Director: Rohit Dhawan
Music: Pritam
Cast|: John Abraham, Varun Dhawan, Akshaye Khanna ,Jacqueline Fernandez and Saqib
Saleem
Ratings: 3.5 stars***1/2
The
film opens with India’s top batsman, Vijay Sharma/ Saqeeb Saleem hitting sixes
on the cricket pavilion and a few scenes later, you discover that the sportsman
is missing. The finals are two days later and the chase begins to hunt the
missing star.
Kabir
Shergill/John Abraham is the super cop assigned on the mission and assisting
him is the young and cheerful Junaid Ansari /Varun Dhawan.
On
the surface it is a regular action thriller but there is a difference, this one
has substance and a 36 hour deadline. What works about the film are the virgin
locations, Ayananka Bose’s seductive cinematography, Tushar Hiranandani’s
script, Hussain Dalal’s dialogues and the dare devil action.
Mention
must be made of a refreshing supporting cast and the delightful surprises
(Nargis Fakhri, Parineeti Chopra, a hilarious Satish Kaushik and an unstoppable
Akshay Kumar in cameos).
Saqib
Saleem as the abducted cricketer is reserved and reassured, Akshaye Khanna
effective in negative role and John Abraham–Varun Dhawan reminiscent of Amitabh
Bachchan -Shashi Kapoor pairing of yester years.
What
does not, are some exaggerations, some unending thrills, a cacophonic background
score but all diffused by Ritesh-
Rokade’s razor sharp editing that keeps you engrossed till the end.
Dishoom is fast,
furious, energetic, stylish and entertaining. Watch it for the delicious Varun
Dhawan, the handsome John Abraham and most important, for the new director on
the block, Rohit Dhawan take a bow.
@bhawanasomaaya
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