# Dhamaka (2021)

> A disgraced news anchor turns a terrorist threat into a live broadcast bargain, only to find his careerist instincts colliding with mass-casualty danger.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/544160

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
- Director: Ram Madhvani
- Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Amruta Subhash, Mrunal Thakur, Soham Majumdar, Vikas Kumar, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Anuj Gurwara, Priya Tandon
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13510660/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, paranoid, frantic, late night thriller viewing, bollywood movie night

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