Comedy is tough, a joke either lands or not

In the upcoming rom-com caper Dhoom Dhaam, a different kind of action ensues as a bride and a groom are chased by gangsters on their first night.

- KARTIK BHARDWAJ

In the upcoming rom-com caper Dhoom Dhaam, a different kind of action ensues as a bride and a groom are chased by gangsters on their first night. Pratik Gandhi plays the groom Veer Poddar, a meek Gujarati boy while Yami Gautam is Koyal Chaddha, a bride who very quickly goes from bashful to all guns blazing. "It's quite a bizarre situation. One can't help but laugh," says Pratik. "The film is a great mix of rom-com and crime caper and that's what made me say yes to it."

For Yami, it was the pure fun she had while reading the script that gravitated her towards the project. "It was great to do a film whose events unfold in just one night," she says. "Our reference was movies like The Hangover (2009). I know actors say it a lot but with each script, we indeed are looking for something new and fresh to do."

When it comes to project choices, Yami has been very particular. In her previous works like A Thursday (2022), Dasvi (2022), OMG 2 (2023) and