Dhoom 3

Dhoom 3 ([ˈd̪ʱuːm 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 Fahad Rao & 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.