Abhishek's cop act steals the show in Dum Maaro Dum
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oi-Kalyani Prasad Keshri
By Kalyani Prasad Keshri
Actor
Abhishek
Bachchan
is
riding
high
on
the
rave
reviews
that
he
has
received
for
his
performance
as
the
gritty
police
officer
in
Rohan
Sippy"s
Dum
Maaro
Dum.
Reveals
a
source,
“Paid
previews
in
Hyderabad
had
100%
occupancy
and
yesterday
Delhi
multiplexes
were
packed…the
film
is
picking
up
well".
Rightly
adding
the
“Dum" to
the
title-Abhishek
with
his
portrayal
of
a
no-nonsense
inspector
out
to
sweep
Goa
clean,
re-affirms
yet
again
that
he
is
here-to-stay-in-the-top
rung
status
as
an
actor.
Says
acclaimed
critic
Taran
Adarsh,
“Abhishek
is
super
in
the
role
of
a
tough
cop
whose
life
undergoes
a
U-turn
when
personal
tragedy
strikes.
He
projects
the
varied
emotions
such
as
rage,
turmoil,
helplessness,
anxiety
without
going
overboard".
"I
can't
remember
the
last
time
my
cinemas
had
enquiries
for
block
bookings
that
even
got
confirmed,
people
forming
queues
outside
to
try
and
get
tickets,
the
police
being
called
in
to
manage
the
exited
audience
for
a
solo
Abhishek
Bachchan
film!
He
is
back
and
how!
Rohan
Sippy
and
Abhishek
Bachchan
seem
to
have
cracked
a
jackpot
with
this
film
and
the
audience
is
loving
it!
It
seemed
like
a
film
targeting
the
metro
cities
and
the
conventional
multiplex
audience
courtesy
the
soundtrack
and
promos,
but
the
collection
trends
tell
a
different
story.
My
first
show
at
my
Raipur
cinema
-
Raj
has
opened
multiple
times
bigger
and
better
than
any
of
the
multiplexes
and
that
too
with
ticket
rates
as
low
as
Rs
50!
The
weekend
promises
to
be
even
better!
I'm
delighted
to
see
the
audience
clap,
whistle
and
cheer
for
Abhishek's
cracker
dialogues
and
the
title
track!"
adds
Akshay
Rathi,
distributor,
Raipur.
Dum
Maaro
Dum
reiterates
the
fact
that
Abhishek
seems
to
be
a
natural
charmer
when
it
comes
to
slipping
into
the
shoes
of
a
quintessential
somewhat
crooked-somewhat
straight
cop.
His
body
language,
his
dialogue
rendition,
his
lazy
zeal
and
laidback
attitude,
adds
a
cutting
edge
to
the
character
of
ACP
Vishnu
Kamath,
Goa's
desi
Bruce
Willis
(Diehard)
who
plays
the
game
according
to
his
own
rules.
Adds
trade
analyst
Amod
Mehra,
“A
very
powerful
performance…Abhishek"s
best
till
date…even
better
than
Yuva".
The
star
who
seems
to
have
his
way
with
both
masses
and
the
classes
is
one
of
the
finest
actor"s
of
his
generation
and
there"s
no
doubt
about
that.
Having
proved
his
mettle
with
Yuva
and
Sarkar,
Abhishek
went
on
to
deliver
big
hits
like
Dhoom
and
Bunty
Aur
Bubli
and
proved
that
he
was
here
to
stay
with
Guru
and
Paa.
Says
a
source,
“Amitabh
Bachchan
made
his
mark
with
his
iconic
character
of
inspector
Vijay
and
with
inspector
A.C
Kamath,
Abhishek
has
proved
that
he"s
got
the
charisma,
the
swagger
and
the
talent
and
is
here
for
a
long
time
to
come.
Stealing
the
show,
he
walks
away
with
the
film–
one
of
his
finest
performances
till
date–
Abhishek
adds
the
Dum
to
Dum
Maaro
Dum".