Dhoom 3

Directed by : Vijay Krishna Acharya
Produced by : Aditya Chopra
Story by : Aditya Chopra
Vijay Krishna Acharya
Starring : Aamir Khan
Abhishek Bachchan
Katrina Kaif
Uday Chopra
Siddharth Nigam
Jackie Shroff
Music : Pritam
Production company : Yash Raj Films
Release date : 20 December 2013
Running time : 172 minutes
Country : India
Language : Hindi
Budget : ₹1.75 billion (equivalent to ₹2.1 billion or US $31 million in 2016)
Box office : ₹2.6 billion (equivalent to ₹3.4 billion or US $51 million in 2016)



Dhoom 3 (English: Blast 3 or Boom 3, also abbreviated and known as D:3
and D3 ) is a 2013 Indian action film , written and directed by Vijay
Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra. The third installment
of the Dhoom series , it features Aamir Khan as the antagonist and
Katrina Kaif , with Abhishek Bachchan in the lead role reprising his
role of ACP Jai Dixit and Uday Chopra reprising his role as Ali Akbar,
as in the previous films of the franchise. Made on a budget of ₹175
crore (US$26 million), the most expensive Indian film of all
time,until it was beaten by Baahubali: The Beginning. Dhoom 3 was
released on 20 December 2013, marking itself as the first Indian film
to be released in the IMAX motion picture film format with Dolby Atmos
surround sound.

The film broke many records on its opening days in India and abroad.
Box Office India declared Dhoom 3 "the biggest hit of 2013" after two
days of release, the film went on to gross ₹4 billion (US $59 million)
worldwide in just ten days, to become the highest-grossing Bollywood
film of all time in international markets. The initial international
gross of Dhoom 3 was US$28 million — eventually breaking the record of
3 Idiots (another Aamir Khan starrer) and making it the third
highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in international markets
as well as the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of all time. It was
the 77th highest grossing film of 2013 worldwide.

The film was screened during the 2014 International Film Festival of
India in the Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section.