Lesser known facts about Dhoom

`Dhoom` clocks 22 years!

As Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Uday Chopra starrer `Dhoom` clocks 22 years, check out some of the lesser known facts about the movie.

The "doom" fiasco

Composer Pritam struggled during the recording of the title song because Thai pop singer Tata Young consistently pronounced "Dhoom" as "Doom." That was it!

Sanjay Dutt was the first choice

Yash Chopra originally signed Sanjay Dutt to play the main villain Kabir, but date conflicts forced Sanjay Dutt to drop out, paving the way for John Abraham.

Bikes took over the cars

Director Sanjay Gadhvi loved motorcycles from a young age, leading him to choose high-end bikes like the Suzuki Hayabusa, GSX-R600, & Bandit instead of cars.

Inspiration behind Dhoom

Producer Aditya Chopra got the initial inspiration to conceptualize a high-octane action thriller while watching the classic film `Kala Patthar`.

Ali`s character was inspired too

Uday Chopra based his character Ali`s quirky behaviour on a local cinema ticket vendor from Mumbai.

Abhishek and Rimi`s deleted scene

Explicit intimate scenes filmed between Abhishek & Rimi Sen were cut from the final release to better suit the sensibilities of Indian audiences at the time.