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Plot summary
Arjun Pathak used to anchor prime time news at TRTV; demoted, he now hosts a morning current affairs radio program. A caller tells him on air that he will blow up the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, the bridge outside the studio. Arjun treats the threat as a prank; the caller detonates explosives that bring the bridge down, killing people and trapping others. Instead of telling the police, Arjun builds a makeshift television studio and bargains with his former boss, the producer Ankita Malaskar, for his old prime time seat in exchange for broadcasting the caller's calls live. The caller wants Minister Jaydev Patil to apologize publicly over families of workers killed while the bridge was being repaired. Arjun's ex-wife, the reporter Soumya, offers to report from the bridge.
Cast
- Anuj Gurwaraas Manas Sethi
- Priya Tandonas Kripa Ved
- Prabhat Singh Bhadauriyaas Villain (voice)
- Aishwarya Chaudharyas Mala
- Ritviq Joshias Raunaq
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dhamaka (2021)
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- Ram Madhvani's team shot Dhamaka in ten days, wrapping on 24 December 2020, because he had designed a detailed storyboard and prepped the crew to avoid a long shoot schedule.
- 90% of Dhamaka was shot on an indoor set built at the Renaissance Hotel in Powai, Mumbai, where the production unit of more than 300 people was booked to stay put with no outsiders allowed, creating a bio-bubble under COVID-19 protocols.
- Ram Madhvani first planned Dhamaka as a female-centric film and wrote the script with Taapsee Pannu in mind, but could not approach her; Kriti Sanon was later considered and refused the offer without a convincing reason.
- Yami Gautam was initially reported to play Arjun's wife in Dhamaka, but she opted out citing date clashes and was replaced by Mrunal Thakur.
- The collapse of the Bandra–Worli Sea Link in Dhamaka was created with visual effects, with Ram Madhvani working with four VFX studios because of the film's heavy VFX work.
- Prateek Kuhad's song "Kasoor", which he wrote, performed and sang, was released as a film version of Dhamaka on 15 November 2021, picturised on Kartik Aaryan and Mrunal Thakur; the original single had come out in July 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown.
- Dhamaka's streaming rights were sold for US$12–19 million, the highest sum ever paid for a Hindi film, surpassing the ₹110 crore paid for Laxmii.
