Directed by - Rohan Sippy
Starring - Abhishek Bachchan, Rana Daggubati, Pratiek Babbar, Bipasha Basu, Aditya Pancholi,
Govind Namdeo, Vidya Balan ( in a special appearance)
How many times in the past few years have seen or read an Abhishek Bachchan films being panned? answer - a hell number of times, but this film surely changes that trend.Written by the renowned Sridhar Raghavan ( Ek hasina thi and johnny gaddar) and directed by the not-so-renowned Rohan Sippy ( read Kuch naa kaho) DMD is about Goa being the drug capital of India and how a corrupt turned honest police officer ACP Vishnu Kamath ( Abhishek Bachchan) infiltrates the business of drug lord Lorsa Biscuita ( Pancholi) only to find that all roads lead to an elusive mastermind Micheal Barbossa who has never been seen and is supremely feared ( much like keyser soze in The Usual Suspects). Sridhar raghavan scripts this one smartly and allows you only minimal sympathy to be invested in each character this helps the film keep its focus on its protagonist, Goa. But the films USP is the psychedelic camerawork which gives it a "druggy high" feel. The slipshot cuts, fast zooms and the sepia tone of the films give us a visual treat never before seen in Bollywood. Hats off to Amit Roy for such superior cinematrography.The dialogues are crisp and hard hitting and if you are someone with a honey laced vocabulary you'll sure have to close your ears during some scenes.The story although watertight for most of the running time falls at times for example the part about Abhishek Bachchan turning honest after his family's death is not too well fleshed out.Of the cast Pratiek Babbar does decently as a teenager caught in the web of drugs for a higher education in USA, Rana daggubati in his debut outing looks the part but does not provide enough punch required to play Joki. As a depressed lover turned mentor to a teenager Rana fails completely when it comes to emotions, but his decent screen presence helps us overlook that. Bipasha Basu puts in a praiseworthy act as Joki's lover turned Lorsa's mole. She emotes when needed and stones up when needed. But it is ( as you have guessed) Abhishke Bachchan's Vishnu Kamath who packs in the punch.As a Corrupt turned angry young police officer Abhishek invests beautifully in his character so as to avoid any comparisons to his father and in the same time creating a comfortable space for himself. Bachchan brings out that hint of anger and that streak of ego perfectly that makes Vishnu Kamath a memorable officer on screen ( most of which are thanks to his father).At the end though the film falls a bit due to some glitches in the script it breezes through thanks to some superior camerawork, edgy screenplay, that evergreen RD Burman guitar riff and a ecstatic performance by Abhishek Bachchan.
Rating - 8.0/10
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