Dhummas is a Gujarati suspense thriller that pulls three people into a tense standoff: Niyati (Kinjal Rajpriya), her husband Suraj (Jayesh More), and Aakash (Ojas Rawal), whose arrival upends the household. As the confrontation unfolds, the story peels back the fog around an abusive marriage and keeps shifting who deserves the audience's sympathy. It withholds its full picture until a climactic twist reframes everything that came before.
Dhummas arrived quietly in 2021, skipping theatres for a direct release on Amazon Prime Video, and it belongs to a small but growing shelf of Gujarati films willing to sit in the thriller genre rather than the usual romance or family comedy. Directed by Kartavya Shah, it runs a lean hundred-odd minutes and wastes little of it. The setup is a confrontation between Niyati, her husband Suraj, and Aakash, an outsider whose presence detonates the fragile calm of a troubled marriage. Under the suspense there is a real subject, domestic abuse, and the film is at its best when it lets that weight show instead of rushing to the next reveal.
Viewers who found the film consistently point to two things: the performances and the climax. Kinjal Rajpriya carries the emotional core as Niyati, and Jayesh More gives Suraj a coiled unpredictability, while Ojas Rawal keeps Aakash hard to read until the script wants him understood. Audiences repeatedly praised how tightly the plot is cut, with few wasted scenes and a final stretch that keeps you guessing. A special appearance by Malhar Thakar adds a familiar face without pulling focus.
The honest caveat, echoed by more than a few viewers, is that the premise is not new. Anyone who has seen the wave of contained thrillers built on an intruder and a marriage will spot where this is heading before it arrives, and a couple of beats feel borrowed from films that mined the same idea earlier. What saves Dhummas is discipline. It does not overstay, it trusts its actors, and it treats its central issue with more seriousness than the genre usually bothers with. As a compact, performance-led Gujarati thriller, it earns its place on the watchlist.
Verdict
A lean, well-acted Gujarati thriller that treats domestic abuse seriously, held back only by a premise you have likely seen before.
What works
- Tight, no-filler runtime around 100 minutes
- A twist-driven climax that keeps you guessing
- Grounded lead turns from Kinjal Rajpriya and Jayesh More
- Takes domestic abuse seriously inside a genre frame
What holds it back
- Predictable for genre-savvy viewers
- Premise echoes earlier films on similar subjects
- Leans heavily on the final reveal to land
- Direct-to-OTT release limited its reach
Cast & crew
Writers: Bhargav Trivedi
Music: Akash Shah
Cast: Ojas Rawal (Aakash), Jayesh More (Suraj), Kinjal Rajpriya (Niyati), Chetan Daiya (Police Inspector), Aakash Zala (Raysang), Kinal Trivedi (Lady Constable), Bhargav Trivedi (Constable), Malhar Thakar (Manav (Special Appearance))
Producers: Bhavesh Upadhyay, Keyur Shah, Vivek Shah
Watch the trailer
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Frequently asked
Is Dhummas worth watching?
A lean, well-acted Gujarati thriller that treats domestic abuse seriously, held back only by a premise you have likely seen before. Kevu Che rates it 3.5 out of 5.
What is Dhummas about?
Dhummas is a Gujarati suspense thriller that pulls three people into a tense standoff: Niyati (Kinjal Rajpriya), her husband Suraj (Jayesh More), and Aakash (Ojas Rawal), whose arrival upends the household. As the confrontation unfolds, the story peels back the fog around an abusive marriage and keeps shifting who deserves the audience's sympathy. It withholds its full picture until a climactic twist reframes everything that came before.
What is the IMDb rating of Dhummas?
Dhummas (2021) holds an IMDb rating of 7.0 out of 10.