For decades, traditional Dhamaal faced severe pressure. Under Siad Barre’s Marxist regime (1969–1991), all Sufi orders were suppressed as “backward” and “obscurantist.” Later, during the civil war and the rise of armed groups like Al-Shabaab (which views Sufi shrine-visiting and music as bid’a —heretical innovation), public Dhamaal became dangerous. Many Sufi sheikhs were killed, and their mal’amats destroyed.
The voice acting in Dhamaal Af Somali is renowned for being energetic and humorous, enhancing the original comedic timing of the actors, particularly the comedic antics of Riteish Deshmukh and Javed Jaffrey. dhamaal af somali