It will be a futile exercise to attempt a cerebral introspection of Dhoom 3. For starters, it's relatively better than the other two big budget no-brainers of this year, namely Chennai Express and Krrish 3. The perfect admixture of all possible ingredients required in a typical masala flick. For the average Bolly movie-goers, some of the stunts are indeed incredible. It's Amir Khan aka Chup-Chap-Charlie all the way, carrying the film on his bulging shoulders and also compensating for the screen time hogged by the dispensable duo of Abhishek and Uday. These clowns drive an auto on and over tile-chawls in a dingy neighbourhood, and you thought Jesus walking on water was a miracle? Did I miss out Katrina Kaif, the circus performer mostly seen in sports bras, who "sings and dances like liquid electricity"? The unanticipated twist right at the interval is a masterstroke; those who think otherwise, "teri aisi ki taisi"! Nobody saw it coming except a certain Christopher Nolan. The director, Vijay Krishna Acharya's first film, Tashan was one of the finest mock-parodies Bollywood has ever produced, and I am expecting to be lynched by fellow cinephile friends for saying that. Interestingly, the baddie in the film, a greedy bank mercenary, has been named Warren Anderson. Unlike the former Chairman of Union Carbide responsible for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, the reel Mr. Anderson is brought down to his knees. Bollywood's yet another dodgy stratagem? But the larger question remains: do inspired scripts really enhance the 'prestige' of a film or the industry in general? I'm sincerely hoping that Mr. Nolan doesn't have the misfortune of watching this film.
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