The Xposé

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The Xpose
File:TheXposePoster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnant Mahadevan
Produced byVipin Reshammiya
Rakesh Upadhyay
Written byHimesh Reshammiya
Screenplay byHimesh Reshammiya
Jainesh Ejradar
StarringHimesh Reshammiya
Sonali Raut
Yo Yo Honey Singh
Zoya Afroz
Narrated byIrrfan Khan
Music byHimesh Reshammiya
CinematographyManeesh Chandra Bhatt
Edited byAshish Gaikar
Release date
  • 16 May 2014 (2014-05-16)
Running time
113 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget25 crore[1]
Box office22.7 crore[2]

The Xposé (stylized as The XPOSÉ) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Vipin Reshammiya under the banner of HR Musik. The film stars Himesh Reshammiya alongside newcomers Sonali Raut and Zoya Afroz, while Irrfan Khan makes a special appearance. Musician Yo Yo Honey Singh also appears in the film, making his Bollywood acting debut.


Plot[edit]

Two actresses, Zara Fernandes and Chandni Roy, are both set to make their film debut on the same date. Chandni's film becomes a box office success, whereas Zara's film is a flop. This angers Zara who believes she is higher and better than every other new actress. Zara starts an argument with Chandni after an awards party, and the two end up fighting. Later that night, Zara is murdered. The blame obviously goes towards Chandni, and she has no way to prove her innocence.

Chandni's lover, Ravi Kumar, decides to step in and find the real murderer to save his love. Ravi happens to be an ex-cop, who was sacked from his job as a police officer after shooting a parliamentarian . Ravi is now an actor, who happens to have debuted in the same film as Zara. The suspect list in the murder is extremely large, there is Virmaan, who is Chandni's ex-boyfriend, Subba Prasad who is Zara's film director and KD, a music director who had an affair with Zara, as well as many other suspects.

After Ravi's investigation, it turns out that after Zara and Chandni fight, Zara went up to the terrace where she met KD (hinting that their affair was still going on at the time of her death) and as the two got together, KD's wife Shabnam started looking for KD. KD heard Shabnam coming up to the terrace, so tried to run away, and accidentally pushed Zara away from him, which led to her to fall from the terrace. It also turns out that after falling down, she landed outside Subba Prasad's window. Subba decided to let her fall so her death could gain attention and maybe help their flop film be successful.

KD & Subba are convicted. KD is jailed for 7 years and Subba Prasad is given life sentence. After all the supposed suspects leave the court, Chandni confesses to her love for Ravi. The two get together, and Ravi tells Chandni that actually, he knew that she was the one who murdered Zara. In a flashback, it is revealed that after Subba let Zara fall down, she was still alive and was found by Chandni. Chandni was so frustrated and annoyed by her that she hit Zara on the head with a glass bottle, finally killing her.

Cast[edit]

Music[edit]

The Xposé
Soundtrack album to The Xposé by
Himesh Reshammiya
Released21 April 2014 (2014-04-21)[3]
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length1:19:55
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
Himesh Reshammiya chronology
A New Love Ishtory
(2013)
The Xposé
(2014)
Humshakals
(2014)

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack was composed by Himesh Reshammiya, with lyrics penned by Sameer, Kumaar and Shabbir Ahmed. Vocalists include Yo Yo Honey Singh, Reshammiya, Ankit Tiwari, Palak Muchhal. The soundtrack released on 14 April 2014 with The Times Of India stating "An album that has something for everyone, The Xpose is masala magic at its most potent."[4]

Track# Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration (min)
1 "Ice Cream Khaungi" Palak Muchhal, Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh Shabbir Ahmed 05:52
2 "Dard Dilo Ke" Mohammad Irfan Ali Sameer 05:04
3 "Hai Apna Dil Toh Awaara" Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh Sameer 04:24
4 "Catch Me If You Can" Himesh Reshammiya, Mika Singh, Mohit Chauhan, Neeti Mohan, Shubhangi Tiwari, Shalmali Kholgade Shabbir Ahmed 05:06
5 "Surroor" Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Shalmali Kholgade Sameer 05:32
6 "Sheeshe Ka Samundar" Ankit Tiwari Sameer 04:42
7 "Dard Dilo Ke" (reprise) Mohammad Irfan Ali, Neeti Mohan Sameer 04:44
8 "Sheeshe Ka Samundar" (reprise) Rekha Bhardwaj Sameer 04:23
9 "Ice Cream Khaungi" (remix) Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Palak Muchhal Shabbir Ahmed 05:13
10 "Dard Dilo Ke" (remix) Mohammad Irfan Ali, Neeti Mohan Sameer 04:04
11 "Hai Apna Dil Toh Awaara" (Blue'S Mix) Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh Sameer 03:19
12 "Surroor" (Arabic Mix) Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Shalmali Kholgade Sameer 04:02
13 "Catch Me If You Can" (remix) Himesh Reshammiya, Mika Singh, Mohit Chauhan, Neeti Mohan, Shubhangi Tiwari, Shalmali Kholgade Shabbir Ahmed 04:13
14 "Hai Apna Dil" (Desi Remix) Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh Sameer 04:18
15 "Sheeshe Ka Samundar" (remix) Ankit Tiwari Sameer 04:33
16 "Surroor" (remix) Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Shalmali Kholgade Sameer 03:49
17 "Theme of Xposé" Neeti Mohan, Irrfan Khan Sameer 02:34
18 "The Xposé" (Mashup) DJ Kiran Kamath Ft Various Artists Sameer, Shabbir Ahmed, Kumaar 04:04

Critical reception[edit]

Reception[edit]

Script error: No such module "Album ratings". Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3/5 and concluded "an entertaining outing for fans of atypical Bollywood-style murder mysteries."[5]

Mehul S Thakkar of Deccan Chronicle gave it 3.5 stars stating "What also adds to the whole packaging of the film is the attention to minute detail of that era be it as minute as a ceiling lamp or a pen. R.K studios, a treasure house of antique items, have been credited to supply film cameras of those times for the shoot, shown as props in the film."[6]

Subhash K Jha reviewed the film for NDTV and gave it 3.5 stars stating "The suspense drama is bright, bouncy, believable and entertaining."[7]

Vishal Verma for IndiaGlitz has rated 3 Stars stating "The Xpose is a Dazzling Tour De Sixties"[8] Rahul Desai for Mumbai Mirror has given 3 stars for its entertainment.[9] Shrey Saxena have rated this movie 1/10.[10]

Awards and nominations[edit]

BIG Star Entertainment Awards
Year Category Nominee Status
2014 Best Music Director Himesh Reshammiya Nominated
Best Playback Singer-Male Mohammad Irfan Ali (for Dard-e-Dil) Nominated
Life Ok Now Awards
Year Category Nominee Status
2014 Life Ok Now Awards[11] Best Actress (The Xposé) Won

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "The Xpose – Movie – Box Office India". Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. "The Xpose – Movie – Box Office India". Bollywood Hungama.
  3. "The Xpose (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 21 April 2014.
  4. "The Xposé – The Times of India". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  5. "The Xpose". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.
  6. "'The Xpose': Is all about style, glamour and dirty secrets". Deccan Chronicle.
  7. "The Xpose Movie Review – NDTV". movies.ndtv.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  8. "The Xpose Bollywood Movie Review - cinema preview stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes - IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  9. "Film review: The Xpose – Mumbai Mirror". mumbaimirror.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  10. "Film Review – The Xposé". Mint. 17 May 2014.
  11. "Big life ok Now Awards".

External links[edit]

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