Dum Maaro Dum Movie Review

Dum Maaro Dum (Hindi)

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5.0/10
Release Date:
April 22, 2011

Goa. Paradise on Earth. But every Paradise has a few snakes. Multiple lives collide brutally one day at Goa Airport... and change forever. Lorry (Prateik Babbar)

A student on the verge of following his girlfriend to a US University. But when his scholarship gets rejected, his life threatens to spiral out of control, until he meets a smooth talking hustler who promises to get it back on track. For a small price. His soul. ACP Vishnu Kamath (Abhishek Bachchan)

A self destructive cop fleeing his own past, Kamath is given the job of destroying the brutal local and international drug mafia in Goa. As he begins his ruthless, relentless campaign and takes on the murky drug world... he discovers nothing is what it seems. DJ Joki (Rana Daggubati)

A local musician and mute spectator to what is happening around him, Joki drifts aimlessly through life after an encounter with the drug mafia cost him everything he held dear. Today he discovers history has a nasty habit of repeating itself. Will he finally have the guts to take a stand? Zoe (Bipasha Basu)

An aspiring airhostess who saw her dreams turn to dust, Zoey in a way represents Goa itself. A child of the hippy generation, a mix of local and foreign culture, innocence and beauty have gradually been replaced by cynicism and abuse. Lorsa Biscuta aka the Biscuit ( Aditya Pancholi)A ruthless local businessman, the Biscuit has his finger in every Goan pie, legal or illegal. The point person between all the various Mafias operating in Goa, the Biscuit finds himself pushed to the extreme limit with Kamath's arrival. But he knows who to turn to: A mysterious shadow The ultimate drug kingpin. Many names, many identities but no one knows who he is. We hurtle into the bylanes, beach shacks and raves of Goa with Lorry as his life spirals out of control, with Joki as he tries to redeem the past and with Kamath as he goes no holds barred after the mysterious shadow figure behind it all... Punctuated with a soundtrack that moves from pulsating dance tracks to haunting Konkani songs, shot right in the midst of the teeming international tourist hotspots, Dum Maaro Dum takes you on a dramatic, thrilling trip filled with twists, turns, suspense... and a shocking finale!

Goa. Paradise on Earth. But every Paradise has a few snakes. Multiple lives collide brutally one day at Goa Airport...... Show More

The narrative slumps in places, the plot has loopholes and the characters just aren’t convincing enough to grab you.

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NDTV

And while DMD amasses all the superficial components to create a distinctly glamorous and masculine drama, it neglects to inject the screenplay with a vital dose of slyness or sensuality to truly justify the twin Dums in the title

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Rediff

A scratchy trip through Paradise Lost, Dum Maaro Dum has its moments of wis-dumand ran-dum but when you hear that familiar scratch of the guitar, it’s Paradise Regained.

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The Telegraph

DMD leaves you occasionally on a high, but also a tad disappointed

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DNA

There is enough suspense and action to keep you hooked.

Filmfare

Dum Maaro Dum is a stylish thriller written as smartly as it is directed

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India Today

It’s got its moments, but they’re few and far between.

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Yes, it's slick, stylish and well-crafted, but the fact remains that it lacks the power to create a dum-daar impression.

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BollywoodHungama

This one's complete paisa vasool fare

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Times of India