Dum Maro Dum - You do need some Dum

In 2005 released a movie that had based its promotions on the lead actor singing rap. What added to the movie were the superb performances by the ensemble cast. The biggest advantage to the movie was the fact that the twists were not forced upon the viewer but was a part of the movie. The movie went by the name ‘Bluffmaster’

Now in 2011, the director and actor collaborated to make another thriller that was shouting from the roof tops that it was a thriller. The promotions were based on a song performed by Deepika Padukone which consisted of filthy lyrics. How you wish they had based it on the rap song by Abhishek Bachchan

While Bluffmaster had Nana Patekar and Riteish Deshmukh delivering superlative performances, Dum Maaro Dum has to entirely rely on the script considering none of the actors have a meaty part

Its the script that lets the actors down rather than the actors letting the movie down. When the character of Michael Barbosa is so built up, the unravelling of who it is does let the movie down a few notches. The movie is built up rapidly till the interval and it falls at the same pace after the interval

Abhishek needs to be lauded in accepting a script that has him doing nothing in the climax. Bipasha’s role was pretty similar too

Rana Dagubatti it is then who walks away with the honours in the movie as he delivers in the role of a lovelorn man. He tweeted a few months ago that a woman cries for many reasons but the only reason why a man cries is because of a woman. He plays the part in the movie. It is he who has got the major role in the movie

Prateik Babbar seems to have inherited the gutso of his mother and makes his role look believable as he plays a 17 year old man. Why it was named as a special appearance is known only to the actor and the director

Aditya Panscholi and Govind Namdeo act their parts well

A word of caution to people heading to the theatre for Deepika Padukone. She looks far worse than a south Indian dancing extra gyrating her hips. It seems more like being gripped by a bout of convulsions

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