[go: up one dir, main page]

    Calendario delle usciteI migliori 250 filmI film più popolariEsplora film per genereCampione d’incassiOrari e bigliettiNotizie sui filmFilm indiani in evidenza
    Cosa c’è in TV e in streamingLe migliori 250 serieLe serie più popolariEsplora serie per genereNotizie TV
    Cosa guardareTrailer più recentiOriginali IMDbPreferiti IMDbIn evidenza su IMDbGuida all'intrattenimento per la famigliaPodcast IMDb
    EmmysSuperheroes GuideSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideBest Of 2025 So FarDisability Pride MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralTutti gli eventi
    Nato oggiCelebrità più popolariNotizie sulle celebrità
    Centro assistenzaZona contributoriSondaggi
Per i professionisti del settore
  • Lingua
  • Completamente supportata
  • English (United States)
    Parzialmente supportata
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Lista Video
Accedi
  • Completamente supportata
  • English (United States)
    Parzialmente supportata
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Usa l'app
  • Il Cast e la Troupe
  • Recensioni degli utenti
  • Quiz
  • Domande frequenti
IMDbPro

The Xpose

  • 2014
  • 1h 53min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
3,4/10
1994
LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
The Xpose (2014)
This is a dramatic chain of events in the most glamorous ,swinging era of Hindi films... the 1960s. It was a decade when film stars tasted success and carried their larger than life screen image on to real life with unbridled pomp and splendour. It was during this time that two ambitious films were made... Ujwal Nirmal Sheetal and Reena Mera Naam. The latter became a runaway hit while the former was struggling at the box office.
Riproduci trailer3: 39
1 video
2 foto
DramaMysteryRomanceThriller

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaIn 1960s Bollywood, two rival films compete for success during the industry's most glamorous decade. As movie stars live extravagantly both on and off screen, one film soars while the other ... Leggi tuttoIn 1960s Bollywood, two rival films compete for success during the industry's most glamorous decade. As movie stars live extravagantly both on and off screen, one film soars while the other faces box office troubles.In 1960s Bollywood, two rival films compete for success during the industry's most glamorous decade. As movie stars live extravagantly both on and off screen, one film soars while the other faces box office troubles.

  • Regia
    • Ananth Mahadevan
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Himesh Reshammiya
    • Ijardar Jainesh
    • Bunty Rathore
  • Star
    • Himesh Reshammiya
    • Yo Yo Honey Singh
    • Irrfan Khan
  • Vedi le informazioni sulla produzione su IMDbPro
  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    3,4/10
    1994
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Ananth Mahadevan
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Himesh Reshammiya
      • Ijardar Jainesh
      • Bunty Rathore
    • Star
      • Himesh Reshammiya
      • Yo Yo Honey Singh
      • Irrfan Khan
    • 24Recensioni degli utenti
    • 14Recensioni della critica
  • Vedi le informazioni sulla produzione su IMDbPro
    • Premi
      • 1 vittoria e 2 candidature totali

    Video1

    The Xpose (2014) Trailer
    Trailer 3:39
    The Xpose (2014) Trailer

    Foto1

    Visualizza poster

    Interpreti principali22

    Modifica
    Himesh Reshammiya
    Himesh Reshammiya
    • Ravi Kumar
    Yo Yo Honey Singh
    Yo Yo Honey Singh
    • Kenny Damania
    Irrfan Khan
    Irrfan Khan
    • Alec D'Costa
    Zoya Afroz
    Zoya Afroz
    • Chandni
    Sonali Raut
    Sonali Raut
    • Zara Fernandes
    Adil Hussain
    Adil Hussain
    • Rajan Anna
    Ananth Mahadevan
    Ananth Mahadevan
    • Director
    • (as Anant Mahadevan)
    Manish Bharati
    • Blackmarketeer
    • (as Manish Bharti)
    Blake Curtis-Woodcock
    Blake Curtis-Woodcock
    • Item Girl
    • (as Blake Curtis Woodcock)
    Bharat Dabholkar
    Bharat Dabholkar
    Kanika Dang
    Ashwin Dhar
    Dayashankar Pandey
    Dayashankar Pandey
      Jesse Randhawa
      Rajesh Sharma
      Rajesh Sharma
      Ravi Singh
      • Pedestrian
      Meena Sonavane
      • Journalist
      Naresh Suri
      Naresh Suri
      • Regia
        • Ananth Mahadevan
      • Sceneggiatura
        • Himesh Reshammiya
        • Ijardar Jainesh
        • Bunty Rathore
      • Tutti gli interpreti e le troupe
      • Produzione, botteghino e altro su IMDbPro

