* BreakthroughHit: For Abhishek Bachchan, who had a huge string of flops prior to appearing in the Dhoom franchise
* DesignatedHero: Jai. For a law enforcement officer, he seems pretty flexible about actually working within the law.
* EnsembleDarkHorse: The villains are very well known, far more than the heroes.
* FridgeLogic: Who ''was'' flying Aryan's helicopter?
* FridgeBrilliance: Sahir's tale of "Closemouthed Charlie" seems less like purely BlatantLies considering TheReveal halfway through the third film - when you think about it, "Charlie"'s description more or less fits ''[[spoiler: Samar.]]''
* PlayingAgainstType: Esha Deol and Aishwariya Rai were mostly known for playing wholesome traditional characters prior to playing their FanService based roles in the Dhoom franchise.
** The three villains are also played by actors who are generally known for playing heroic characters.