Dum (2003 Hindi film)
Dum (transl. Guts) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Eeshwar Nivas and produced by Ali and Karim Morani. The film stars Vivek Oberoi, Diya Mirza, Govind Namdeo and Atul Kulkarni and is a remake of 2001 Tamil film Dhill. Sushant Singh, Mukesh Rishi and Sheeba have supporting roles. The film's music was penned by Sandeep Chowta, under the banner of Sony Music Studios.
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| Directed by | Eeshwar Nivas |
| Produced by | Ali Morani Karim Morani |
| Written by | Dharani |
| Based on | Dhill by Dharani |
| Starring | Vivek Oberoi Diya Mirza Atul Kulkarni Govind Namdeo Mukesh Rishi Sushant Singh |
| Music by | Sandeep Chowta |
| Cinematography | Surinder Rao |
| Edited by | Bharat Singh |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹245 million (equivalent to ₹720 million or US$10 million in 2019) |
The film released theatrically on 24 January 2003. Director Dharani, who wrote and directed Dhill, criticised Dum for straying from the source material and making changes that created significant story problems, which resulted in the film not performing well in the Hindi market.[1]
Plot
Uday (Vivek Oberoi) and Mohan come from poor middle-class families. Against their families wishes, the boys are hell bent on joining the police force. The duo aim to make it big solely on the basis of their abilities. Despite lack of any recommendations or leverages to make it to the police academy, luck smiles on them in the form of Raj Dutt Sharma, their training officer.
Cast
- Vivek Oberoi as Uday Shinde
- Diya Mirza as Kaveri
- Atul Kulkarni as Inspector "Encounter" Shankar
- Govind Namdeo as Deshmukh
- Sheeba Akashdeep as Lakshmi Sharma
- Sushant Singh as Mohan
- Mukesh Rishi as Raj Dutt Sharma
- Yana Gupta as an item girl in the song "Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo"
- Yashpal Sharma as Babu Kasai
Critical reception
The movie was praised by critics.[2]
Soundtrack
The official track listing.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dum" | Sameer, Abbas Tyrewala, Nitin Raikwar | Sandeep Chowta | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Jeena" | Nitin Raikwar | Sonu Nigam, Sowmya Raoh | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo" | Sameer | Sukhwinder Singh, Sonu Kakkar | 4:59 |
| 4. | "Someday" | Nitin Raikwar | Leslie Lewis, Anuradha Sriram | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Dil Hi Dil Mein" | Abbas Tyrewala | Sonu Nigam, Sowmya Raoh | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Suntaja" | Sameer | Sukhwinder Singh, Jolly Mukherjee, Javed Ali, Sowmya Raoh | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Dum" | Sameer, Abbas Tyrewala, Nitin Raikwar | Sonu Nigam | 4:57 |
| 8. | "Babuji Zara - Bijli Mix" | Sameer | Sukhwinder Singh, Sonu Kakkar | 5:49 |