      Recensioni degli utenti24

      3,41.9K
      1
      2
      3
      4
      5
      6
      7
      8
      9
      10

      Recensioni in evidenza

      4snaidu422

      over xposed

      The perfect whodunit is one which has you biting your nails in anticipation and trying to figure who the culprit is and all the while trying to spot the red herrings and being fooled by the author (in case of a book) into suspecting the wrong guy or gal. XPOSE looks like it has been written by someone (Himesh Reshmaiya to be precise) who thinks of a premise and then does not know how to end it and like a kindergarten kid with his mouth full of cookies trying putting the blame on some one in the last minute-Like the butler did it.

      The good thing going for this movie is the 60's campy style and music of the bygone era and the larger than life personalities that stars had which made them believe that they were gods and goddesses.

      The movie starts with a caption claiming that the incidents shown are based on facts,and this is where we start guessing who's who.

      The movie focuses on a the rise of two starlets Zara (Sonali Raut) clearly inspired by Zeenath Aman and Chandini (Zoya Afroz), based on Parveen Babi –though neither of them belonged to the 60's. Zara has no qualms of reaching the top, she is prepared to sleep her way to the top and Chandini is miss goody shoes who prefers to remain a virgin and spites quite a few makers.

      Both the girls land in two controversial films, Zara is offered UJWAL NIRMAL SHEETAL (only a blind man can miss the obvious reference to Satyam Shivam Sundaram) which also marks the Hindi debut of South Super Star Ravi Kumar (Himesh Reshmaiya) a character based on Rajinikanth (again not a 60;s star) but reminds you mostly of Rajkumar and Sunil Dutt. Chandini decides to expose to spite her boyfriend and stars in a movie titled "REENA MERA NAAM" (could be Chetna which starred Rehana Sultana).

      Both movies release on the same day, UNS flops and RMN becomes a hit, but Zara bags the filmfare award for UNS and she is promptly thrown off a roof of hotel to her death on the same night.

      Chandini and Zara have a cat fight over Ravi kumar on the same day and Chandini's boyfriend becomes an obvious suspect and is nailed.

      Ravi Kumar who is obviously in love with Chandini decides to save his beloved's love and unravels the mystery before a dumb judge interrupting the court proceedings.

      Himesh Reshmaiya is outstanding (I thought I never would be able to say this) as Ravi Kumar, his mannerisms and dialogues are to a T. He pokes fun at himself in a matter of fact way and elevates the thick headed character and half way through the film we can actually see who the character is based on.

      Zoya Afroz has those innocent bubbly looks of Poonam Dhillion (and her acting skills as well) looks good in the bikini act, and that's where we can stop the praise.

      The scene stealer is Sonali Raut in her see through Sari and venom spitting performance as Zoya. She plays the bad act well and is the only one with the best lines apart from Himesh Reshmaiya.

      Yo Yo Honey Singh has very little to do as a Music Director KD (obviously referencing RD Burman), but does have resembling character traits of Kishore Kumar too, He sleepwalks through the film. What the hell was Irrfan Khan doing in this? Don't ask, possibly even he does'nt know the answer.

      Music by Himesh Reshamaya is good-fitting the 60's like a glove, but the ice cream song seems to have been heavily borrowed from Micheal Jackson's Bad. Overlook that fact and you have a movie with good foot tapping music.

