''Boom'' is a 2003 Indian soft porn movie directed by

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and produced by

Ayesha Dutt Ayesha Dutt (born 5 June 1960) is an Indian film producer, former model, and actress. She is married to Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff and the mother of Tiger Shroff. Early life She was born to a Bengali father, Ranjan Dutt, an air vice marshal ...

. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff,

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, Madhu Sapre,

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and

Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif (; born Katrina Turquotte; 16 July 1983) is a British actress who works in Hindi-language films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she has received accolades, including four Screen Awards and four Zee Cine Awards, in a ...

. ''Boom'' was Katrina Kaif's debut film. She was a last-minute replacement of model Meghna Reddy. The movie released on 19 September 2003, exploring the involvement of

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world with underworld

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Plot

Anu Gaekwad, Sheila Bardez and Rina Kaif are three of India's top models and they are participating in a fashion show hosted by a prestigious brand of diamond jewellers. While on the ramp walk of the fashion show, one of the other models (perhaps intentionally) trips Anu, and she goes crashing down, which is a model's worst nightmare. Anu's supportive friends, Sheila and Rina, come to the rescue. The trio immediately confront the model who had tripped Anu and the argument (held in front of the audience) degenerates into a catfight. As the women scuffle with each other, they are met with a big surprise. Hundreds of glittering stolen diamonds, which were due to be smuggled out of the country, fall from the model's hair and on to the ramp, only to be snatched up by paparazzi and celebrities alike. Anu, Sheila and Rina are in shock as the fashion show turns to mayhem. The stolen diamonds are priceless and have to be recovered by the gangsters, who hold the three glamorous models responsible for the heist-gone-wrong. The diamonds were due to be smuggled to Dubai and were stolen by Chhote Mia. They were then to be handed to his brothers. The leader of the trio, Bade Mia is determined to get the diamonds back and so begins a cat-and-mouse game between the three models and the three gangsters.

Cast

* Amitabh Bachchan As Bade Mia *

as Medium Mia / Cutpiece Salim Suiting Shirting * Jackie Shroff as Chhote Mia / Abdul 50-50 *

as Alice *

as Rina Kaif / Popdi Chinchpokli * Madhu Sapre as Anu Gaekwad *

as Sheila Bardez *

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as Boom Shankar aka Boom Boom *

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as Bharti *

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in a special appearance as Jewellery shop owner/Potential Diamond Buyer in Dubai *

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– Cameo appearance *

Rohit Bal Rohit Bal is an Indian fashion designer. He designs for both men and women. Early life Rohit Bal was born in the city of Srinagar in the Jammu and Kashmir state of India on 8 May 1961 into a Kashmiri Pandit family. Bal received his Bach ...

– Cameo appearance *

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– Cameo appearance

Box office

The film performed very poorly at the box office. Its lifetime collections amounted to about Rs. 12 million. The producer of the film, Ayesha Shroff, had to sell some assets of herself and her husband ( Jackie Shroff) ; the money owed to one financier alone amounted to Rs. 180 million. Shroff later indicated that his marriage suffered as a consequence, and that his relationship with his wife "was tough after Boom." In June 2020,

Tiger Shroff Jai Hemant "Tiger" Shroff (born 2 March 1990) is an Indian actor and martial artist known for his work in the Indian cinema. He is best known for his Baaghi action franchise, ''Heropanti'' (2014) and ''War'' (''2019''). He has featured in For ...

opened up about the impact of Boom's failure on his family. The actor said, "I remember how our furniture was sold off, one by one. Things I’d grown up seeing around us started disappearing. Then my bed went. I started to sleep on the floor. It was the worst feeling of my life."

Music

The soundtrack was composed by

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and

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boom (2003 Film) 2003 films Indian comedy thriller films 2000s Hindi-language films 2000s comedy thriller films Films scored by Rishi Rich English-language Indian films Films set in Dubai Films shot in Sri Lanka Films scored by Sandeep Chowta Indian black comedy films