Boom
Boom
| 19 September 2003 (USA)
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The fashion world meets the underworld in BOOM, written and directed by Kaizad Gustad and produced by Ayesha Shroff under the banner of Quest Films

Reviews
Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.
Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
sofia I'm a late watcher of the movie, all I will say I understand how they wanted to make the movie, what came out was complete rubbish, Direction 2/10, Dialogues 0/10 Script 1/10 Songs 2/10 Story 0/10, Amitabh Bacchan's acting was very confusing, 3/10, Jackie Shroff was clearly better than Amitabh Bacchan, 5/10, Javed Jeffery 7/10, Gulshan Grover 8/10, Seema Biswas 9/10, Models 5/10, seriously katrina Kaif in the movie is just a pretty face nothing else...was it Salman khan bought her into the limelight or was she really that pretty...? For heaven sake Where's the acting...? The models in the movie just proved models can't act...lolSome of the vulgarity in the movie wasn't necessary at all, Zeenat aman has chosen the role which I wouldn't look at it twice if I was ever offered it, even junior artists would think twice...if I ever had to re make this movie it will be a life time block buster just by learning the mistakes from the whole movie itself script writer/ dialogues cameraman and the rubbish director...Ayesha Shroff if you ever go into production again make sure huni you do your homework, cause the movie Boom was not worth releasing or risking your house and life over...I'm surprised Jackie Shroff as superstar went ahead with releasing the movie when he clearly knew the Indian audience...so therefore Ayesha Shroff you are not just bolay like Jackie calls you, cause Jackie is dumb and your dumber...but Tiger Shroff your son rocks he will definitely replace the khan's few years to come, but please Ayesha don't make another disastrous movie with Tiger by risking your house again that will cost Tigers career the way it did to Jackie's Career...Back to the movie, when Jackie was pointing the fingers on the models boobs was disgusting it was disrespectable to women...you could had done that scene in a different and dignified way...Amitabh Bacchan looked complete pathetic...Javed Jaffery and seema Biswas came out shining the rest star cast appeared confused...I decided to watch this movie when I watched koffee with Karan, Jackie Shroff's Mrs Ayesha was talking about the movie Boom...bless her she was ever so emotional about the whole process of the movie before and after...If the movie ever had to be re made, they would need a better script, Dialogues,DIRECTION and decent realistic character names and actors who can act for sure... then the movie will rock...
CAMKG You want to make a dark comedy and mix it with big spoonfuls of sex and violence. And one reason that inspires you to do it is that for Hindi cinema it would be ground-breaking. And then when you pitch your script to cast the roles, you put together an ensemble that looks fantastic on paper. And then you have the distributors knocking on your doors because the package looks so damn good. And your reputation as a filmmaker who demolishes conventional boundaries coupled with an awesome marketing campaign makes the film a delicious event to look forward to. But alas, you disappoint immensely. Not because you or the film lacks intelligence. Not because the actors don't live up to their reputation. Not because the music and photography don't add amazing tension and interest to the film. And also not because the dark elements, the funny moments or the sexual angles are missing. But because Mr. Gustad you have failed as a writer in the film. You have been unable to give the film just that minimal structure, so you could have balanced the dark and comedic elements of the film. Your pen has failed in translating your vision perhaps even on paper, but definitely on film. Maybe you realised this sitting at the editing table with your editor, because the film does seem very choppy at times. Or maybe you thought that shortening the length would distract us from the flaws. But your energy and originality are visible in every frame. Hopefully, in future you will be able to collaborate with screenplay writers just as well as you have collaborated with the actors here - who have all done well in spite of wafer-thin characters. Maybe it was intentional; to an extent it does work - but could have worked better. Style and substance should go hand in hand and not invade each other's space. You are a young budding genius whose future films I will be looking forward to. Hopefully, film financiers and producers will continue to encourage and recognize your future. In the meanwhile, Boom explodes like a grenade whose pin came off suddenly. 5/10.
ajy1 I just saw this movie last night and really enjoyed it. While I was with some people who disliked it, I felt that the film was provocative and a really gutsy move at being anti-Bollywood. I'm not Indian and I saw the film in NYC without subtitles (it was a mix of Hindi and English). While the film wasn't perfect (and the last third of the movie really sank it downhill), there were some unique moments (the song-and-dance number, a lot of the wide-lens cinematography, Big B and Jackie Shroff's disturbing and brazen performances). And I really felt that I didn't know what was going to happen next from scene to scene. Heck, during much of it, I felt like this guy was reinventing the crime genre black comedy much like Quentin Tarantino did with "Reservoir Dogs." I do wish that the director was a little more disciplined but I guess if he was, he wouldn't be crazy enough to launch what seems like drug-addled, adrenaline-fueled imagery. A definite must-see in my book and one that even a Western audience may appreciate in spots.
whusayn I had very high expectations when i went to see this movie. However i was utterly dissapointed. The movie is a no-go straight from frame 1. You always think that the film will pick-up, but it never happens. I had expected something fresh and different and a gripping story line, and ofcourse a few laughs...but believe me i never laughed once in the film. One of the major things i was dissapointed with was Amitabh's characterisation. He was really wasted.... i think he only ahd 4 to 5 scenes in the film....i dont know why he did this movie. All the models in the film dont know how to act....and the rest of the cast are ok. I think Javed Jaffry is the one who shows out. He was above average. Overall a very very bad movie....After Bombay Boys, Kaizad Gustad has made a very bad mistake making this big huge flop.... try harder next time....please!