Blast 3), stylised as Dhoom: 3, is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language heist action thriller film written & directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra, who co-wrote the story.

Detective Victoria calls ACP Jai Dixit and SI Ali Akbar Fateh Khan for help.

At The Great Indian Circus's grand premiere, Sahir performs a teleportation trick in which he disappears and reappears in a different place.

It is then revealed that Sahir has an autistic twin brother, Samar Iqbal Khan, who helps him pull off the tricks and robberies and is the one who sustained the gunshot wound.

In the aftermath, Western Bank of Chicago is shut down due to the heists, while Aaliya takes over The Great Indian Circus and performs in Samar's memory.

Prior to principal photography, the film enjoyed widespread media coverage[14] due to the tremendous box office successes[15][16][17] of previous instalments Dhoom 2 and Dhoom as well as the confirmation of Aamir Khan as the film's lead antagonist, thereby creating anticipation amongst audience and media.

However, actor Aamir Khan opined that the 3D technology needed expertise and was unsure of the outcome of its utilisation by the director.

[23] Apart from Aamir Khan joining the cast as the lead antagonist, while Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra were confirmed to reprise their roles as Jai Dixit and Ali Akbar respectively.

[24] Khan learned ballet,[citation needed] aerobatics[25] and the French technique of parkour,[26] a method of movement focused on negotiating obstacles with speed and efficiency, while Kaif took paragliding training and singing lessons.

"[35] On 23 September 2013, three months before the actual release of the film, DNA and other media news publications revealed that Aamir Khan could play a double role in Dhoom 3, but they did not confirm it.

Filming was scheduled to commence from November 2011, with scenes involving Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra being shot first,[37] but the former was off on a paternity leave, so shooting was postponed to January 2012.

[39] Aamir Khan joined the crew in July 2012, filming for five days at Yash Raj Studios and further continued to shoot in Chicago and other parts of the United States.

[46][47][48] Earlier reports suggested that Shefali Alvares had been roped to sing the Dhoom title track, but this turned out to be a rumour.

It featured Aamir Khan with a hidden visage standing inside a tall building, looking at helicopters in the air through a glass window.

[93] PVR Cinemas began advance booking for selected shows of the film same day the trailer had released, witnessing sales of just under ₹20 million (US$341,309.74) until 17 December 2013.

[94][95][96] The publicity campaign included tie-ins with over 17 leading brands including Mattel (manufacture of limited edition action figures, model cars and bikes), Gulf Oil, CEAT, Bombay Dyeing, Archies for stationery and the LINE social messaging application, along with 183 other brands.

[102] The poster features the words "Dhoom Tea" in the same typography style as the film's logo is with a caption "Chased everyday".

[105][106] A Spanish version of "Dhoom Machale" song sung by Mia Mont was released by Yashraj Films on 4 January 2014.

[222] Aparna Mudi of Zee News gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and remarked "Dhoom 3 manages to deliver a typically Bollywood revenge saga in a modern way.

"[223] Sarita A Tanwar of Daily News and Analysis also gave it 4 stars and commented, "Welcome to the world of jaw-dropping action and stunts never seen before on Hindi screen.

"[224] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV, on the other hand, gave it 3 out of 5 stars and noted that "Dhoom: 3 is a high-voltage action flick that relies squarely on known methods of the genre".

[226] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare rated it 3 out of 5 stars; though he labelled it a "slick looking film", he felt "the force driving them, the story, teeters on abysmal points".

[227] Anupama Chopra of the Hindustan Times gave the film 3 stars and wrote, "The third installment...is bigger and more plot-heavy than the first two.

"[228] The Indo-Asian News Service review, syndicated by Business Standard, also gave it 3 stars, writing, "Dhoom 3 is an intriguing piece of work... slender supple smart and subtle...and yet helmed by a central performance that screams for attention.

[230][231] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated "Dhoom 3 is let down by a convenient script and its inability to deliver solid entertainment".

She praised the "superb cinematography, great-looking sets, expansive foreign locations", however she also found the film to be "a victim of both a crying lack of imagination and franchise fatigue".

[234] Rohit Khilnani of India Today heavily criticised Dhoom 3 and gave it 2 stars out of 5, calling it "full of loopholes, over-the-top acting and an overdose of action that doesn't fit well all the time".

[235] Rafay Mahmood of The Express Tribune rated the film as 1.5 out of 5, noting the "overdose of one-liners", lack of "a properly connected cause-and-effect chain", and the "over-the-top action sequences" that "build-up to nothing dramatically significant".

Mahmood called Kaif "eye candy" with little dialogue, and felt Khan gave "perhaps the worst performance of his career".

"[237] According to Bill Stamets of Chicago Sun-Times, "Dhoom:3 is crowd-pleasing populist fare" that "entertains as a spectacle of chases, bank capers, magic acts and song-and-dance numbers".