Dhamaka (2021)

Original title

धमाका

Directed by

Ram Madhvani

Genre

action thriller

Country

India

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

12

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 104 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist gets a call from a terrorist who threatens to blow up a major bridge in Mumbai. He must navigate the crisis while his own role becomes complicated.

tensesuspensefulurgentclaustrophobichigh-stakesfast-pacedgrittydark

What happens

Dhamaka (transl. Blast) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Ram Madhvani. An official remake of the 2013 film The Terror Live, the film stars Kartik Aaryan as a journalist who receives a threat after exclusively interviewing a terrorist, who threatens to blow up the Bandra Worli Sea Link in Mumbai. Mrunal Thakur and Amruta Subhash co-star in prominent roles. The adaptation was first pitched by Sunir Kheterpal of Azure Entertainment along with the producers of the original film. After Kheterpal dropped the project, Screwvala acquired the rights for the adaptation with Madhvani helming the project. An official announcement was made in November 2020, production began in December 2020 in Mumbai, and was completed within ten days. The post-production works began simultaneously and were completed within four months, with pending visual effects and graphics process, which were resumed after the COVID-19 lockdown due to the second wave of the pandemic, in September 2021. The cinematography is handled by Manu Anand and edited by Monisha Baldawa and Amit Karia. The music and background score is composed by Vishal Khurana K. Originally scheduled for theatrical release, this decision was dropped by the producers in January 2021, in favour of a direct-to-digital release through the streaming service Netflix, on 19 November 2021. The film was also screened at the 52nd International Film Festival of India after the film's release. The film received mixed reviews from critics, while praising Aaryan's performance and Madhvani's direction, they pointed out the cliched plot and dialogues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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