      Screenplay is tight but fades out towards the end, but Ananth Mahadevan's direction ensures that there is not a single dull moment in the film, though you are disappointed by the way the movie ends, you thank your stars that at least it did not bore you to death.

      Go for it if you love 60's style foot tappers and have nothing else to do.
      4bobbysing

      Works as a mystery only in its final moments & remains more involved in reliving the various controversies needlessly.

      THE XPOSE begins exactly like a 60's film with a song in the titles and then a voice-over introducing the cast cast with some interesting one liners. Next it straight takes you on to a revival journey into the Golden Era, revealing few dark secrets of the industry pointing towards some known names and therefore fails to give you anything in the name of a murder mystery till intermission.

      The film returns back to its actual theme in the second half dealing with the various suspects, but here too we have another detailed reference of a major 70s hit which flopped initially. The narration manages to keep you engaged in its final 20 minutes when the pace picks up and the revelations are made. But again a very weird & hilarious way to point out the murderer (by simply staring at them) ruins the minimal impact generated quite cruelly. The director tries to justify its basic genre forcefully, with another twist in the end. Yet the film simply cannot be rated as any highly focused, intelligent crime mystery, all together.

      An intense crime drama all depends upon how the director conceives his individual characters and their mutual relationships on the screen skillfully. However that's exactly where THE XPOSE falters badly since the script fails to justify any particular character, their various affairs, allegations and the hidden jealousy arising from the flops or hits. The culmination sequences start happening too easily without any major explanations provided, taking away all the charm. Further the well promoted but surprisingly small appearances of stars like Yo Yo Honey Singh and Irrfan Khan turn out to be mere 'publicity cheats' played by the makers to bring in some added footfall. In its technical department, the background score successfully manages to keep the spirit alive and the DOP effectively gives a glossy look to the film as required.

      Musically, once again Himesh has more than one melodious track with some fine lyrics in it like "Sheeshe Ka Samunder" & "Dard Dilon Ke Kam Ho Jaatey". Honey Singh shines in his part of the song in "Hai Apna Dil To Awaara" and here I would certainly like to compliment Himesh for his catchy, selective and minimal arrangements which really sound quite soothing, away from all the overstuffed noise served as music.

      However in the performance section, Himesh looks too arrogant and stiff playing it over confidently. Yo Yo is there for only a few sequences but handles them well carrying his own carefree persona as it is. Irrfan Khan plays a cameo of just two scenes and the leading ladies, Zoya Afroz & Sonali Raut strongly display their confidence in some good skin show. Ananth Narayan Mahadevan (the director) is fine playing the director in the film too. Nakul Vaid, Ashin Dhir play it well, whereas Adil Hussain, Rajesh Sharma & Jessy Randhawaremain wasted.

      In short THE XPOSE performs pretty badly as a murder mystery and can appeal only to the viewers who can easily relate with all the realistic events of the decades before the 90s as given below.

      1. Himesh plays the famous actors RAAJ KUMAR, who was in reality a police office before joining the films, as shown in THE XPOSE too.

      2. It has a scene between Himesh & Nakul, which reportedly took place between Rajkumar & Govinda in probably JUNG BAAZ released in 1989.

      3. Sunil Dutt actually saved Nargis from the fire at a set and the instance is incorporated in a similar sequence here in THE XPOSE.

      4. One can see Parveen Babi emerging from the sea line, like the Bond Girl, played by Zoya Afroz in the film.

      5. You can easily recall Zeenat Aman in a transparent white saree, praying in a temple in Raj Kapoor's SATYAM SHIVAM SUNDARAM (1978), played by Sonali Raut in the film.

      6. It depicts the era when there were no personal vanity vans for the artists to vanish into. And everyone had to sit in the open under the big umbrellas surrounded by their personal staff.

      7. The time period when the main magazine was FILMFARE and the whole gossip trend was started by STARDUST in the 70s (with a famous woman editor).

      8. A sequence relives the scenario when the competitors used to buy tickets in advance only to sell them at a lower price through the black marketers, as a clever strategy to sabotage a potential film of the opponent released on the same day.

