Boom (2003)

Three female models are unwittingly thrown into the Bombay underworld when they accidentally stop a diamond delivery to the Middle East.

Director:

Kaizad Gustad

Writer:

Kaizad Gustad

Stars:

Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Gulshan Grover

Cast

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

Storyline

The film centres around three female supermodels who live and work together. They belong to the international world of fashion and modelling and are at the top of their game. When a regular fashion show goes horribly wrong, they are sucked into the nasty but irresistible underworld of Bombay. The girls have unwittingly botched up a diamond delivery to the Middle East. Their task is now cut out for them: Plan A - get into the fashion extortion business Plan B - stage India's biggest bank robbery to get the diamonds back Plan C - decamp with the loot.

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Plot Keywords:

model | supermodel | stolen diamonds | fashion model | catfight | 

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Taglines:

The fashion world meets the underworld

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

English Hindi Marathi

Release Date:

19 September 2003 (India)

Also Known As:

Бум

Filming Locations:

Burj Al Arab, Jumeira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quest Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Before the film released Katrina Kaif said, "The 'Boom'' movie was a mistake." When she was asked in an interview why she felt this, she responded, "It was nothing to do with the film or the film makers, I made an uninformed decision. I was not aware of the film industry and Indian culture"

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Quotes

Boom 'Boom Boom' Shankar: Goodbye Mumbai, Hello Dubai

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

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Soundtracks

It's Safe
Written and performed by D'Caro

User Reviews

Great concept poorly executed

Boom was a great concept with a great soundtrack. The publicity was great and of course what a great title. The title track with Ila Arun/Talvin Singh saved some of the film.

It seemed that most of the film was shot in daylight, which already compromises the dramatic quality of the film. The director used master shots with wide lenses, which again compromises drama and character build up. It seemed that the script was so loose that nothing seemed to stick. There were no character arcs and the movie came to an abrupt end. Even if violence and flesh are the idea, there are ways to make it tantalizing and provide for tension. Moreover Kaizad's characters were not believable because he spent little time on each with very limited staging. If a character spends all his time in one room, or doing just one thing, we cannot be too interested in him. What we call 'Emotional Dynamics'.

The motivation was missing, why were the Dons after the models, when they didnt have the Diamonds? The limited locations and bright sunlight really dampened the quality of the film. The only dramatic light was with the Shroff character. The film had tremendous potential and a great concept in the making but I guess they were in hurry to get the film made.

I think Kaizad is a passionate filmmaker who has the guts to break new ground, but in doing that, it is not wise to try and break all the basic rules of story telling.