Dhoom Dadakka
{{Short description|2008 Indian film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dhoom Dadakka
| image = Dhoom Dadakka.jpg
| alt =
| caption = DVD cover
| native_name =
| director = Shashi Ranjan
| writer = Kabir Srivastav (dialogue)
| screenplay = Shashi Ranjan
Kabir Srivastav
Ashwni Dhir
| story =
| based_on =
| producer = Shashi Ranjan
| starring = {{plainlist|*Anupam Kher
- Gulshan Grover
- Satish Kaushik
- Satish Shah
- Sammir Dattani
- Shaad Randhawa
- Aarti Chhabria
- Deepshikha Nagpal
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = Arvind Kumar
| editing = Abhay Pandey
| music = Roop Kumar Rathod
| studio = Anushka Images Pvt Ltd
| distributor = Eros International
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|5|23}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Dhoom Dadakka is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Shashi Ranjan and starring Anupam Kher, Gulshan Grover, Satish Kaushik, Satish Shah, Sammir Dattani, Shaad Randhawa, Aarti Chhabria and Deepshikha Nagpal.
Plot
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Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Anupam Kher as Mungilal
- Gulshan Grover as Fursat Lala
- Satish Kaushik as Johnny English
- Satish Shah as Jignesh
- Sammir Dattani as Ranbir
- Shaad Randhawa as Rahul
- Aarti Chhabria as Shivani Sawant
- Deepshikha Nagpal as Rambha J. English
- Bhavana Balsavar as Mungilal's sister
- Zac as Zac
- Shama Sikander
- Bobby Darling
- Jackie Shroff as Godfather in a guest appearance
}}
Production
Shama Sikander returns after a hiatus in a glamorous role.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/shama-sikanders-back-bang|title=Shama Sikander's back with a bang|website=Tellychakkar.com|access-date=2022-08-18|archive-date=2022-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818040911/https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/shama-sikanders-back-bang|url-status=live}} Anupam Kher, Gulshan Grover and Satish Kaushik sang a Holi song in the film.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/anupam-kher-tests-his-vocal-chord/articleshow/2245145.cms|title=Anupam Kher tests his vocal chord - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=31 July 2007 |access-date=2022-08-18|archive-date=2022-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818040911/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/anupam-kher-tests-his-vocal-chord/articleshow/2245145.cms|url-status=live}}
Soundtrack
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Reception
A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Despite of three big dadas of comedy - Anupam Kher, Satish Shah, Satish Kaushik - sharing celluloid space in a single film, the outcome is not as expected".{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/dhoom-dadakka/movie-review/3067212.cms|title=Dhoom Dadakka Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Dhoom Dadakka by Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India }} Taran Adarsh, writing for Bollywood Hungama stated that "On the whole, Dhoom Dadakka could've been a decent timepass flick, but it misses the bus".{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dhoom-dadakka/critic-review/dhoom-dadakka-movie-review/|title=Dhoom Dadakka Review 1.5/5 | Dhoom Dadakka Movie Review | Dhoom Dadakka 2008 Public Review | Film Review|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=Bollywood Hungama |date=23 May 2008 |access-date=2022-08-18|archive-date=2022-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818040155/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dhoom-dadakka/critic-review/dhoom-dadakka-movie-review/|url-status=live}} Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN opined that "No prizes for guessing, I’m going with zero out of five for director Shashi Ranjan’s Dhoom Dadakka, it’s a showcase for some of the worst acting you’re likely to see at the movies in a long, long time".{{Cite web|url=https://rajeevmasand.com/admin/reviews/our-films/dhoom-dadakka/|title=Dhoom Dadakka|date=4 December 2020|author-link=Rajeev Masand|last=Masand|first=Rajeev|via=RajeevMasand|work=CNN-IBN|access-date=18 August 2022|archive-date=24 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824053724/https://rajeevmasand.com/admin/reviews/our-films/dhoom-dadakka/|url-status=live}} Ameeta Gupta of Rediff.com rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and said that "Not a movie for all unless comedy is your poison".{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/23dhoom.htm|title=Review: Dhoom Dadakka|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2022-08-18|archive-date=2016-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101184312/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/23dhoom.htm|url-status=live}}
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