Dhoom Machaao Dhoom (English: Rock Let's Rock) is an Indian Musical sitcom that aired on Disney Channel India[3] from 8 January 2007 to 10 January 2008, totaling 100 episodes.[1][2] The story revolves around Priyanka Sethi and a band she forms with her three friends called the Pink Band.[2] The show is one of the first Disney Channel India Original Series.[2]
| Dhoom Machaao Dhoom | |
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| Created by | Ravina Raj Kohli[1] |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Dhoom Machaao Dhoom Machaao" by Shreya Ghoshal[2] |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 100 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Nachiket Pantvaidya[1] |
| Running time | Musical Teen sitcom |
| Production company | Sol |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | 8 January 2007 – 10 January 2008 |
The show is notable for being the debut platform of many actors who later went to have a successful acting careers on television; Sriti Jha,[4] Kinshuk Mahajan, Toral Rasputra,[5] Maanvi Gagroo,[6] Vikrant Massey[7] and Jay Bhanushali.[8]
Plot
editPriyanka Sethi returns to Delhi from New York with her mother after her parents divorce and has trouble adjusting to her new school. Priyanka, who sings, composes and plays guitar, often spends time in her school's music room, where she befriends three unlikely people: Malini, who plays keyboards secretly due to her conservative father's opposition to music; Bikki, an extrovert Punjabi girl who plays tambourine; and Kajal, a hot-headed rebellious girl who plays drums. The four of them create a band of their own, called Pink Band and try to break stereotypes regarding music, bands and societal norms, and soon become celebrities popular with other girls.
The queen bee of the school, Koel, is jealous of them and frequently attempts to sabotage the band. Despite all odds, the band sticks together, and the story shows how they achieve international fame with their will and music.
Cast
edit- Toral Rasputra as Priyanka Sethi
- Sriti Jha as Malini "Malu" Sharma
- Maanvi Gagroo as Ambika "Bikki" Gill
- Aanchal Bharti as Kajal "KJ" Jain
- Niddhi Tikoo as Koel Tolani
- Aanchal Munjal as Sameera
- Kinshuk Mahajan as Adiraj "Addy" Sherawat
- Akshay Sethi as Nihal Singh Rathore
- Vikrant Massey as Aamir Hassan
- Jay Bhanushali as Varun Bhaskar
- Nirav Soni as Sameer "Motu" Motwani
- Danesh Irani as Cyrus "Psycho" Kachwalla
- Swati Bajpai as Madhu, elder sister of Malini
- Nazneen Madan as Shenaz Ma'am
- Sujata Sehgal as Lekha Ma'am
- Neha Saroopa as Tanya
- Pooja Saroopa as Sanya
- Vikrant Siraj as Anmol Jain
- Paritosh Sand as Brijbhushan Sharma
- Meher Acharia as Priyanka's Mom
- Bhakti Rathod as Loveleen
- Bhuvnesh Shetty as yoga teacher Kreepy (credited as Bhuvanesh Shetty)
- Neelima Parandekar as Malini's mother
- Natasha Sinha as Parvati Menon aka PM, teacher of Heritage High and also mother of Nihaal which was revealed later
- Bikramjeet Kanwarpal as Koel's father
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "'Dhoom Machao Dhoom'!". DNA India. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d Dhoom Machaao Dhoom Corporate Disney India
- ^ Marr, Merissa (10 June 2007). "Disney Rewrites Script To Win Fans in India". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "I have no time for love: Sriti Jha". Times of India. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Toral Rasputra reveals why she didn't work on TV for a year after Balika Vadhu". Hindustan Times. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Maanvi Gagroo - Casting couch does exist; but after spending time in the industry you do understand the 'red flags'". PinkVilla. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Meet Bollywood's new best friend, Vikrant Massey". Hindustan Times. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "I have no intimate scenes with Sunny Leone: Jay Bhanushali". DNA India. Retrieved 1 February 2018.