Dhoom Dadakka (2008): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2008, Dhoom Dadakka is a comedy and drama film directed by Shashi Ranjan, running about 128 minutes. “A gangster is asked to come up with a heir within 30 days” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. At a Bangkok 'Asian Bhai Meet' the Godfather meets with several gangsters, reviews the reduction in revenue, and decides to induct fresh blood. While Fursat Lala decides to hand-over this task to his son, Zac; Mungi Lal, a bachelor, has no heir, save for an long-estranged maternal nephew, Kamal, and is asked to find him and include him in this gang within 30 days. Mungi and his associate, Jignesh, head out to Mumbai in an effort to locate his estranged sister, Angoori, and her son - in vain - as there is no trace of the duo. He recruits the services of Private Detective Johnny English and instructs him to locate Kamal. Johnny does locate him and takes him to meet with Mungi - a move that will result in nothing but hilarious chaos when Mungi tells him that he has already located Kamal. Things get even more confusing after a woman shows up - also claiming to be Kamal!!

Who’s in it. Dhoom Dadakka stars Jackie Shroff as Godfather, Anupam Kher as Mungi Lal, Satish Shah as Jignesh and Gulshan Grover as Fursat Lala, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.5/10, Dhoom Dadakka sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Eros Now Select Apple TV Channel and rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Dhoom Dadakka page.

If you liked it. Fans of Dhoom Dadakka tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.