{{Short description|2008 Indian film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Dhoom Dadakka | image = Dhoom Dadakka.jpg | alt = | caption = DVD cover | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | director = Shashi Ranjan | writer = Kabir Srivastav (dialogue) | screenplay = Shashi Ranjan<br />Kabir Srivastav<br />Ashwni Dhir | story = | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | producer = Shashi Ranjan | starring = {{plainlist|*Anupam Kher *Gulshan Grover *Satish Kaushik *Satish Shah *Sammir Dattani *Shaad Randhawa *Aarti Chhabria *Deepshikha Nagpal }} | narrator = | cinematography = Arvind Kumar | editing = Abhay Pandey | music = Roop Kumar Rathod | studio = Anushka Images Pvt Ltd | distributor = Eros International<!-- or: | distributors = --> | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|5|23}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Hindi | budget = | gross = }} '''''Dhoom Dadakka''''' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Shashi Ranjan starring Anupam Kher, Gulshan Grover, Satish Kaushik, Satish Shah, Sammir Dattani, Shaad Randhawa, Aarti Chhabria and Deepshikha Nagpal.
== Plot == {{No plot|date=August 2024}}
== Cast == {{Cast listing| *Anupam Kher as Mungilal *Gulshan Grover as Fursat Lala *Satish Kaushik as Johnny English *Satish Shah as Jignesh *Sammir Dattani as Ranbir *Shaad Randhawa as Rahul *Aarti Chhabria as Shivani Sawant *Deepshikha Nagpal as Rambha J. English *Bhavana Balsavar as Mungilal's sister *Zac as Zac *Shama Sikander *Bobby Darling *Jackie Shroff as Godfather in a guest appearance }}
== Production == Shama Sikander returns after a hiatus in a glamorous role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/shama-sikanders-back-bang|title=Shama Sikander's back with a bang|website=Tellychakkar.com|access-date=2022-08-18|archive-date=2022-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818040911/https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/shama-sikanders-back-bang|url-status=live}}</ref> Anupam Kher, Gulshan Grover and Satish Kaushik sang a Holi song in the film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/anupam-kher-tests-his-vocal-chord/articleshow/2245145.cms|title=Anupam Kher tests his vocal chord - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=31 July 2007 |access-date=2022-08-18|archive-date=2022-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818040911/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/anupam-kher-tests-his-vocal-chord/articleshow/2245145.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == {{empty section|date=September 2022}}
== Reception == A critic from ''The Times of India'' wrote that "Despite of three big dadas of comedy - Anupam Kher, Satish Shah, Satish Kaushik - sharing celluloid space in a single film, the outcome is not as expected".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/dhoom-dadakka/movie-review/3067212.cms|title=Dhoom Dadakka Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Dhoom Dadakka by Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref> Taran Adarsh, writing for ''Bollywood Hungama'' stated that "On the whole, ''Dhoom Dadakka'' could've been a decent timepass flick, but it misses the bus".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dhoom-dadakka/critic-review/dhoom-dadakka-movie-review/|title=Dhoom Dadakka Review 1.5/5 | Dhoom Dadakka Movie Review | Dhoom Dadakka 2008 Public Review | Film Review|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=Bollywood Hungama |date=23 May 2008 |access-date=2022-08-18|archive-date=2022-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818040155/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dhoom-dadakka/critic-review/dhoom-dadakka-movie-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rajeev Masand of ''CNN-IBN'' opined that "No prizes for guessing, I’m going with zero out of five for director Shashi Ranjan’s Dhoom Dadakka, it’s a showcase for some of the worst acting you’re likely to see at the movies in a long, long time".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rajeevmasand.com/admin/reviews/our-films/dhoom-dadakka/|title=Dhoom Dadakka|date=4 December 2020|author-link=Rajeev Masand|last=Masand|first=Rajeev|via=RajeevMasand|work=CNN-IBN|access-date=18 August 2022|archive-date=24 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824053724/https://rajeevmasand.com/admin/reviews/our-films/dhoom-dadakka/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ameeta Gupta of ''Rediff.com'' rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and said that "Not a movie for all unless comedy is your poison".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/23dhoom.htm|title=Review: Dhoom Dadakka|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2022-08-18|archive-date=2016-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101184312/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/23dhoom.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|1238735}}
Category:2008 comedy-drama films Category:2008 films Category:2008 Hindi-language films Category:Indian comedy-drama films