Actors
Abhishek
Bachchan
and
Uday
Chopra
have
been
part
of
the
Dhoom
franchise's
journey
from
the
time
it
took
off
in
2004.
And
Abhishek
believes
that
other
characters
of
the
film
may
come
and
go
unlike
his
and
Uday's.
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"Pardon
the
immodesty,
but
Uday
Chopra
and
I
are
'Dhoom'.
The
franchise
chronicles
the
ongoing
adventures
of
Jai
and
Ali,
that's
me
and
Uday.
That's
the
format
of
the
franchise.
The
other
characters
may
come
and
go.
But
we
go
on
forever.
Like
Batman
and
Robin.
Can
there
be
a
'Batman'
franchise
without
Batman?" asked
Abhishek.
Having
said
that,
Abhishek
looks
back
with
much
affection
at
the
journey.
"From
Dhoom
to
Dhoom
2
and
now
to
Dhoom
3,
it
has
been
an
amazing
journey.
To
begin
with,
it
was
the
story
of
the
adventures
of
these
three
boys,
me,
Uday
and
John
Abraham," he
said.
"Our
producer
Aditya
Chopra
suggested
we
try
to
re-define
the
action
genre
in
our
cinema.
We
were
all
young,
hopeful
and
enthusiastic,
eager
to
try
out
this
experiment.
How
were
we
to
know
it
would
turn
out
the
way
it
did?"
he
added.
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Now,
the
junior
Bachchan
feels
the
Dhoom
franchise
is
watched
for
being
what
it
is.
"Yes,
there
are
stars
in
the
film.
Dhoom
2
had
Hrithik
(Roshan)
and
Aishwarya
(Rai).
And
now
Dhoom
3
has
Aamir
(Khan)
and
Katrina
(Kaif).
But
I
think
the
brand
Dhoom
is
much
larger
than
starcast."
Abhishek
feels
the
presence
of
a
new
director
in
the
franchise
brings
all-new
challenges
to
the
table.
The
first
two
installments
were
directed
by
Sanjay
Gadhvi.
"The
other
two
'Dhoom' films
were
not
directed
by
Victor
(Vijay
Krishna
Acharya).
So,
there
is
a
new
feel
and
flavour
to
the
franchise
that
Uday
and
I
could
identify
and
feel
since
we
are
carryovers
from
the
earlier
life
of
the
franchise,"
he
said.
"Victor
had
a
different
vision.
Fans
of
the
'Dhoom'
series
would
be
surprised
by
the
changes
in
the
franchise.
Earlier
the
focus
was
on
making
a
fun
film.
This
is
an
edgier
and
darker
'Dhoom'
than
the
first
two," he
added.
The
37-year-old
has
no
leading
lady
in
Dhoom
3.
But
he
does
have
Aamir.
Abhishek
can't
stop
raving
about
his
formidable
co-star.
"I
must
have
been
11
when
Qayamat
Se
Qayamat
Tak
came
out.
It
changed
the
way
we
look
at
love
stories.
The
nation
went
crazy.
We've
loved
and
admired
him
for
the
kind
of
cinema
he
works
in.
Working
with
him
was
great
learning
experience," said
the
son
of
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan.
Abhishek
says
Dhoom
3
was
physically
demanding,
but
he
enjoyed
all
the
action.
"It
was
like
giving
fancy
toys
to
a
boy
to
play
with.
I
got
to
ride
around
in
motorbikes
and
to
ride
these
sleek
motor-boats
through
these
narrow
canals
in
Chicago,"
he
said.
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Dhoom
3
As
for
trade
voices
already
predicting
a
Rs.
200-crore
run
for
Dhoom
3,
the
"Paa" star
opines
nonchalantly:
"These
are
expectations
from
within
the
industry.
The
audience
doesn't
care
about
how
much
money
a
film
makes.
Do
you
know
the
collections
of
your
all-time
favourite
film
Amar
Prem?
Audiences
go
to
a
film.
They
like
or
dislike
it.
That's
it."
He
will
be
seen
on
the
big
screen
after
a
year,
but
says
it
wasn't
planned
that
way.
"It's
not
as
if
I
planned
it
that
way.
After
'Bol
Bachchan'
in
May
2012,
my
career
panned
out
in
such
a
way
that
there
was
no
release
until
now.
'Dhoom
3'
kept
getting
repeatedly
delayed
for
whatever
reasons.
And
unfortunately,
for
my
fans
and
for
Katrina's
fans,
there
was
no
release
in
2013.
It
wasn't
planned
that
way.
And
I
didn't
miss
myself
on
screen.
I
see
myself
every
day
in
the
mirror,"
he
said.
Abhishek
says
he
felt
no
career
pangs
about
being
away
for
a
longish
time.
"By
the
grace
of
God,
I
am
not
an
insecure
actor
at
all.
And
if
you
see
the
career-graph
of
others,
no
major
actor
does
more
than
a
couple
of
films
per
year.
Aamir,
for
that
matter,
has
not
been
in
a
film
since
'Talaash'
a
year
back.
So...no!
I
don't
feel
insecure
about
not
being
on
screen
for
some
time,"
he
said.
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