''Boom'' is a 2003 Indian

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-language black-comedy

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directed by

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and produced by Ayesha Dutt. The film stars

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Jackie Shroff Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), known by his screen name Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model from Mumbai, Maharashtra, who primarily works in the Hindi film industry. In a career spanning over four decades, he ...

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, Madhu Sapre, Zeenat Aman and

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

(in her feature film debut). ''Boom'' was Kaif's debut film as 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 confronts 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 onto 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

Music

The soundtrack was composed by Sandeep Chowta and

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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 off some of her assets as well her husband's (

); 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 opened up about the impact of ''Booms 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."

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* {{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