Dhoom machaao dhoom
Dhoom Machaao Dhoom is a local hindi programme aired on Disney Channel India.It started on 8th January 2007 with a 1 hour special introductory episode. The show which is a hit among children of the ages 4-14, airs Monday-Thursday at 7.30 pm.
Synopsis
The story follows the life of Priyanka who has just returned from the US with her mother and confronts arrival and adjustment problems, as those around her say she is not in sync with India.
The story moves on to include Priyanka’s three friends, Malini, Ambika (Bikki), and Kajal – their acceptance of her, and the foursome’s journey to create a band, which sparks off differences in mindsets between them.Priyanka wants to create orginal compositions whereas her friends prefer remixes and Bollywood numbers.Further problems are caused by Koel,the school's queen bee and her gang.
It is a journey of adjustment and growing up, of hope and despair, of success and failure in the context of preteens. Full of fun and laughter this series depicts youth related matters in a manner that is light hearted and entertaining.
Characters
Main Characters
Priyanka Sethi played by Toral Rasputra
A foreign returned girl.She is bubbling with new ideas ,some of which get her into trouble.she is a bit clumsy and ends up creating chaos everywhere she goes.She has a very loving and understanding mother whereas her father is not shown and remains a mystery.She has a habit of humming to herself even in the middle of class because she is busy composing new tunes.
Malini Sharma played by Sriti Jha
She has a great crystal clear voice but sings only bhajans at home.She is in love with Amir.She comes from a very conservative family She is scared of her strict father who strongly disapproves anything that is related to Bollywood and to mordern styles.He doesnt allow her to come home late.Her only sources of support are her mom and older sister.
Ambika Gill(Bikki) played by Maanvi Gagroo
A typical Punjabi girl who at the same time is a Bollywood freak.She is the one who infuses the fun element to everything around her.She is a happy-go-lucky girl who lives for the moment.She along with her family provides light heartedness to every situation.
Kajal Jain played by Aanchal Bharti
A rebel without any cause in the show.She has problems with her stepmom and refuses to accept her as her mother.Kaajal is the angsty drummer of the Pink band.Even though she comes across as a rebel ,she is good at heart and loyal to her friends.She likes to think of herself as a tomboy but her attractive looks and rebellious streaks find her many admirers.
Secondary Characters
Koel Tolani played by Niddhi Tikoo
The leader of Fire-n-Ice the band and the Captain of her class .She is a snob and a spoilt brat.She is talented but arrogant and uses her money and power to get what she wants.She along with Varun creates problems for Pink band.She steals the idea of band formation from Pink band and forms a band of her own.Koel tries her best to beat the Pink band.
Varun Bhaskar played by Jay Bhanushali
The school sports captain and also the most popular guy in school.He joins Fire n Ice due to his hatred for Priyanka.Eventually koel starts to fall for him.He acts sweet with Priyanka in order to steal her original compositions and succeeds.
Adiraj(Addy) played by Kinshuk Mahajan
A very good friend of Pink band members.He likes to be called 'Addy the daddy of the cool' .Addy is the male counterpart of Bikki (except the Bollywood element) and comedy is his middle name.He has a knack of saving his friends when they are in tricky situations.
Amir Hasan played by Vikrant Massey
Senior to Malini and is in love with her.He also works in the cafe 'Braganza's as part time to support his education.Amir is quiet,intelligent and reserved and is Varun's rival.He was also in the running for sports captain.
another friend of the Pink band.Psycho is rather given towards analysing situations and calculating outcomes of this and that.He is Motu's best friend .
Sameer Motwani ( Motu ) played by Danesh Irani
A friend of Addy and Amir who is scared of girls.Sameer Motwani is an aspiring fashion designer and faints when any girl touches him.
Minor Characters
Shenaz Ma'am played by Nazneen Madan
Music teacher of Heritage High.She is partial to Fire-n-Ice and Koel and Varun are her favourite students.
Lekha Ma'am played by Sujata Segal
The exceedingly strict English lecturer at Heritage High.She is very fair though , and will always get to the heart of a situation instead of jumping into it headfirst like Shenaz ma'am.She inwardly despises Shenaz Ma'am and shows it only subtly.
Tanya and Sanya
Twin sisters who are Koel's sidekicks and members of Fire n Ice
Loveleen
Ambika's cousin who spies on Pink for Koel and is a toublemaker.
Trivia
- In the first few episodes,it is clear that Malini had a crush on Amir.It is also clear that Amir reciprocates in kind.
- The songs are sung by Shreya Ghosal,one of the leading female playback singers in Bollywood.
- The music is composed by Bollywood director, Shantanu Moitra.Moitra has composed movies for big budget movies like Parineeta,Eklavya,Lage Raho Munna Bhai etc.
- The pilot episode also included a special performance by Sanchita Bhattacharya, the winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs contest on Zee TV.
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Episodes
| Episode # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hello Priyanka |
| 2 | My friends |
| 3 | We Meet Again Koel |
| 4 | The Bands |
| 5 | Auditions |
| 6 | The Pink Band |
| 7 | Bye Bye Kajal |
| 8 | KJ's Back! |
| 9 | A signature Problem |
| 10 | Thank You Malini |
| 11 | The Picnic |
| 12 | Move out KJ! |
| 13 | Koel's threat |
| 14 | Koel the Cheat |
| 15 | Let's play! |
| 16 | Varun and Priyanka |
| 17 | You're a Great Actor Bikki! |
| 18 | Interschool music competition's Pink Band |
| 19 | Koel's revenge |
| 20 | Hurry up Malini We Need You! |
| 21 | Fire n Ice Wins The Interschool Competition! |
| 22 | Varun and Amir fight! |
| 23 | Varun to be rusticated from Heritage High! |
| 24 | Varun rusticated from Heritage High! |
| 25 | Koel's plan to rusticate amir fails again! |
| 26 | Koel's dad invite priyanka and friends for dinner |
| 27 | Mottu's Designs |
| 28 | What a Show Girls! |