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RUNTIME
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Clocks in at 151 minutes β on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
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Dhoom 2
"Back in Action"
2006 2h 31m HI
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6.6TMDB Β· 311
DramaActionThrillerCrime
Synopsis
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Jai and Ali return, this time on the trail of an international thief who steals priceless artifacts and has chosen Mumbai as his next target.
βBack in Actionβ
Cast
Hrithik Roshan
Mr. A
Abhishek Bachchan
Jai Dixit
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Sunehri
Uday Chopra
Ali Khan
Bipasha Basu
Sonali Bose / Monali Bose
Rimi Sen
Sweety Dixit
Trishla Baid
Governess
Yusuf Hussain
DCP
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sanjay Gadhvi
- Writers
- Vijay Krishna Acharya, Aditya Chopra, Samar Shaikh
- Languages
- Hindi, English
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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MONEY
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Made its money back 4.2Γ over at the box office.
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ERA
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Released 20 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Dhoom Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, shot by Nirav Shah. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Pritam Chakraborty. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Rameshwar S. Bhagat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sanjay Gadhvi directs. Nirav Shah behind the camera. Pritam Chakraborty scores. Rameshwar S. Bhagat cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Clocks in at 151 minutes β on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
- 2Made its money back 4.2Γ over at the box office.
- 3Released 20 years ago.
- 4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.
- 5Part of the "Dhoom Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 6Directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, shot by Nirav Shah. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 7Original score by Pritam Chakraborty. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 8Editor Rameshwar S. Bhagat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 9Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan carry the top of the cast.
- 10Marketing tagline: "Back in Action".
- 11IMDB entry: tt0441048 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nirav Shah
- Original score
- Pritam Chakraborty
- Editing
- Rameshwar S. Bhagat
- Production design
- K K Muralidharan
- Costume design
- Anaita Shroff Adajania
- Makeup / hair
- Dhananjay Prajapati
- Sound
- Ajay Kumar P. B.
- Stunt coordinator
- Allan Amin
- Runtime
- 151 min Β· 2h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $11,000,000
- Box office
- $46,396,427
- Return
- 422% of budget
- Original language
- HI
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- IMDB
- Dhoom 2 (2006)
Part of
Dhoom Collection
The movies are centered around Jai Dixit & Ali Akbar Fateh Khan, Two Cops who find themselves fighting a group of criminal masterminds.
Also by
Sanjay Gadhvi
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Yash Raj Films
IN
- DH
Dhoom Studios
IN
Key crew
- ProducerYash Chopra
- EditorRameshwar S. Bhagat
- ProducerAditya Chopra
- Executive ProducerAashish Singh
- Playback SingerSonu Nigam
- Foley ArtistAbhijit Deo
- Assistant CameraClaude Sequira
- Assistant DirectorGibson George
- Playback SingerMahalakshmi Iyer
- Assistant DirectorShailini Vijay Naik
- Line ProducerYogendra Mogre
- Still PhotographerAdil Jain
- Still PhotographerTarun Khimani
- Sound EditorGanesh Gangadharan
- Visual Effects ProducerSherry Bharda
- Assistant DirectorSanyukta Ray
- DialogueVijay Krishna Acharya
- Playback SingerDominique Cerejo
- Music EditorAshish Manchanda
- Stunt CoordinatorAllan Amin
- Playback SingerBipasha Basu
- Playback SingerSuzanne D'Mello
- Storyboard ArtistSamar Shaikh
- ChoreographerShiamak Davar
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- robbery
- musical
- sequel
- heist
- disguise
- buddy cop
- motorcycle chase
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2006-11-24PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- D:2IN
- Dhoom 2 : Back In ActionIN
- Dhoom 2IN
- DhoomΒ² - Back in ActionDE
- Dhoom:2 - Back in ActionDE
- ι倩η₯η2TW