      9. The era of long cars, the Impalas.

      10. Two fictitious titles used in the film are 'Ujwal Nirmal Sheetal' and 'Reena Mera Naam' hinting towards SATYAM SHIVAM SUNDARAM & JOHNY MERA NAAM clearly.

      11. A detailed sequence in the second half, indicates towards the death of Meena Kumari just after the release of PAKEEZAH turning it into a late HIT. The makers here show that the director of the film records a fake message in the voice of his dead heroine by a dubbing artist and uses that message to bring back the audiences in the theaters. However whether this was actually done or not, cannot be said.

      12. Irrfan Khan in his special appearance plays Alec D'Costa, a black marketer showcasing the truth that in those times, selling tickets in black was such a huge business that people used to make big houses out of it. Plus it was these "Blackiyas" only who were used by one producer against the other for sabotaging a particular film.

      Now reading the above references, you can sure enjoy the film more, recalling each and every incident as they come on the screen. But in case you are just interested in watching a thrilling murder mystery using your grey cells, then watch Vidhu Vinod Chopra's KHAMOSH (1985) instead. Because in THE XPOSE it seems the makers were more interested in the controversies than the murder mystery.
      5namashi_1

      Works in Parts...

      'The Xpose', a musical-thriller, isn't without merit, but unfortunately, there isn't much of it either. Its works, but only in parts. It has a few absorbing moments & melodious moments working on its side, but an erratic Screenplay, spoils the fun, in totality.

      'The Xpose' Synopsis: A top actress from the late 1960's is killed & now follows the search to find her murderer.

      'The Xpose' takes us back in time, the late 60's, where glamour & ambitious, like decade, was at its peak. So in terms of nostalgia, 'The Xpose' is good-looking. But, the Screenplay is erratic & shaky. The film begins well & the narrative is nicely handled up-to interval. Its the second-hour, that disheartens. The suspense element lacks the fizz & so does the murderer's motives. In short, the film takes off safely, but loses focus later-on.

      Anant Mahadevan's Direction is strictly okay. Cinematography & Editing are impressive. Art Design is excellent. The re-creation of the late 60's has been put-up, wonderfully. Music by Himesh Reshammiya is melodious.

      Performance-Wise: Himesh Reshammiya is alright. Although he has shed a lot of weight & has worked on himself, he can still work on his acting skills. Yo Yo Honey Singh, cast in a negative role, has his moments. Zoya Afroz looks gorgeous & delivers a very confident performance. Sonali Raut has also done well. Anant Mahadevan is stiff. Rajesh Sharma is superb, as always. Irrfan Khan appears in a tiny cameo.

      On the whole, 'The Xpose' holds limited appeal.
      1abhishekx

      Not even worth giving a review on

      I know the movie doesn't deserve one star out of 10. But that is the least I can give. 'Awful', the only word that can describe this movie. I don't know what glamour was the director trying to pull off. The movie was just an instrument for Himesh Reshamiyya to propound his songs. Yeah, and the songs too! I don't know why people loved the songs. They were just remakes of the previous super hit songs. I should have watched the election results today which were undoubtedly much more interesting than this crap movie. But my friends dragged me to watch it. And now they are regretting too. Speaking of acting, actor is good at his place and singer is best at his place. Himesh should never think of becoming an actor. He is not at all a star material.
      5Swapnilagarwal

      Xpose: Not that bad! :)

      Yes, I did go to watch a Himesh Reshammiya movie for the first time in my life. And the movie fulfilled all I wanted out of it, fultoo fun and jibe moments through over-the-top performances by most actors (Himesh leading the pack all the way!)

      Also, the movie does surprise with some twists. When you think it's all over, it reveals some more layers over layers. Finding the 'real' killer isn't that easy after all. The plot is Agatha Christi-c, the premises 60's ka Bollywood. Ananth Mahadevan (director) succeeds in presenting this murder-mystery on-screen upto an extent.

