i just finished watching DUS, which is hindi for "ten". and just so you know, it’s not DUS as in "goose," but DUS as in "bus." this is one of those movies that’s all about people swaggering in slow motion while wearing black. in fact, there is more glitz and tailored suits than actual coherence.
consider for instance this bollywood interpretation of canadian night clubs. i must have watched that musical number six times.
plot synopsis: avuncular anti-terrorist agent sanjay dutt sends his top agents, as played by abishek bachchan and zayed khan to canada where they have TEN DAYS (hence the title) to stop a terrorist attack. meanwhile, celebrity big-brother champion shilpa shetty stands around in mid-riff-baring tops, quietly smirking.
things to watch for:
-tough indian-canadian cop by the name of "danish" (suneil shetty, no relation to shilpa or the pastry) dramatically proclaiming "in the name of allah!" right before shotgunning a buncha terrorists. that’s the kind of muslim role-models hollywood is missing.
-everyone in canada speaking hinglish.
apparently a canadian newspaper published an article calling sanjay dutt a terrorist, compelling him to leave the country in a snit. hey, just because you’re implicated in a devasting urban bombing, doesn’t mean you’re a terrorist, guys! i mean, they wouldn’t let a terrorist play an anti-terrorist agent in the movies, right?
(note: don’t misinterpret this movie with DUS(1997) which has largely the same cast and plot, although with the ravishing raveena tandon as the villian. it has not been released due to the death of the director)