Dhoom 3 (Hindi: धूम ३ ;English: Blast 3) is an upcoming action thriller Hindi film, written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra. The film will feature the two main characters portrayed by Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra from the Dhoom series while Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif will play lead villains. The film is due to be released sometime in 2013.​

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Development

On 2 January 2011, Aditya Chopra confirmed that the third installment of the Dhoom series would begin principal photography by the end of 2011. Initially, the producers and Aamir Khan wanted to release the film on Christmas of 2012, but the plan was scrapped in favor of an early release date in 2013, mainly due to a forecast that a Christmas release would force a rushed post-production schedule, which was unfavorable given the high degree of technicality.

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Filming

Filming for the film was expected to kick-start from November 2011, with Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra facing the camera first, but due to the pregnancy of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, wife of lead actor Abhishek Bachchan and also the main actress in the previous film Dhoom 2, it got postponed till January as Bachchan requested for the paternity leave so that he can be with Aishwarya during pregnancy and spend some time with the newly born baby and Aditya Chopra granted him the leave happily. Furthermore in January due to the prior commitments of Aamir Khan with his TV show Satyamev Jayate it was pushed forward to June. But again in June, Aamir Postponed the filming for himself in July as his hair mop was not ready and he wanted some more time to maintain his body and look for the role of a gymast. he wanted to look more slimmer, leaner and fitter than ever. But finally the filming commenced with Jackie Shroff and the child artist who is playing the role of childhood Aamir Khan on 8 June 2012 at Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai. Aamir Khan joined the filming in July and filmed for only 5 days at Yash Raj Studios as his major portions would be shot in Chicago, U.S.A. On October 16th, 2012, Slaymaker Gallery has been selected as one of the filming location.

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