Boom is a 2003 Indian black-comedy thriller film directed by Kaizad Gustad and produced by Ayesha Dutt. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Gulshan Grover, Padma Lakshmi, Madhu Sapre, Zeenat Aman and Katrina Kaif (in her feature film debut). Boom was Kaif's debut film as she was a last-minute replacement of model Meghna Reddy.[1] The movie released on 19 September 2003, exploring the involvement of fashion world with underworld organised crime.

Boom
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKaizad Gustad
Written byKaizad Gustad
Produced byAyesha Shroff
StarringAmitabh Bachchan
Gulshan Grover
Jackie Shroff
Zeenat Aman
Katrina Kaif
Padma Lakshmi
CinematographyHimman Dhamija
Edited byReva Childs
Music bySandeep Chowta
Tavlin Singh
Production
companies
In Network Ltd.
Quest Films
Xlantic Musuc Group
Release date
  • 19 September 2003 (2003-09-19) (India)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi
English
Box office₹1.20 crores

Plot

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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.

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Music

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The soundtrack was composed by Sandeep Chowta and Talvin Singh.[2]

# Song Writer Vocalist(s)
1 "Boom" Talvin Singh Ila Arun
2 "Mundian To Bach Ke" Punjabi MC Labh Janjua
3 "Nachna Tere Naal" (Dance With You) Rishi Rich, Jay Sean, Juggi D. Jay Sean, Juggi D.
4 "I See You Baby" Andrew Cato, Tom Findlay, Tod Wooten Groove Armada, Gram'ma Funk
5 "Dope The Pope" Sandeep Chowta Sukhwinder Singh, Sowmya Raoh
6 "Punjabi 5-0" The Dum Dum Project The Dum Dum Project
7 "Zindabad" Talvin Singh Ravi Singh
8 "Ramp-age" Sandeep Chowta Sowmya Raoh
9 "Nuttin Happen" D'Caro D'Caro
10 "Seduction Saavariya" Sandeep Chowta Sonu Kakkar, Sunitha Sarathy
11 "Two Dons and a Bitch" Sandeep Chowta Sandeep Chowta
12 "It's Safe" D'Caro D'Caro
13 "The Crawford Market Feeling" Sandeep Chowta Sandeep Chowta
14 "Bhavani Dayani" Jez Humble Jez Humble
15 "Boom" (Dat Guy Remix) Talvin Singh Ila Arun

Box office

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The film performed very poorly at the box office.[3] Its lifetime collections amounted to about Rs. 12 million.[4] The producer of the film, Ayesha Shroff, had to sell off some of her assets as well her husband's (Jackie Shroff);[5] 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."[5]

In June 2020, Tiger Shroff 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."[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Bhatt, Tripti (13 March 2015). "Katrina Kaif at India Today Conclave: Salman will always remain an important part of my life". India Today. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "How AB became Bade Mia". Rediff.com. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ^ Ayaz, Shaikh (1 September 2006). "Jackie may revive his banner". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Boom (2003) – Box Office Earnings". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b Vickey Lalwani (18 August 2009). "Kat is Turquotte, not Kaif: Ayesha Shroff". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 September 2016 – via Mumbai Mirror.
  6. ^ "Tiger Shroff on how Boom failure affected his family: Our furniture was sold off one by one". India Today. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Tiger Shroff on failure of 2003 film 'Boom' and how it impacted his family". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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