If Dishoom had less fantasy - Abudhin lies somewhere between Game of Thrones and Prince of Persia - and more focus, it would be a leaner, meaner movie. Saqib's competent while Akshaye has fun but for an actor of his ability, could've been sharper.Īs could the entire film. The cameo that really smashes it is Akshay Kumar as 'party animal Sameer', who murmurs silkily to the cops, "Kyun kiya bang bang? Humein hinsa se sakt nafrat hai,", demanding they strip to their "shots" (hilariously matching peach numbers), sporting a pout, man-bun and wicked winks with sweet-sour swagger.
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Plus crazy cameos, including Nargis Fakhri sizzling in a bikini and Vijay Raaz as a dusty khabri who got the Americans 'Osama ka address, doodhwale se'.
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The film evokes 1990s hits, from Main Khiladi Tu Anari to Govinda's many friendly leers - presenting a new-age masala movie, full of choppers, chummas, cheetas, cheese-bhara lines and spicy dishooms. Not that there are too many nail-biters - with its careening plot, Dishoom doesn't fulfil the promise of a taut thriller but its mad, zany moments make up with entertainment. The one-liners are stars in themselves - whether it's Junaid scolding Kabir, "Gana pasand nahin tha, toh bol dete - music system todne ki kya zaroorat thi?" or a brilliant little to-and-fro about iPads and Lagaan, the dialogues keep you giggling, even in tense moments. Varun plays a funny, sunny guy with typically breezy perfection but John is surprisingly good, delivering dour, sour one-liners with deadpan panache. Kabir and Junaid find Ishika (Jacqueline), a hot chor, and several suspicious characters including cricket aficionado Wagah (Akshaye) and rock-faced Rahul Dev, playing Altaf from 'Abudhin', a nation of tigers and terrorists.ĭishoom is made electric by Junaid and Kabir's chemistry.
MEA sends in India's secret weapon - surly, chain-smoking top-cop Kabir (John), assisted by Junaid (Varun). Muttering 'Is news se dange ho sakte hain', Ms. India's 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.