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Dishoom (2016)

Dishoom poster
Original title
ढिशुम
Directed by
Rohit Dhawan
Genre
comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h
Rated
UA
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 101 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two mismatched cops must work together to rescue a kidnapped Indian cricketer from a dangerous bookie. They chase leads across the Middle East, getting into fights and competing with each other along the way.

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What happens

Dishoom (transl. Bang) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language buddy cop action comedy film directed by Rohit Dhawan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. It stars John Abraham, Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Saqib Saleem and Akshaye Khanna, while Parineeti Chopra, Akshay Kumar and Nargis Fakhri make special appearances in the film. The film revolves around two cops tasked with rescuing a kidnapped Indian cricketer from a cricket bookie. Dishoom was released theatrically worldwide on 29 July 2016 to mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and became a moderately successful venture at the box office, earning ₹119 crore worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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