Release date – 16'th May 2014
Best Dialogue - ' Pyaar main galat bhi sahi hota hai.'
One Word which describes the film – Unexpected
Cast - Himesh Reshammiya , Sonali Raut , Zoya Afroz , Honey Singh , Anant Mahadevan , Ashwin Dhar
So let's start with accepting the fact that however successful may Himesh Reshammiya be as a music director , as an actor we love to hate and bash him for all his acting attempts.
When promos of The Xpose were aired I was surprised by how much weight Himesh has lost and was impressed by the perseverance of the man to be accepted as an actor.
The film is set in 1968 and deals with the life of budding actresses , directors and larger than life superstars . Every character has grey shade and is out for blood.
As a writer and co-producer of the film, Himesh's character of Ravi Kumar must be a role he must have fantasized about since years.
Ravi Kumar , angry policeman turned South superstar , is loved both by the masses and beautiful actresses. He has no fears in telling the director of his new film ,' Meri ek sharth hai, mei villain se maar nahi khaunga.' When the stylist tells him that they will have to work on his style and attitude he says with confidence ," style tum dekh lo , attitude par main bachpan se kaam kar raha hoon.' It's these dialogues along with some good acting which makes this film better than his earlier attempts. He stays away from any kind of dancing or comedy and sticks to his songs , though trying to pose like a fashion icon in a red trench coat and tight jeans or his style of holding a whiskey glass with a brooding look or holding an unlit cigarette in an attempt to copy Hollywood heroes was too much to take.
Sonali Raut 's character Zara , who is making her debut through a film called 'Ujjawal Sheetal Nirmal' asks the director played by Anant Mahadevan , what will she have to do in the film to which he says , 'Na dance ,na expression na pose, sirf expose .' Her make up , hairstyles and dialogue delivery makes her look like the poor man's Priyanka Chopra .
The other actress Zoya Afroz also gets to show her assets in a bikini if not much acting talent.
The starting credits stated that the film is inspired by real life incidents and the characters of the two actresses may be based on Parveen Babi and Zeenat Aman who both emerged as sex sirens in the 1980s .
Honey Singh looks sleazy and stylish but fails in the acting department.
Ashwin Dhir as the ruthless and unethical producer, director Bobby Chaddha gives a fine performance.
Irrfan Khan is the narrator of the film and has a 1 minute role which will surely not be appreciated by his fans.
The songs are nice and one will surely be humming Ice cream khaogi or Catch me if you can or Darde dilon ke kam ho jate once they leave the theaters.
The film has some really beautiful sets and outdoor scenes shot in Paris. Though some scenes are unintentionally funny but overall the film is fast and has an unpredictable climax.
As it was a medium budget film the producers have already recovered close to Rs 12 crore from the sale of Satellite, Music, Overseas Video, Home Video and other rights .The film also made a decent collection of 10 crores plus in 3 days which shows that word of mouth has the power of rising above critics' expert opinions .
Best Dialogue - ' Pyaar main galat bhi sahi hota hai.'
One Word which describes the film – Unexpected
Genre – Musical / Romance/ Suspense
Story & Music –Himesh Reshammiya
Producer- Vipin Reshammiya
Direction - Anant Mahadevan
Budget- 15 crores (approximately)
When promos of The Xpose were aired I was surprised by how much weight Himesh has lost and was impressed by the perseverance of the man to be accepted as an actor.
The film is set in 1968 and deals with the life of budding actresses , directors and larger than life superstars . Every character has grey shade and is out for blood.
As a writer and co-producer of the film, Himesh's character of Ravi Kumar must be a role he must have fantasized about since years.
Ravi Kumar , angry policeman turned South superstar , is loved both by the masses and beautiful actresses. He has no fears in telling the director of his new film ,' Meri ek sharth hai, mei villain se maar nahi khaunga.' When the stylist tells him that they will have to work on his style and attitude he says with confidence ," style tum dekh lo , attitude par main bachpan se kaam kar raha hoon.' It's these dialogues along with some good acting which makes this film better than his earlier attempts. He stays away from any kind of dancing or comedy and sticks to his songs , though trying to pose like a fashion icon in a red trench coat and tight jeans or his style of holding a whiskey glass with a brooding look or holding an unlit cigarette in an attempt to copy Hollywood heroes was too much to take.
Sonali Raut 's character Zara , who is making her debut through a film called 'Ujjawal Sheetal Nirmal' asks the director played by Anant Mahadevan , what will she have to do in the film to which he says , 'Na dance ,na expression na pose, sirf expose .' Her make up , hairstyles and dialogue delivery makes her look like the poor man's Priyanka Chopra .
The other actress Zoya Afroz also gets to show her assets in a bikini if not much acting talent.
The starting credits stated that the film is inspired by real life incidents and the characters of the two actresses may be based on Parveen Babi and Zeenat Aman who both emerged as sex sirens in the 1980s .
Honey Singh looks sleazy and stylish but fails in the acting department.
Ashwin Dhir as the ruthless and unethical producer, director Bobby Chaddha gives a fine performance.
Irrfan Khan is the narrator of the film and has a 1 minute role which will surely not be appreciated by his fans.
The songs are nice and one will surely be humming Ice cream khaogi or Catch me if you can or Darde dilon ke kam ho jate once they leave the theaters.
The film has some really beautiful sets and outdoor scenes shot in Paris. Though some scenes are unintentionally funny but overall the film is fast and has an unpredictable climax.
As it was a medium budget film the producers have already recovered close to Rs 12 crore from the sale of Satellite, Music, Overseas Video, Home Video and other rights .The film also made a decent collection of 10 crores plus in 3 days which shows that word of mouth has the power of rising above critics' expert opinions .
In a line , if you can get over your aversion of spending money to watch Himesh Reshammiya on the big screen you will surely not be bored.
Time pass . You are in for a pleasant surprise.
Very Aptly depicted...10/10 for your review :)
ReplyDeleteBTW I watched it coz I didn't have anything else to do during that time...Hated it from the bottom of my heart....Himesh should be banned and Honey Singh should never attempt to act never ever !