Dum (2003 Hindi film)

Dum
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Directed by	E Niwaz
Produced by	Ali Morani Karim Morani
Written by	Mehran
Starring	Vivek Oberoi Diya Mirza Atul Kulkarni Govind Namdeo
Music by	Sandeep Chowta
Distributed by	Sony BMG
Release date(s)	24 January 2003
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	Rs. 24.5 crores

Dum is a Bollywood action film directed by E.Nivas and produced by Ali and Karim Morani. The film stars Vivek Oberoi, Diya Mirza, Govind Namdeo and Atul Kulkarni in lead roles. Sushant Singh, Mukesh Rishi and Sheeba have important supporting roles. The film's music was penned by Sandeep Chowta, which's banner is Sony Music Studios. It is a remake of Tamil hit Dhill (2001).

Plot summary

Uday dreams of becoming a police officer and serving his country. His dream is accompanied by a fierce determination and drive to make his dream come true. Even as he courageously treads on his chosen path, he is confronted by the face of evil in the form of a crooked police officer, Shankar. But Uday soon meets with a television employee named Kaveri and once again finds his life upside down. Kaveri, a television employee, is disgusted with the manners of a police inspector named Shankar, whom she sees urinating in a public place and confronts him. He is enraged and attempts to strike her, but he is prevented by her friend Uday Shinde, a police cadet. Humiliated, wounded, and angered by Uday's interference, Shankar asks the police department in vain to conduct a manhunt for all young men named Uday. He does come across Uday when he abducts Kaveri forcibly and has her beaten up by a policewoman. Uday is beaten severely at the police station and left for dead on a railway track. Uday survives, but soon he is on the police department's wanted list for killing Deshmukh, a prominent politician. And Shankar has convinced the police commissioner to issue shoot-on-sight orders for Uday.

Cast

• Vivek Oberoi as Inspector Uday Shinde
• Diya Mirza as Kaveri
• Atul Kulkarni as Ins. Shankar "Encounter"
• Govind Namdeo as Deshmukh
• Sheeba as Lakhsmi Sharma
• Sushant Singh as Mohan
• Mukesh Rishi as Raj Dutt Sharma

Critical reception

Box office

DUM had an excellent first week start, but a weak second. Although the film has several clapworthy sequences, it falls prey to mediocrity in the second week. Relying too heavily on the tried and tested stuff, DUM faced rough weather at the box-office, and was declared a flop. It earned Rs. 24.5 crores in India. It grissed about till $246.000, in USA. It's movie ratings were 3/5 and so were the music ratings.

External links

• [1] at the Internet Movie Database