Showing posts with label Nakul Vaid. Show all posts
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The Xpose: One murder, 11 suspects
9:30 AM
Hiren Kotwani (BOMBAY TIMES; May 11, 2014)
Who murdered sex symbol Zara Fernandes (played by Sonali Raut)? That’s the mystery that plays out in the musical suspense thriller The Xposé. Set in Bollywood of the 60s, the film shows that everyone who crossed her path — 11 suspects in all — had motive to kill her.
Her bitter rivalry with Chandni (played by Zoya Afroz, Miss India 2013 second runner-up) is reason enough for the latter to be suspected. Eccentric superstar Ravi Kumar (Himesh Reshammiya) holds a grudge against Zara, even as he tries to solve the case. Kenny Damania aka KD (Yo Yo Honey Singh) becomes a prime suspect as his fling with her makes news. His wife Shabnam Rai (Jesse Randhawa), too, is under the radar as she’s aware of KD’s affair with Zara. Her reel director Subba Prasad (played by Xposé director Ananth Narayan Mahadevan) too has a reason to gain from her death. Another suspect is Subba’s rival Bobby Chadha (Ashwin Dhar), who plans to destroy him and Ravi. Caught between his co-star Zara and his ex-flame Chandni, Virman Shah (Nakul Vaid) also becomes a suspect for siding with the latter after the two women get into a catfight.
Underworld don Rajan Anna (Adil Hussain) is under suspicion as he was associated wth her rival Chandni’s film Reena Mera Naam. And blackmarketeer Alec D’Costa (Irrfan in a special appearance) for his association with Zara’s film. Inspector Grover’s (Rajesh Sharma) involvement is doubted after he arrests an innocent man for Zara’s murder. Also under the radar are actor Ronnie Mukherjee (Kunal Thakur), Zara’s matron and landlady Mrs D’Silva (Kanika Dang) and industrialist Desai (Bharat Dabholkar).
The Xposé, produced by HR Musik, releases May 16.
The Xposé to recreate Raaj Kumar’s famous showdown with Govinda in Jungbaaz
8:00 AM
Priya Gupta (BOMBAY TIMES; April 29, 2014)
Himesh
Reshammiya’s upcoming murder mystery The Xposé is set against the
setting of the film industry in the 60s. While Himesh’s own character is
modelled on the life of real-life cop-turned-superstar Raaj Kumar,
Honey Singh’s is modelled on the iconic villain Pran. In the 60s film
Jungbaaz, one of the reported incidents that took place on the set was a
showdown between the maverick star Raaj Kumar and the dancing superstar
Govinda. In a faceoff scene between the two actors, Govinda had to say
‘Mere paas akal hai’ and the late Jaani had to merely reply, ‘Aur mere
paas taaqat hai’. But instead, Raaj Kumar added his two bits and said,
‘Aur mere paas taaqat aur akal dono
hain’, leaving Govinda flummoxed and walking off in a huff. The Xposé
will see the same scene shot with Himesh speaking Raaj Kumar’s lines and
Nakul Vaid speaking Govinda’s lines. Well, it will certainly be fun to
watch some of the iconic incidents recreated again after 50 years of
them being shot first.
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