You do realise they could have made Dhoom:2 for much less money, right? They coulda left out Abhishek, Uday and (while the Baywatch scene is priceless) Bipasha, skimped on hiring a director or a scriptwriter, and even used the same music as last time.

All that all-gloss film really needed were the clothes, and a good cinematographer focussing onlyexclusivelyintently on Hrithik Roshan.

Whoa. Talk about a scorching screen presence. Hrithik, in something more music video than film, is a sight to fiercely compelling it's hard to take eyes off him. Perfectly straight men are mesmerised by his effortless style, while women drool on at his perfectly sculpted abs. Superhero, indeed.

And it's his second mega-hit this year, both films scriptless and unashamedly, solely Hrithik-centric. Adlabs made the right call. This man for 3 years? 35 crore is nothing.

But is he a good actor? Arguably, he hasn't yet pushed himself. His films work best as sheer showcases, not actual movies. He relishes playing larger-than-life characters, and as a close friend recently committed, he wouldn't try anything remotely unsavoury.

"He wouldn't try being Langda Tyagi." Fair enough. But going by the catcalls in the theatre when he wetly dribbles a basketball, does he really need to?