Dhoom (2004) on Netflix
A gang of bikers robs banks and public places across Mumbai. ACP Jai Dixit takes the case and recruits Ali Khan, a bike dealer, to help catch them.
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Plot summary
Banks and public places in Mumbai are being robbed by a gang that arrives and disappears on high-speed motorcycles. The police department has not been able to stop them. ACP Jai Dixit is assigned to the case, and he decides that the way to stop them is to think like them. He seeks out Ali Khan, a local bike dealer and garage mechanic. Jai brings him on to help trap the gang, and the plan the two of them put together does not succeed. Kabir, the gang's leader, treats the pursuit as a contest and lets Jai know that catching him will not be easy.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dhoom (2004)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Dhoom was first planned with car chases rather than motorbikes, until director Sanjay Gadhvi convinced producer Aditya Chopra otherwise, arguing that a rider's face can be seen and that he had a craze for bikes in his youth.
- Several bank robberies were carried out shortly after Dhoom was released, in a similar style to the robberies shown in the film.
- The title track "Dhoom Dhoom" was released as a remixed version by the Thai-American singer Tata Young, and the song and its music video proved a major hit in India during 2004 and 2005.
- Dhoom was the first action film produced by Yash Raj Films since Yash Chopra's Vijay, marking the studio's return to the genre.
