The Xposé

The Xposé (stylized as The XPOSÉ) is a 2014 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, portraying a negative role, thus making his Bollywood acting debut.[3] The film released on 16 May 2014 and received good response from critics.

The Xpose
Poster
Directed byAnant Mahadevan
Produced byVipin Reshammiya
Rakesh Upadhyay
Written byHimesh Reshammiya
Screenplay byHimesh Reshammiya
Jainesh Ejradar
StarringHimesh Reshammiya
Sonali Raut
Zoya Afroz
Yo Yo Honey Singh
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
Budget₹150 million[1]
Box office₹227 million[2]

Plot

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 apparently. Ravi is now an actor, who happens to have debuted in the same film as Zara. The suspect list in the murder is extremely high, 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.

In the end, it finally turns out that after Zara & Chandni's 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. Ravi decides to keep this a secret between him and Chandni, and the two walk off and the story ends.

Cast

Special appearances

Music
The Xposé
Soundtrack album to The Xposé by
Himesh Reshammiya
Released21 April 2014 (2014-04-21)[4]
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length1:19:55
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
Himesh Reshammiya chronology
A New Love Ishtory
(2013)		 The Xposé
(2014)		 Humshakals
(2014)

Soundtrack

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."[5]

Track#SongSinger(s)LyricsDuration (min)
1"Ice Cream Khaungi"Palak Muchhal, Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey SinghShabbir Ahmed05:52
2"Dard Dilo Ke"Mohammad Irfan AliSameer05:04
3"Hai Apna Dil Toh Awaara"Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey SinghSameer04:24
4"Catch Me If You Can"Himesh Reshammiya, Mika Singh, Mohit Chauhan, Neeti Mohan, Shubhangi Tiwari, Shalmali KholgadeShabbir Ahmed05:06
5"Surroor"Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Shalmali KholgadeSameer05:32
6"Sheeshe Ka Samundar"Ankit TiwariSameer04:42
7"Dard Dilo Ke" (reprise)Mohammad Irfan Ali, Neeti MohanSameer04:44
8"Sheeshe Ka Samundar" (reprise)Rekha BhardwajSameer04:23
9"Ice Cream Khaungi" (remix)Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Palak MuchhalShabbir Ahmed05:13
10"Dard Dilo Ke" (remix)Mohammad Irfan Ali, Neeti MohanSameer04:04
11"Hai Apna Dil Toh Awaara" (Blue'S Mix)Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey SinghSameer03:19
12"Surroor" (Arabic Mix)Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Shalmali KholgadeSameer04:02
13"Catch Me If You Can" (remix)Himesh Reshammiya, Mika Singh, Mohit Chauhan, Neeti Mohan, Shubhangi Tiwari, Shalmali KholgadeShabbir Ahmed04:13
14"Hai Apna Dil" (Desi Remix)Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey SinghSameer04:18
15"Sheeshe Ka Samundar" (remix)Ankit TiwariSameer04:33
16"Surroor" (remix)Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Shalmali KholgadeSameer03:49
17"Theme of Xposé"Neeti Mohan, Irrfan KhanSameer02:34
18"The Xposé" (Mashup)DJ Kiran Kamath Ft Various ArtistsSameer, Shabbir Ahmed, Kumaar04:04

Critical reception

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Bollywood Hungama
Filmfare
Deccan Chronicle
NDTV
IndiaGlitz
Mumbai Mirror
Music Aloud

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3/5 and concluded "an entertaining outing for fans of atypical Bollywood-style murder mysteries." [6]

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." [7]

Subhash K Jha reviewed the film for NDTV and gave it 3.5 stars stating "The suspense drama is bright, bouncy, believable and entertaining."[8]

Vishal Verma for IndiaGlitz has rated 3 Stars stating "The Xpose is a Dazzling Tour De Sixties"[9] Rahul Desai for Mumbai Mirror has given 3 stars for its entertainment.[10]

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

Sequel

On 31 March 2019 trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted that Himesh Reshammiya has decided to make a sequel after the success of this film. The film is named The Xposé Returns. Himesh will take up the role Ravi Kumar while other cast and crews are yet to be finalised. The film is expected to be released in 2021.

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