Confused acting and full of flaws. What a waste this could have been really good. No wonder it's on Netflix and not in theatres I guess they knew this wasn't up to the mark.
Dhamaka
2021 [HINDI]
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Plot summary
When a cynical ex-TV news anchor gets an alarming call on his radio show, he sees a chance for a career comeback — but it may cost his conscience.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
August 01, 2022 at 08:22 PM
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Had great potential but flaws and flaws..
A lukewarm Dhamaka!
This one starts ticking very efficiently and keeps audience engaged every minute. Kartik Aaryan has delivered a genuinely good performance with Amruta Subhash, Mrunal Thakur and Vikas Kumar in a perfect supportive roles.
Visuals and screenplay are treat to watch to get engrossed every passing moment.
What's not so good-
Problem starts in second half when expectations raised in first half starts falling while revealing suspense feels no exciting and things become too predictable.
Overall a good watch over weekend with crisp and shorter run time!
Kartik Aaryan shines in a decent thriller!
Dhamaka review :
Loosely based on the South Korean thriller 'The Terror Live' (2013), Dhamaka is a fairly decent attempt by Ram Madhvani to expose the TRP hungry media. It explores our modern world where "News" is created and sold to its viewers who enjoy the masala fare even if it is fake. Here, we have a down and out anchor (Kartik Aaryan) trying to further his career prospects by establishing live connect with a terrorist who has just blown up the Mumbai sea link.
It all starts when the anchor gets a threatening call from this person in midst of his programme which naturally, he takes it to be a prank. Booom!! There is a blast and the anchor sees an opportunity here for fame and TRPs!! It is even more surprising when the terrorist demands an apology from the ruling party minister in lieu of safety of the blast site victims.
The fact that Ram Madhvani has the knack of extracting the best from his cast was already established when he managed to make a dud like Sonam Kapoor perform so well in Neerja (2016). Kartik is anyway a much better actor than the nepo-kid and expectedly, knocks the ball out of the park. His demeanor, body language, expressions are first rate in each and every scene. In fact, the character itself goes through myriad of emotions and Kartik has aced all of them. Extraordinary, indeed!!
The supporting cast also doesn't disappoint. Particularly, Amruta Subhash, playing the ruthless and greedy boss, is top class. Mrunal Thakur leaves a mark even in a small role.
At just one hour forty minutes of run time, Dhamaka starts off superbly, comes to the point fast, gets slight sluggish in between but quickly picks speed again to conclude on a highly thought provoking note. Its unconventional climax may or may not appeal to all but here's a film which deserves a watch for those fantastic performances.
Regards,
Sumeet Nadkarni.