Dhoom 3

Dhoom 3
Theatrical release poster
Hindi	धूम ३
Directed by	Vijay Krishna Acharya
Produced by	Aditya Chopra
Screenplay by	Vijay Krishna Acharya
Story by	Aditya Chopra Vijay Krishna Acharya
Starring	Aamir Khan Abhishek Bachchan Katrina Kaif Uday Chopra Siddharth Nigam Jackie Shroff
Music by	Songs: Pritam Background score: Julius Packiam
Cinematography	Sudeep Chatterjee
Edited by	Ritesh Soni
Production company	Yash Raj Films
Release date	20 December 2013 (2013-12-20)
Running time	172 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	est.₹1.75 billion
Box office	est.₹5.85 billion

Dhoom 3 ([ˈd̪ʱuːm 3], English: Blast 3 or Boom 3, also abbreviated and known as D:3 and D3) is a 2013 Indian action thriller 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 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 at the time and as of August 2016 is the fifth 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.