Rating:
1.5/5
Star
Cast:
Himesh
Reshammiya,
Irfan
khan,
Honey
Singh,
Zoya
Afroz,
Sonali
Raut
Director:
Anant
Mahadevan
The
Xpose
movie
which
was
most-awaited
by
none
except
Himesh
Reshammiya
himself
after
his
back
to
back
flops
earlier
is
out
in
the
theaters
today.
The
Xpose
directed
by
Ananth
Narayan
Mahadevan
has
the
star
cast
of
Himesh
Reshammiya,
Yo
Yo
Honey
Singh,
Zoya
Afroz
and
Sonali
Raut.
Do
you
readers
even
remember
when
was
the
last
time
did
we
all
watch
an
intelligent
and
entertaining
thriller?
Normally,
all
they
do
is
line
up
a
slew
of
stiff
cardboard
suspects
trying
to
look
guiltily
into
the
camera,
and
pick
one
of
the
gallery
of
eccentrics
as
the
one
who
did
it
and
impute
a
silly
motive
on
him.
This
story
revolves
around
the
Bollywood
industry
of
the
60s.
Ravi
Kumar,
played
by
Himesh
Reshammiya,
is
an
angry
ex-cop
turned-actor
who
has
been
signed
up
by
Bollywood
director
Subbu
Prasad
played
by
Ananth
for
a
film
titled
'Ujjwal
Nirmal
Sheetal'.
Zara
is
the
female
lead
of
that
film
who
tries
to
seduce
him.
Ravi,
however,
is
madly
in
love
with
newbie
Chandni
played
by
Zoya
Afroz.
The
sudden
murder
of
Zara
changes
the
whole
scenario
and
then
goes
off
to
whodunit
mode!!
Who
is
the
actual
murderer?
Will
the
culprit
be
caught,
is
the
rest
of
the
story
without
doubt!
Director
Ananth
Mahadevan
is
not
known
to
err
in
his
execution
of
the
plot,
no
matter
how
trivial
it
may
appear
on
paper.
He
goes
at
the
whodunit
with
a
relish
that
communicates
itself
to
the
audience.
Set
in
the
film
industry
during
the
late
1960s,
there
is
a
flouncy
flair
and
glossy
aura.
Playing
a
Southern
superstar
with
an
arrogant
self-regard
that
rivals
the
legendary
haughtiness
of
'Jaani'
Raaj
Kumar,
Himesh
Reshammiya
is
reborn
as
an
actor.
Suprised???
Yes,
His
piercing
icy-cold
eyes
give
away
nothing,
and
everything.
He
is
the
man
in
love...
with
himself,
then
with
a
woman
whom
he
can't
bear
to
see
go
astray.
Mahadevan
recreates
the
impassive
allure
of
the
entertainment
industry
with
his
tongue
lodged
firmly
in
his
chic.
You
can't
miss
the
broad
references
to
the
gossip,
scandal
and
rivalry
of
the
film
industry.
Every
actor
from
Nakul
Vaid
as
a
matinee
idol
grappling
with
suspicion
to
newcomer
Zoya
Afroz
as
a
star
on
the
rise
struggling
to
remain
virtuous
in
a
world
built
on
artifice,
and
Sonali
Raut
as
the
slutty
ambitious
star
on
the
rise
who
sleeps
around
for
a
price,
is
cast
well
and
given
a
chance
to
effectuate
his
or
her
playing-time
with
punctuation
marks
that
may
not
be
written
in
the
plot.
Yo
Yo
Honey
Singh
makes
his
Bollywood
acting
debut.
Playing
a
spoilt,
pampered,
deceitful
music
director
who
marries
into
money
and
undeserved
inheritance,
Yo
Yo
imparts
a
certain
innocence
to
his
character's
duplicity
and
greed.
He
isn't
the
villain
but
a
victim
of
his
unquenchable
appetites.
Normally,
films
set
in
the
entertainment
industry
end
up
taking
themselves
too
seriously.
The
Xpose
careens
between
a
mood
of
gratuitous
satire
and
earnest
regret
for
a
world
where
sham
is
the
name
of
the
scam.
The
Xpose
is
watchable
in
parts,
but
fails
miserably
to
build
the
momentum
that
a
murder
mystery
needs.
Admittedly,
some
of
the
razzle-dazzle
in
the
film
(for
example,
the
heroine
emerging
from
the
sea
in
a
bikini)
doesn't
belong
to
the
1960s.
While
the
second
half
gets
back
to
the
point,
Ananth
does
not
have
much
time
to
unfold
the
mystery
and
that
explains
the
thickened
plot
and
pointless
end.
So
who
said
the
world
of
the
make-believe
had
to
follow
any
rules?
Yup,
there
is
no
business
like
show
business.
This
whodunit
means
business.
Verdict:
The
only
good
thing
about
the
film
is
SURPRISINGLY,
Himesh
Reshammiya
(Awww!!)
and
nothing
else.
If
you
readers
are
satisfied
with
this
review
why
waste
your
hardearned
money?
That
sums
up
The
Xpose!