Movie Review: Dum Maaro Dum

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Aaaaaah!! Finally a Hindi movie is released! After ages!! Agreed cricket is the nation's religion but so are movies!! And unlike the real religions, these can surely co-exist peacefully! Why then such a drought for so long a time??!!!

Anyways looks like the industry has said, cricket (and the IPL) can go to hell, we will start releasing movies anyways!! And so finally, we've got to see a Bollywood offering after so long...

Dum Maaro Dum is a thriller set in Goa; following a police officer's war against the drug cartel in the state. Its is a nice movie, past paced with never a boring moment.There are multiple stories in the movie all crossing paths with each other; the vulnerable lovers separated by distance, where the guy gets involved in the drug ring: the police officer with his own memories and demons to fight against: the singer whose ex has been caught in the ring long ago; and the background of the whole story is the beautiful and idyllic Goan setting..

The characters are all memorable too; Mercy, the side-kick police inspector; Joki, the local singer; Rane, the police inspector with something to hide; Zoe, a wannabe airhostess caught in the crime web; Lorry, a college student ready to do anything to be with his girl and Kamath, the central character of the whole turbulence. All characters are well etched and well enacted.

A well executed piece, thoroughly enjoyable. Of course, Hindi movies can rarely get it 100% right with the story. The second half of the movie does meander a bit, and there are some gaps in the story too but its still pretty good for a Bollywood offering!!

Some of the songs are beautiful! Te Amo, Jaana Hai and Jeeyein Kyu are all melodious.. The item number by Deepika Padukone falls flat though, its neither hot, neither is the song hummable. On the whole, a nice movie and would give it 3.5 stars.

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