India Dhoom returned 8.0× its production cost, earning $12.0M against a $1.5M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
धूम
“One brave cop… one smart thief… one cool biker… together they create… Dhoom”
A gang of bikers headed by the cool-headed and arrogant Kabir is on a robbing spree in Mumbai. They rob establishments and then zip away on their superbikes. ACP Jai Dixit is the case in-charge and he recruits a bumbling bike mechanic and racer named Ali to chase the gang on a bike and help Jai nab them. Kabir accepts the challenge, and pulls off another robbery amidst a function. This causes Jai and Ali to call it off. Jai resigns from the police force and Ali goes back to his daily job. Meanwhile Kabir has lost one of his team members and recruits Ali for their final job in Goa. The action shifts from the congested Mumbai traffic to the sunny Goa for the final showdown between cops and robbers.
The 2003–2005 India Window
143 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dhoom sits at position #61.
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The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dhoom premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $12K per minute on screen and earned $93K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,087 of 1,983 India films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Action productions specifically: #304 of 637 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Yash Raj Films, Dhoom Studios |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | August 27, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0422091 |
| Official Site | www.yashrajfilms.com |