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So ATS and defense forces are stupid that a man can do all this alone..

Climax of the movie is baseless and without context..

Only good is acting from Kartik Aryan..

Confused acting and full of flaws. What a waste this could have been really good. No wonder it's on Netflix and not in theatres I guess they knew this wasn't up to the mark.

This one starts ticking very efficiently and keeps audience engaged every minute. Kartik Aaryan has delivered a genuinely good performance with Amruta Subhash, Mrunal Thakur and Vikas Kumar in a perfect supportive roles.

Visuals and screenplay are treat to watch to get engrossed every passing moment.

What's not so good- Problem starts in second half when expectations raised in first half starts falling while revealing suspense feels no exciting and things become too predictable.

Overall a good watch over weekend with crisp and shorter run time!

Dhamaka review :

Loosely based on the South Korean thriller 'The Terror Live' (2013), Dhamaka is a fairly decent attempt by Ram Madhvani to expose the TRP hungry media. It explores our modern world where "News" is created and sold to its viewers who enjoy the masala fare even if it is fake. Here, we have a down and out anchor (Kartik Aaryan) trying to further his career prospects by establishing live connect with a terrorist who has just blown up the Mumbai sea link.

It all starts when the anchor gets a threatening call from this person in midst of his programme which naturally, he takes it to be a prank. Booom!! There is a blast and the anchor sees an opportunity here for fame and TRPs!! It is even more surprising when the terrorist demands an apology from the ruling party minister in lieu of safety of the blast site victims.

The fact that Ram Madhvani has the knack of extracting the best from his cast was already established when he managed to make a dud like Sonam Kapoor perform so well in Neerja (2016). Kartik is anyway a much better actor than the nepo-kid and expectedly, knocks the ball out of the park. His demeanor, body language, expressions are first rate in each and every scene. In fact, the character itself goes through myriad of emotions and Kartik has aced all of them. Extraordinary, indeed!!

The supporting cast also doesn't disappoint. Particularly, Amruta Subhash, playing the ruthless and greedy boss, is top class. Mrunal Thakur leaves a mark even in a small role.

At just one hour forty minutes of run time, Dhamaka starts off superbly, comes to the point fast, gets slight sluggish in between but quickly picks speed again to conclude on a highly thought provoking note. Its unconventional climax may or may not appeal to all but here's a film which deserves a watch for those fantastic performances.

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.

Lead actor is good. But the movie itself is based on a weak plot. It is so unrealistic that that even Superhero films seem normal. There is not much in the story. Could have been a 10 minute clip instead.

Dhamaka is now my favourite movie .Kartik Aryan is very talented actor ,fits in every single roll .story is good with some twist and turn.must watch movie for all .......just fabulous.

"What is an Anchor? An Actor, What An Actor Wants? An Audience, What the Audience Wants? Drama"

Whilst, on the one hand, Dhamaka strongly stands against the shenanigans of News Publications, by giving us a tiny specimen of their toxic work cultures. On the other hand, it blatantly discloses the two-faced nature of these so-called media houses through their scandalous & unctuous operations.

The narrative here makes an exhibition for all the selfish agendas of all those insatiable individuals who do not look after the common citizens nor they want to bear any sort of responsibility towards our nation's welfare; all they care about is wealth and of course their superficial rating systems!

If only the makers had given the same amount of attention and care to the remainder of the film, trust me; this could have been something else entirely! Sadly, that didn't come to pass and I for one blame the Characterization more than anything else here! And yeah one more thing, hate me all you want but, to tell the truth, Kartik Aryan didn't come across as the best choice in there.

Frankly speaking, I didn't like his portrayal! I hardly managed to connect to him on a personal level, therefore the majority of the sentimental aspects failed to make an impact on me! Don't get me wrong, I'm not at all discrediting Kartik for his honourable attempt here but gotta admit, despite his genuine efforts, his rather caricaturish depiction of an egoistic News commentator just didn't seem like the fairest outcome for such a complex character!

After seeing the over hyped rating, i started watching the movie. But sorry to say, the movie failed to keep me connected. The movie wanted to pass a good messages however, the projection of the acting was a bit dull and lacks of tensions or overly dramatic. Continuously bombing happening and even the deputy minister died in the set but everyone seems a bit roboticly doing their jobs inside the studio. As if the situation doesn't exist. However it was a good attempt from Karthik to create the tension in his character but yet to improve a lot. Amruta Shuvash was good in her role.

Anwar Says : An Anchor is an actor , Actor needs audience and audience need drama, these three lines expose the electronic media today in Ram Madhvani's release today DHAMAKA at Netflix. A remake of 2013 Korean Film 'The Terror Live 'and shot in only 10 days and the credit goes to Neerja and Aarya director and the Superstar in making Kartik Aaryan.

