Dishoom
Cast: John Abraham, Varun Dhawan, Jaqueline Fernandes, Akshaye Khanna
Rated: 5.5/10
let’s get one thing clear. This is not a John Abraham movie, although he is in every single frame. The fact that he doesn’t have much to say means that there is not much that he contributes in terms of acting. But then Abraham has never earned the distinction of being a great actor. His popularity, we all know, stems from the fact that the director ensures that he is down to his chaddi at least once in the film.
Dishoom is no different. This time, the chaddi is orange and standing next to him with his pants down is Varun Dhawan. Of course, director Rohit Dhawan has an explanation why the two need to step out of their pants, and here’s a bit of a spoiler. It is because of Akshay Kumar who makes a special appearance. Kumar is a man who only likes men, sports a man-bun and wants selfies clicked with a pout! A pout that will put to shame the pouts of many of our actresses.
Despite the fact that the film has Abraham, it is Dhawan who sets the fast pace of this typical masala movie, a genre that Bollywood has managed to perfect. It is Dhawan’s combination of fun, quirkiness and energy that propels the movie forward and takes the viewer on a ride that has a sexy heroine — Jacqueline Fernandes — who does an item number. You have car chases, bike chases, motorboat chases and a baddie who kidnaps the star cricketer so that India loses a match to Pakistan. Can one go wrong hereIJ Not by a long shot when we all know the outcome of the match.
Then there is our baddie, played by Akshaye Khanna, whom we are seeing on the 70 mm screen after four years. As a villain, he is not menacing enough, though he tries to be. His face is not that of a ‘bad man’.
Of course, the film is not without its cliches. What with Dhawan (Junaid) calling Abraham (Kabir) K and in turn being referred to as J. Remember Men In BlackIJ
Despite its predictability, Dishoom is an entertainer with Dhawan at the helm.