Osama
Bin
Laden.
Just
Google
this
name
and
I
am
sure,
the
results
would
be
amongst
the
highest
on
the
web.
Post
9/11,
terror
has
a
new
name
and
also
a
face.
Now
imagine
Osama
Bin
Laden
running
a
poultry
farm
and
also
running
behind
chickens.
Imagine
Osama
Bin
Laden
ogling
at
a
makeup
woman.
Imagine
Osama
Bin
Laden
urinating
outside
a
television
studio,
but
ready
to
hand-over
his
business
card
to
the
person
urinating
on
the
other
side.
Imagine
Osama
becoming
a
business
partner
in
a
tacky
salon.
Smiling,
are
you?
That,
in
a
nutshell,
is
Tere
Bin
Laden,
a
wicked
comedy
with
an
out-of-the-box
concept
that
offers
laughter
unlimited.
In
fact,
I
don't
think
I've
flexed
my
facial
muscles
in
any
other
film
in
the
recent
past
as
much
as
I
did
while
watching
this
satirical
comedy.
What
gives
Tere
Bin
Laden
an
edge
over
other
comedies
is
that
it's
not
the
slapstick
humour
that
keeps
you
entertained.
This
one
has
a
story
to
tell
as
well,
which
also
delves
deeply
into
the
minds
of
today's
youth.
Final
word?
Grab
a
popcorn,
sip
your
cola
and
get
ready
to
laugh
non-stop
for
the
next
two
hours.
You
would
love
Osama
Bin
Laden,
for
a
change!
Tere
Bin
Laden
is
a
tongue-in-cheek
comedy
about
an
ambitious
young
news
reporter
from
Pakistan
(Ali
Zafar),
who
is
desperate
to
migrate
to
the
U.S.
in
pursuit
of
the
American
dream.
His
repeated
attempts
to
immigrate
are
shot
down
as
his
visa
is
always
rejected.
But
when
things
couldn't
look
worse,
he
comes
across
an
Osama
Bin
Laden
lookalike.
Ali
then
hatches
a
scheme
to
produce
a
fake
Osama
video
and
sell
it
to
news
channels
as
a
breakthrough
scoop.
Unfortunately,
there
are
serious
ramifications
as
the
White
House
gets
involved
and
dispatches
an
overzealous
secret
agent
on
Ali's
trail.
Although
Tere
Bin
Laden
uses
a
surname
that's
known
across
the
globe,
there's
not
one
serious
moment
in
this
film.
Even
the
modus
operandi
of
the
Americans
to
nab
Laden
(which,
frankly,
could've
turned
the
film
serious)
is
so
juvenile
and
crazy
that
you
can't
help
but
smile
at
the
sequence
of
events.
Again,
in
a
film
that
has
Osama
Bin
Laden
playing
the
central
role,
you're
curious
to
know
what
its
culmination
will
be
like.
Whether
debutant
writer-director
Abhishek
Sharma
would
settle
for
a
realistic
conclusion
or
an
open
ending.
Thankfully,
the
film
doesn't
get
preachy
at
all,
nor
does
it
get
serious
in
those
penultimate
moments.
It's
as
funny
as
the
rest
of
the
film
and
makes
you
wonder,
kaash,
the
solution
would
be
as
simple
in
real
life.
Debutant
director
Abhishek
Sharma
takes
an
offbeat
story
and
gives
it
an
interesting
twist.
Who
would've
ever
thought
of
making
a
film
on
Osama
Bin
Laden
and
that
too
a
comedy?
This
guy
sure
has
courage
to
swim
against
the
tide.
Besides
writing
a
crazy
film
and
decorating
it
with
madcap
characters,
Abhishek
also
does
justice
to
the
subject
by
handling
it
so
well.
Making
people
laugh
is
a
herculean
task
and
maintaining
the
tempo
is,
perhaps,
the
biggest
challenge.
One
continues
to
smile
from
Scene
A
to
Z
and
in
two
sequences
specifically,
I
ended
up
laughing
hysterically.
One,
when
Piyush
Mishra
falls
in
the
drain
and
lands
straight
on
the
hot
seat
and
the
second,
when
a
bomb
explodes
inside
the
studio.
Outrageously
funny
sequences,
both!
The
first-time
director
also
deserves
credit
for
recreating
Pakistan
in
Hyderabad
in
India.
Right
from
the
look
to
the
language
to
the
costumes
to
the
artefacts
to
the
typical
truck
that
you
see
in
Pakistan,
Tere
Bin
Laden
gets
it
right.
Santosh
Thundiyil's
cinematography
is
good.
Dialogue
are
witty
and
the
one-liners
specially
evoke
mirth.
The
review
would
be
incomplete
if
I
didn't
highlight
the
invaluable
contribution
by
its
music
composers
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
'Ullu
Da
Patha'
is
already
a
rage,
while
'I
Love
Amreeka'
is
foot-tapping
as
well.
Casting
new,
confident
and
most
importantly,
talented
actors
gives
the
film
the
right
push.
Ali
Zafar
is
a
star,
no
two
opinions
on
that.
The
youngster
is
a
package
of
good
looks,
super
talent
and
the
right
screen
presence.
He
charms
his
way
into
your
heart
with
a
super-confident
performance
and
I
strongly
feel
that
there's
no
stopping
him
after
this
film.
In
fact,
Tere
Bin
Laden
heralds
the
arrival
of
a
new
star
in
Bollywood.
Pradhuman
Singh
is
a
replica
of
Osama
Bin
Laden
and
is
in
terrific
form
in
the
film.
In
fact,
the
film
would've
fallen
flat
had
it
not
been
for
the
actor
enacting
this
part
so
convincingly.
Piyush
Mishra
is
exceptional,
like
always.
Sugandha
Garg
[as
Zoya]
is
first-rate.
Nikhil
Ratnaparkhi
(as
Gul,
the
cameraman,
Ali's
partner
in
crime)
is
very
good.
Rahul
Singh
(as
radio
jockey
Qureshi)
is
perfect.
Barry
John
(as
Ted)
is
competent.
Chirag
Vohra
(as
Lateef,
who
writes
the
lines
in
Arabic
language)
supports
well.
Chinmay
Mandlekar
(as
Barry
John's
sidekick)
is
decent.
Rajendra
Sethi
(travel
agent)
is
natural.
On
the
whole,
Tere
Bin
Laden
is
a
fun-ride
that
makes
you
smile
constantly
and
even
laugh
outrageously
in
those
two
hours.
A
thorough
entertainer,
this
film
has
all
it
takes
to
not
only
make
its
viewers
laugh
in
the
aisles,
but
also
its
investors
laugh
all
the
way
to
the
bank.
Director:
Abhishek
Sharma
Cast:
Ali
Zafar,
Pradhuman
Singh,
Sugandha
Garg,
Nikhil
Ratnaparkhi,
Piyush
Mishra,
Rahul
Singh,
Seema
Bhargava