Dhoom 2 is a high quality, bigtime Bollywood action movie. And though I don't see too many Bollywood films, I was in the mood today and it's playing on a big screen at my local Googolplex.

All's I can say is -- Wow! The production values have really skyrocketed as Bollywood clearly is competing with Hollywood product. The film itself is plenty of fun, with the usual infectious dance numbers which seem even more amped out than I usual, and some big time international heist action sequences. The two main leads, Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai are ridiculously beautiful human beings. And Uday Chopra is great as the comic sidekick.

This is a great accesible Bollywood film for the movie fan who wants to dip their toe in the vast sea of film that is Bollywood.

5 out of 5.



Check out the D:2 trailer:

<object><param></param><param></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d85GsvjWIJA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

What is it like some super-hero musical movie?

judging by that trailer, it looks absolutely ridiculous and dumb...

It is indeed a good movie.

The movie has a lot of HOT people.

The girls are just freakin sizzling.

Oh jesus it's like Bollywood Mission:Impossible.

I totally have to see it.

Errrr... isn't that kinda the idea for this kinda movie, be it made in Bollywood or Hollywood?

Dhoom 2 is super entertaining, has beautiful stars, and world class production values. It can be easy to dismiss films like this, just because they're made in India -- I do it myself, 51 weeks out of the year. But when one comes along that is accessible as this one -- 25% of the dialogue is even in English, for goodness sakes -- not to mention an extensive location shoot on the bikini-laden beaches of Rio de Janeiro -- well then I say: Let's give it the same break we do on being "ridiculous and dumb" that we do to Hollywood product.

Welcome to world class popcorn movies!

Haha, they are fun!

We have a huge Indian population here so we show Hindi movies in our theatres several times a week... I caught Pokiri and Fanaah while I was working full time during the summer on my breaks (I ended up seeing every movie that played.... blah)...

They were mediocre but watchable.

You guys are nuts.

It is amazing so many of you have seen a bollywood movie. I have not one since 1989.

Bollywood has progressed technically. But the storylines are mostly lifted (illegally) from hollywood movies. I heard that Dhoom 2 is a patchwork of several hollywood movies including Mission Impossible.

The movie has grossed Rs. 170 Crores ($38M) in India. It is just a matter of time before these movies start making $100M+ just in India.

There is no doubt a huge audience for them. I mean, we fill up 400 seaters on slow weekends showing them. I'm not sure if the numbers are officially included in any grosses because it's all done... under the table...

We do have lots of Indians fight over seats. Quite fun.

That is the true Indian way.

For sure.

I'm sure the numbers from your theatre are counted, Zach.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/cha ... oreign.htm

Dhoom is doing exceptionally well in its domestic run; 86th on the all-time already. Looks to be the third highest grosser from India on the charts.

Well, the last movie we officially advertised was Fanaah, which was months ago. May. Since then, we don't publish times, we let an independent man sell tickets, and we don't report that business to EDI. I report grosses all the time and I've never, ever been told to call it in. Perhaps this guy does it on his own? I know he leases/buys the print.... perhaps he has some sort of independent contract?

He must. The studio still gets the money I'm sure.

zennier is right. The gross reported for bollywood movies is suspect. Most of the times, there is a local distributor who buys the movie from the main distributor for a fee. The main distributor reports the fee.

It all depends if there is a middle man. But they seem to be better organized in the bigger cities. But the smaller cities and college towns are usually sold for a fee.

It's a wonder there's any BO receipts to count, with the huge # of pirate DVD's of these movies that surface sometimes even before the movie's released. Some Indian families seem to pass them around to every sister and cousin...

I just asked my friend in Hyderabad about Dhoom:2

He says it sucks and recommended some other movies to me instead.

He says the best parts are all in the trailer.

I respectfully disagree with your friend about D:2 (though I'm sure there are many other good movies to recommend too). I find that amongst my Indian friends, many of the most popular Bollywood films are way to heavy on the complicated romances. The beauty of D:2 for a average Hollywood guy like me, was that it was way bigger on the high gloss action than most of the other Bollywood films I've seen...

The most important thing, imho, is whatever Bollywood film you choose to sample, to see it as they're meant to be seen -- on the big screen!

That is very true. These movies are doing well despite rampant piracy.

Unfortunately, almost all bollywood stars are eye candy and have very little talent. Most of them can't act even if their lives depended on it.

But Indian movies are more than just Bollywood which are made in Hindi. Non-Bollywood Indian movies are made in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam. Pokiri (zennier watched it) is not a bollywood movie. It is a Telugu movie.

@ zennier: I hear that Pokiri is loosely based on Infernal Affairs. Is it true?

Dhoom 2 is horrible but Dhoom is freaking awesome. See DHoom no Dhoom 2 it was sad. And the whole basis of Dhoom was motorcycles while DHoom 2 was nothing except one chase.

I agree DHOOM was awesome but DHOOM 2 has hot chicks and sleazy love story.

For some odd reason D2 became a massive blockbuster.

I could give you the link of the movie if you want?

hell i could give you link of the remake DON.

yep it is kinda.

And now they are doing a hindi aka bollywood version which will star Salman Khan.

my local cinema (24 screens) usually plays the bigger Bollywood titles, and they always put them in the larger theatres. so very much an audience for them if they're giving them the full Dolby DIgital experience.

I highly disagree. The songs nowadays are much cooler and more entertaining.

If anything lollywood (pakistan) is ripping off bollywood music and movies like crazy and they suck royally in doing that.