Dhoom (transl. Blast) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film written by Vijay Krishna Acharya and directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, from a story by Aditya Chopra who also produced the film through the company Yash Raj Films. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham, Esha Deol and Rimi Sen. It is the first installment in the Dhoom franchise. The cinematography was handled by Nirav Shah and original soundtrack was composed by Pritam, while Salim-Sulaiman provided the background score for the film.