Madhvani idea of filming is at loggerheads with the area the film is traversing, he is more into explosion , probably since the title is Dhamaka . I liked the way Aaryan Khan's initial life has been shown in the opening song . No other cast has been given much exposure and passing on the buck is the way of corporate life has been perfectly narrated . At points the movie seems going slow but suddenly picks up . Madhvani has been able to drumming up the tensions and also able to sustain it .

A new trend set by Madhvani , the main cast carries the whole movie on his/her shoulder, whether it was Sonam Kapur or Sushmita Sen and now Kartik Aarayan . Watch it today after India- Newzealand 20-20 for stealing performance of Aaryan.

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Such a waste. A script read has more emotion than the acting in this film if I can call it one. Ram madhvani really dropped the ball with this one. Student films with 0.1% the budget are more gripping than this haywire mess.

There is only one thing missing that ending can be better, and acting is average otherwise all things are superbb intenses drama, the story is way beyond good, the climax of story can be strached, a must watch flim.

Amazingly bad way to spend your Friday! Absolutely horrible plot, and the least said about acting the better it is! Probably bots are rating it at 10 !

So unpopular opinion this movie was quite nice.... Superb acting by everyone. But applause for the one who played the mahte's son. That dude was freaking awesome. Mrunal Thakur was charming but on acting level - average.

Also one more thing, am I the only one who felt A Wednesday vibes...

Film was crisp and up to the point.

Nothing felt exerated and finally Kartik played something different , and was nice to watch especially last 20 min.

There were some loose ends in the plot.

But overall a nice watch.

You should definitely go for it.

Film Review - Dhamaka streaming on Netflix #sanjuzzreviews #DhamakaMovie #DHAMAKA Loosely based on the 2013 Korean film ' The Terror Live' , Dhamaka is director Ram Madhwani's expose of the TRP hungry media where news is made and sold to the people.

This thriller starts off with a down and out anchor ( Aryan) getting a call from a terrorist with a threat that he will blow up the sealink if his demands are not met. The anchor sees this as an opportunity to regain his past glory and that's where the film starts picking up pace.

Kartik Aryan has done a great job in coming out of his 'oh cho chweet' loverboy image to play a serious character. His demeanor, body language, a myriad of emotions which he experiences in the course of the film deserve a special mention. Amruta Subhash who plays his ruthless boss has also played her part very well.

The film starts off with a bang, 'a la Wednesday', but falters in the second half where it gets too preachy. However there is a twist towards the climax which is interesting.

The Cinematography & VFX are really nice and the explosions happening on the sealink are depicted very realistically.

This cudve been another Wednesday, but sadly fall short of expectations. A one-time watch film, not too bad either.

My rating: 2.5/5 .. adios 🙂

Well, it was descent film after a long time from Netflix india. Film has good pace no timepass in between and I found it to the point. Give this movie a try. It's worth it.

I haven't seen the original (The Terror Live, South Korean, 2013) but this was a good thriller in general. It had some really cringe worthy acting by everyone. I can't see Karthik Aryan anymore. I just can't digest him. The music though good, I instantly connected it to the music of the film 'Karwaan' because it's 'The Dewarists'. The music is very similar - calm and in trans.

There were a lot of Bollywoodish scenes and they actually make it eww.

During the end credits, after the end credit music ends, there is total silence. That silence is loud and says a lot about the climax of the film. Well done for that.

Worth watching (with family too).

On Netflix.

Approx. 1hr45min.

Terrible screenplay, Terrible Execution, Terrible follw up of the climax and anti climax.

I guess the best role in the movie belonged to the 'voice' on the phone that spoke on the phone.

Everything else was pretty below par, including Kartik Aryan. One can see that he is not able to be the character, it all looks like something that was shot over just 2 days to pass through some time because there was nothing else to do.

In this movies all things like action ,drama and thriller available.i am so amazed to watch this movie.dhamaka is masterpiece movie and climax is next level in this movie..

Well, the rating which I have given is only for a good remake attempt which is loosely based on the 2013 film The Terror Live (south Korean hit film). Rest when it comes to Kartik's acting I felt like I'm watching Pyaar ka Punchnama, no proper expressions, same still face for any of the reactions or situation arise. I would say Amruta Subhash's acting was much better compared to all the supporting cast.

This movie is a disaster,I don't normally write reviews When I saw kartik Aryan in the trailer I was expecting a lot better than this,I expected this movie to be a turning point in his career, but this movie turned out to be exactly opposite to my expectations Kartik Aryan has disappointed with his over-acting in the movie The climax and the end scene are equally bad.

Conclusion - Save your time watch something else.

I really loved this movie. It has lot's of fun and entertainment. Graphics are amazing. Lot's of adventure. Such a great movie. I would highly recommended to everyone to watch this movie.

If your read the reviews, it's all a network marketing mess. The same reviews are pasted with some variation in words to misguide people. Producers and their team are going to any extent to brandish their movie as 10/10. Crazy.