      Its out an out HR movie who reminds you of actor Late Raj Kumar as superstar Ravi Kumar with similar attitude, arrogance, self-obsession (talking of himself in third person). All this exudes oodles of unintended humour. His dhaansu dialogues (some of which make no sense) can send intellectuals to coma but those searching fun will have a gala time. His overcoats and jackets (esp the red one) can't be ignored (ROFL). Characters of Sonali Raut and Zoya Afroz are drawn as parallels to Zeenat Aman and Late Parveen Babi. So beaucoup de skin show (justifying film's title). Honey Singh also doesn't act but even then his mannerisms too invoke smiles! Contrastingly, ace actors like Irrfan, Rajesh Sharma and Adil Hussain do justice with their brief roles. Music (both songs and background) is quite peppy and catchy and some songs are quite melodious. Full marks to Himesh and Yo Yo for the same! In all, this 2-hr movie isn't meant for our grey matter but is still watchable (esp if watched with friends and fun-intent). My rating: **1/2

      Altri elementi simili

      Badass Ravi Kumar
      6,9
      Badass Ravi Kumar
      Teraa Surroor
      2,7
      Teraa Surroor
      Zorawar
      3,9
      Zorawar
      Aap Kaa Surroor: The Moviee - The Real Luv Story
      2,4
      Aap Kaa Surroor: The Moviee - The Real Luv Story
      Khatta Meetha
      6,1
      Khatta Meetha
      Khiladi 786
      4,4
      Khiladi 786
      Apno Se Bewafai
      7,9
      Apno Se Bewafai
      Yeh Saali Zindagi
      7,4
      Yeh Saali Zindagi
      Deva
      6,7
      Deva
      No Smoking
      7,3
      No Smoking
      All the Best: Fun Begins
      6,2
      All the Best: Fun Begins
      Phir Hera Pheri
      7,4
      Phir Hera Pheri

      Trama

      Modifica

      Lo sapevi?

      Modifica
      • Quiz
        Irrfan was upset with putting his face in the film's publicity. He was told it was a special appearance and he would not be splashed all over the movie's poster's.
      • Connessioni
        References Johny Mera Naam (1970)

      I più visti

      Accedi per valutare e creare un elenco di titoli salvati per ottenere consigli personalizzati
      Accedi

      Domande frequenti

      • How long is The Xpose?
        Powered by Alexa

      Dettagli

      Modifica
      • Data di uscita
        • 16 maggio 2014 (India)
      • Paese di origine
        • India
      • Siti ufficiali
        • Official Facebook Page
        • Official Twitter Handle
      • Lingua
        • Hindi
      • Celebre anche come
        • Разоблачение
      • Luoghi delle riprese
        • Paris, Île-de-France, Francia
      • Aziende produttrici
        • H.R. Musik
        • Picture Perfect
      • Vedi altri crediti dell’azienda su IMDbPro

      Specifiche tecniche

      Modifica
      • Tempo di esecuzione
        1 ora 53 minuti
      • Colore
        • Color

      Contribuisci a questa pagina

      Suggerisci una modifica o aggiungi i contenuti mancanti
      The Xpose (2014)
      Divario superiore
      What is the Spanish language plot outline for The Xpose (2014)?
      Rispondi
      • Visualizza altre lacune di informazioni
      • Ottieni maggiori informazioni sulla partecipazione
      Modifica pagina

      Altre pagine da esplorare

      Visti di recente

      Abilita i cookie del browser per utilizzare questa funzione. Maggiori informazioni.
      Scarica l'app IMDb
      Accedi per avere maggiore accessoAccedi per avere maggiore accesso
      Segui IMDb sui social
      Scarica l'app IMDb
      Per Android e iOS
      Scarica l'app IMDb
      • Aiuto
      • Indice del sito
      • IMDbPro
      • Box Office Mojo
      • Prendi in licenza i dati di IMDb
      • Sala stampa
      • Pubblicità
      • Lavoro
      • Condizioni d'uso
      • Informativa sulla privacy
      • Your Ads Privacy Choices
      IMDb, una società Amazon

      © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.