Dhoom Dhaam movie review: Yami Gautam, Pratik Gandhi film skims tropes, while straining to be novel

Freshly-married couple Koyal Chaddha (Yami Gautam Dhar) and Veer Poddar (Pratik Gandhi) find themselves on the run, dodging a couple of armed fellows who burst into their ‘suhaagraat’ suite, asking a question no one seems to have the answer to: where is Charlie?

As they try figuring who-what-which Charlie, the twosome flits from one possible spot to another, including a night-club where the bride’s best pal is a DJ, the swanky flat of a quirky ex (Prateik Babbar, in a walk-on part), the deserted building and its helpful watchman, with a couple of characters — a troubled relative (Kavin Dave) and a too-helpful cop (Mukul Chaddha) — popping up every now and then.

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Effort has been made in creating a distinctly mismatched pair. She floors it; he is sedate. She is foul-mouthed, letting loose a string of ‘gaalis’ with aplomb; he is afflicted by multiple phobias. She also gets to deliver a monologue (anyone else thinking America Ferrara in ‘Barbie’?) about the shackles of patriarchy and why women need to lie in order to break free, which basically puts the spirited Dhar firmly in the driving seat, with the meek Gandhi playing catch-up, with her being referenced even in his few break-out moments.

One does make you break out in a grin. It involves Gandhi surrounded by a posse of lusty women: you know there will be a stripping sequence, but you enjoy it nevertheless because the actor, flaunting impressive pectorals, invites you to do so. Meanwhile, everything goes along till everyone fetches up in the villain’s den. Tropes, remember?

If this were called ‘Boom Baam’, instead of ‘Dhoom Dhaam’, it would be same difference. Did the filmmakers struggle to find a sharper title, too?

Dhoom Dhaam movie cast: Yami Gautam Dhar, Pratik Gandhi, Kavin Dave, Mukul Chaddha, Mushtaq Khan, Prateik Babbar
Dhoom Dhaam movie director: Rishab Seth
Dhoom Dhaam movie rating: 2 stars