Sun, sea, good food, and the susegaad life. That's Goa for you. And hundreds of movies, including the iconic Dil Chahata Hai, have time and again brought Goa to our screens, enticing tourists by the millions to our beautiful state. Dum Maaro Dum brings to you another reality, also called Goa. Foreign drug mafia, sex and the lure of easy money. And while you will still love coming to Goa, DMD is sure to make you question whether All Izz Well there!
The movie picks up pace right away, thrusting you in the center of the plot from the first scene itself. When a young Goan lad needs funds to help him achieve him dreams of pursuing studies in a US university, his "friend" offers it to him on a plate - all he needs to realise the dreams for his career, is to simply be a one-time carrier for the drug mafia. Meanwhile, fed up of the drug menace, Goa's CM calls in his trusted officer ACP Kamath, to clean the rot. Your game, my rules, says the officer. Having lost his wife and daughter in a drug-induced accident, he has nothing to lose. As he takes on the mafia, tracking the elusive Barbosa, things quickly take a sinister turn...
The movie is fast, with some excellent screenplay, and keeps you hungry for more till the end. The fight scenes are brief, but well done. The accident scene and the sight of the River Princess against the night sky are simply stunning. The dialogue between ACP Kamath and the CM is also very refreshing and definitely breaks new ground.
The sound track includes some beautiful numbers, which will stay with you for a long time. And I am not referring just to the DMD item number... Gaye Kyon Jiyein Kyon is absolutely soulful, and Jaana Hai and Ti Amo will be on your favourites playlist for a long time to come...
Abhishek is good as ACP Kamath, and has some great dialogues and also manages a decent rap number. Bipasha looks sensual as Zoe. Prateik Babbar as the misguided Lorry doesn't impress, but Rana Daggubati as Joki will definitely win some female fans as the handsome guitarist. I also found Anaitha Nair (Aliya Bose from Chak De) as Lorry's girlfriend Taani very cute and believable in the few scenes she has. Govind Namdeo also plays a super role, but Aditya Pancholi as the Goan businessman-rogue is too "typical". He also needed to research his dialogues better - Goankar was just plain wrong - stick to Goan or Goikaar!
And finally, my take on the Deepika vs Katrina debate. Or rather, the debate about which one was the item number of the year. Deepika looks smoking hot, and the close ups of her tummy and her long legs would set the screen on fire if they continued a wee bit longer. Her dance is sensuous, the look on her face is seduction and lure personified. But my vote still goes for Sheila.
A good movie after a long time, a must watch for you, love Goa or not!
PS: Had seen the shooting of the Carnival scene when I was in Goa with some of my office crowd a year or so back... and of my friends at that time even got called to join the dancing crowd for the shot, before they decided to pack up for the day. A budding career nipped in the bud... LOL...
PS2: Dialogue of the movie: When people die, they go to heaven. But when people die in Goa, they just stay there... in heaven!
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