

Akshay Kumar’s cameo is the film’s biggest highlight – revealing much will spoil the fun, so watch it yourself. Varun Dhawan plays to the gallery and is generally having a gala time. John Abraham towers the screen as Kabir and has a phenomenal screen presence. The director gets his casting bang-on, which is what makes his characters so likable. Dishoom is a full-on masala entertainer clearly aimed at the young generation. Rohit doesn’t have much of a story here too so he fills the holes with some enjoyable thrills and action. Dishoom’s slick editing, intercutting, overall packaging and presentation help it sail over the weak screenplay. The film is shot on a lavish scale and looks fresh. It’s what you’ve seen before in every two-hero cop film. The personalities are clearly defined – Kabir is the silent and brooding types Junaid brings the fun element. I appreciate the great effort and risk taken by the actors to do certain stunts, but most of them never really looked necessary.The high point of a ‘bromance’ film is the camaraderie between the two lead characters. When compared to Rohit’s Desi Boyz, this music album from Pritam isn’t that peppy or catchy. There are various moments where the dialogue humour saves the movie. Predictable and not so convincing twists somewhat takes away that good fun film tag from Dishoom. The problem is with the script in the second half with all those big fight set pieces. He isn’t much interested in the over comical presentation. The acting is good but the behaviour of the grumpy cop, in another country. Thankfully Dishoom is nothing like either.

Rohith Dhawan’s making has less cheesy feel when compared to other film makers who makes these kinds of movies (including his father). Dont look for any sensible things in this film. If you said Hindi comedy, it meant ghastly sex comedies or completely stupid comedies which are loud and labled leave your brains behind. And cheers to Akshay Kumar for that wonderful cameo at a time when he is delivering back to back hits.

A special mention to Saqib Saleem for that good performance as Viraj. It was good to see Akshaye Khanna after a long while as Wagah (catchy name). Jacqueline Fernandez’s character doesn’t really have any great significance, except for that “Sau Tarah Ke” song.

The “unstable energy” in him is evident in every frame that has him and I loved his performance in this film. Varun Dhawan is undeniably the most impressive actor in the cast. He is in his bumpy mood throughout the film and I would say the movie has used the macho feel he generates effectively. John Abraham’s tough look was what the movie looking for. An interesting villain goes in vain towards the end and the Bradman coincidence and a few other things kind of make Dishoom somewhat a Rohit Shetty movie. Indias external affairs minister, sporting a big bindi, receives a video with a Pakistani kidnapper threatening to kill Viraj. Just before an India-Pakistan cricket face-off in the Middle East, top Indian batsman Viraj (Saqib) is kidnapped. What happens in that second half where the crucial developments of the movie unfold looks way too silly and largely predictable. Review: So, Dishoom has a powerful weapon - a tongue firmly in cheek. The script gets fumbled when it crosses the border in the second half. Even though the masala flavour is there in the treatment, it looked convincing as a commercial cinema in the first half. But Rohit Dhawan surprises you in the beginning portions by making it look more of a serious action movie. The trailer sort of made me feel that the movie would be totally a nonsensical comedy. The movie is about their fast paced investigation to find Viraj. The aid or I should say the guide he gets from their police is this young vibrant guy named Junaid. The Indian government asks their best officer Kabir to go the middle east for finding Viraj. Star inform Indian Batsman Viraj Sharma gets kidnapped a day before the finals against arch rival Pakistan.
