Dhoom 3: Overrated, Over-hyped, and an over the top Aamir Khan

Coming back to writing a piece after a very long time. I think about 3 months. Unfortunately, there was not a single film worth mention that released between now and September that is worth a shot. For that matter there is nothing in 2013 that is actually worth a mention. There were so MANY films and so much of hype and so much of marketing built around these films, but each one was a disappointment and perhaps a bigger one preceding the other. We come to that in a recap of 2013, probably as a next piece. But for now, it is Dhoom 3.

What to write? What to say? Frame after frame it is Aamir Khan and not one but two, did I give out the suspense? Well nothing much in giving it away, as there is nothing at stake in the movie to give it away. YRF, Vijay Krishna Acharya, and everybody involved in the process of making the movie seems more enamored than anything else with the lead star. Makes you feel bad for Jai Dikshit and Ali. And as luck would have it, the only parts of the movie which to me lit up, when Ali came on screen (and we had almost RIP'd Uday Chopra's career). The character of Jai and Ali are integral part of the movie and from the first franchise of Dhoom it was evident too. I think Abhishek had made this point on the press recently. Sad but true! Imagine Fast and Furious without Paul Walker (already the studio is stuck with what to do in his absence) and Vin Diesel or think Transporter franchise without Jason Statham. So John or Hrithik or Aamir all meet the same fate, but Abhishek and Uday (Uday! you owe me on this one) will live on.

The only surprise package in the film is Katrina (almost in a trink (a longer version of blink)and you miss role, how did she agree, I thought she was riding high post ZNMD...). She dances, swerves, swirls and twirls and does every gravity defying stuff in her moments of the films. But beyond which there is nothing that one will see of her. But whenever she came the screen lit up.

It leaves with who else, a little bit of Jackie Shroff, a little bit of the foreign cast and that is about it. We see only AAMIR AAMIR AND Western Bank of Chicago and something loosely called as Great India Circus (pun intended).

Productions, stunts and Chicago (by night) is superb and catches your attention, but pity we need a script. The songs are just about there and the title track of D1 continues to be exploited, which just goes on to show how much it worked and will continue to do so.

Overall the screenplay is cramped and does not provide for too much space. After you have had a heavy dose of Aamir and his famous scowls and jowls (where did he get that hold off, has not let it go, from his DCH days) there is nothing home to write about. Even the heist are not detailed, where you see the thief in question suddenly emerging from the bank and money pouring all over the building. The line "bank walle tumhari aisi ki taisi" looks lame and weird. This is where Dhoom 2 excelled. Hrithik's and Aishwarya's sizzling chemistry, carefully planned, detailed and pulled off heists and Jai & Ali sharing equal space with Aryan.

Sorry Aamir! you need to get back to some serious soul searching after the over hyped Talaash and the over rated Dhoom 3. John and Hrithik still rock in this genre! Get them back YRF...