Boom (2003/I)

User Rating:

2.7/10   

Director:

Kaizad Gustad

Writer:

Kaizad Gustad (writer)

Release Date:

19 September 2003 (India)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The fashion world meets the underworld

Plot:

The film centres around three female supermodels who live and work together. They belong to the international...

Plot Keywords:

Charm | Underworld | Three Dons | Supermodel | Male Dominated Society

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan	...	Bade Mia
Jackie Shroff	...	Abdul Wahab Barkatali Al Sabunchi 50 / 50 aka Chotte Mia
Gulshan Grover	...	Saleem Ahmad 'Cut-Piece Saleem Suiting Shirting' aka Meduim Mia
Padma Lakshmi	...	Shiela Bardez
Madhu Sapre	...	Anu Gaekwad
Katrina Kaif	...	Rina Kaif aka Popdi Chinchpokli
Javed Jaffrey	...	Boom Shankar aka Boom Boom
Zeenat Aman	...	Alice Rodriguez De Fonseca
Seema Biswas	...	Bharti
Bo Derek	...	Herself
Anna Singh	...	Herself
Hemant Trivedi	...	Himself
Malani Ramani	...	Herself
Manish Malhotra	...	Himself
Rohit Bal	...	Himself

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

India

Language:

English | Hindi | Marathi

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

India:A

Filming Locations:

Burj-al-Arab Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Company:

Quest Films

Trivia:

Amitabh Bachchan was criticized for doing such a raunchy role.

Movie Connections:

References The Godfather (1972)

Soundtrack:

Zindabad

Ground breaking movie by bollywood standards

I had earlier seen Bombay boys by Kaizad Gustad, hence this prompted me to rent out the video for Boom. The name itself is pretty unusual for a bollywood movie and the cast is the best that bollywood has to offer. Jackie as "Medium" again shows Jackie's potential as a versatile actor and Javed Jaffery as "Boom Shankar" is his usual eccentric self. No wonder Kaizad decided to name the movie over his character, Javed Jaffery lends the comical edge to the otherwise dark-sided movie. 3 gangsters bade, chote and medium rule the fashion industry helped by boom shankar. In a world where everyone is being terrorised by the 3 brothers 3 models are forced to work for them. Taking advantage of their beauty and charms, supplemented by their utter distrust of each other and aided by Boom shanker - these 3 models fool everyone including Boom shankar himself. Madhu Sapre along with the Kaif lend the bitchish touch the models character, showing why beauty is skindeep. As expected this movie was treated like a shocker by the indian cinema houses, because by any bollywood standard this movie is ground breaking. For the simple reason that it does not follow the nuances of a commercial bollywood film and follows on Quinton Tarantino's path i vote this movie as a must see for every hindi film critic.