the film is that it equalizes the Chicago police with our own- they come
out as chumps, like their Indian counterparts in most films. If this is not
globalization, what is?
Coming to the story, a
circus owner kills himself in Chicago because a bank refuses to loan him the
capital he needs to keep going. His son takes revenge, by destroying the bank
in question, mainly through looting it in typical filmy robbery sequences-which
is fine.
What I was unable to
figure out, was The Great Indian Circus that only plays indoors, and does not
have a single child in its audience. The indoor colour scheme was a bit dull, I
thought, for a circus.
Amir Khan, though he
has started visibly aging, pulls off an angry young (!) man role well. Uday
Chopra is joined by Abhishek in a role fit for an extra (bit players are termed
that in our country). The climax shot on top of Hoover dam is a visual delight.
Since I don’t like Katrina, I will refrain from commenting on her.
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