Aap Kaa Surroor (transl. Your Joy) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic thriller film directed by Prashant Chadha and starring singer Himesh Reshammiya in his debut as an actor, alongside Hansika Motwani and Malika Sherawat. Reshammiya has claimed the story is based on his own life and was named after his music album Aap Kaa Surroor.[3] It was shot mostly in Germany[4] and was released on 29 June 2007. Despite being negatively received by critics, it turned out to be a commercial success. This was Hansika's first Hindi film as a leading actress, as she was previously seen in all her films as a child actor.[5]
| Aap Kaa Surroor | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Prashant Chadha |
| Story by | Vibha Singh |
| Produced by | Vijay Taneja |
| Starring | Himesh Reshammiya Hansika Motwani Mallika Sherawat |
| Cinematography | Manoj Soni |
| Edited by | Sudhir Mehan |
| Music by | Himesh Reshammiya |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹9 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹19.5 crore[2] |
Synopsis
editThe movie begins with the dead body of a TV journalist, Nadia Merchant, being found in a remote area, somewhere in Germany. Soon after, a famous Indian singer, HR, is arrested by German police officers after a concert on the charge of murdering a journalist. HR is put behind bars, and the incidents begin to unravel as the movie goes into a flashback. While at a concert in Germany, performing with his best friend Shravan, HR meets the event organizer Khurana and his partner Ruby James. He also meets the event planner, Riya, and falls in love at first sight. After initial reservations, Riya's father, Mr. Bakshi approves of the match.
Things take a turn when HR is arrested. He asks Ruby James, a lawyer, to bail him out. But it is revealed that Ruby is in love with HR, while HR loves Riya. He escapes from his prison cell after taking the murdered TV journalist's father, ex-cop Feroz Merchant, captive. He has to find the actual murderer in one day, or else Riya will be married to someone else. To stop this from happening, he needs Riya's help. He approaches her for help, but Riya ignores him.
HR, Shravan, and Bani approach Ruby (on HR's hunch that Ruby is innocent of the murders) for help. They browse through all the invoices and other documents at Khurana's office to find that severe losses on a previously finalized world tour deal gave Khurana the motive to frame HR. HR then proceeds to confront Khurana, and after a car chase, he catches up with Khurana, who then confesses to having murdered Nadia and framing HR to ruin his career. After his confession is instantly caught on camera, Khurana is arrested, then HR and Riya reunite.
Cast
edit- Himesh Reshammiya as HR / Himself
- Hansika Motwani as Riya Bakshi
- Mallika Sherawat as Advocate Ruby James; Khurana's Business partner
- Darshan Jariwala as Khurana; Event organizer and Advocate Ruby James's Business partner
- Raj Babbar as Ex-cop Feroz Merchant; Nadia's father
- Shravan as Shravan Kumar
- VJ Bani as Bani, Riya's friend
- Sachin Khedekar as Mr. Bakshi, Riya's father
- Anant Mahadevan as TV News Reporter for Channel ITV
- Ishitha Chauhan as Trishnu
- Lovepreet Aujla as Himesh's friend
- Marrissa Lawrence as Nadia F. Merchant
- Sanjay Sharma as Raju
- Pankaj Jha as Ghulam Sayyed auto rickshaw Driver
- Abhijeet Chavan as Chinman Rao auto rickshaw driver
- Lallan Dubey as Lallan Dubey auto rickshaw driver
- Souzan Alavi as Background Dancer
- Kathrin Susanne Rieger as Fan
- Esther Maria Pietsch as Flight Attendant
- Ryan Estrada as Himself (German police officer)
- Ron Matz as Sam (German police officer)
- Esther Maria Pietsch as stewardess (German police officer)
- Frank Brandstatter as man in the crowd; Indian journalist in the background who helps to translate Khurana's confession
- Vijay Taneja as Mr. Vijay Taneja / Himself (Special Appearance)
- Johannes Bergner (German Police Officer)
- Frederic Schaefer (German Police Officer)
Reception
editTaran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 3.5 out of 5, writing, "Critics be damned, this one's for the masses!"[6] Syed Firdaus Ashraf of Rediff gave the film 3 out of 5, writing, "The story is very ordinary. What saves it is the music. All the songs have been well-placed in the film, so that you never lose interest."[7]
Conversely, Gautam Chintamani of Rediff.com gave the film 2.5 out of 5, writing, "The film seems disjointed and it's evident that the people behind it just wanted to cash on the Himesh wave. Why else would nicely photographed songs be separated by an inanity trying to masquerade as a script?" [8] Khalid Mohamed of Hindustan Times criticised the story, direction and Reshammiya's acting, he called the film an "amateur brain toaster."[9]
According to Box Office India, Aap Kaa Surroor grossed ₹240 million (US$2.9 million) and labelled it, "semi hit".[2]
Soundtrack
edit| Aap Kaa Surroor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 28 April 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Studio | Mehboob Studio | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 44:02 | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Himesh Reshammiya | |||
| Himesh Reshammiya chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Himesh Reshammiya; the lyricist was Sameer. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 13,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's seventh highest-selling.[10]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Assalam Vaalekum" | Himesh Reshammiya | 6:00 |
| 2. | "Tera Mera Milna" | Himesh Reshammiya, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:50 |
| 3. | "Jhoot Nahin Bolna" | Himesh Reshammiya, Shreya Ghoshal | 6:10 |
| 4. | "Tanhaiyaan" | Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Ya Ali" | Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Tere Bina" | Himesh Reshammiya, Devendra Singh | 5:35 |
| 7. | "Kya Jeena" | Himesh Reshammiya | 5:14 |
| 8. | "Mehbooba O Mehbooba (A Tribute to Panchamda) (Originally composed by R.D. Burman)" | Himesh Reshammiya, Asha Bhosle | 4:54 |
| 9. | "Tanhaiyaan" (Unplugged) | Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan | 2:10 |
| 10. | "Tera Tera Tera Surroor" | Himesh Reshammiya | 4:05 |
Sequel
editThe sequel of the film titled Teraa Surroor was announced in December 2015. It stars Farah Karimae and Himesh Reshammiya in the lead cast and was released on 11 March 2016.[11]
Awards
edit| Awards | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filmfare awards | Best Male Debut | Himesh Reshammiya | Nominated |
| Bollywood Movies Awards | Best Male playback singer for Yeh Tera Mera Milna | Nominated | |
| Koffee with Karan awards | Best Male Debut | Won | |
| Stardust Awards | Superstar of tomorrow (Male) | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "AAP KAA SURROOR". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Box Office 2007". Box Office India. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Fans will love Himesh's Aap Kaa Surroor". Rediff.com. 3 May 2007. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Himesh starts shooting Aap Kaa Surroor in Germany". IndiaFM. 15 February 2007. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Aap Kaa Surroor has the biggest opening of 2007". Rediff.com. 4 July 2007. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (29 June 2007). "Aap Ka Surroor – The Moviee Review". IndiaFM. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Syed Firdaus Ashraf (29 June 2007). "AKS: Only for Himesh fans". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Chintamani, Gautam (29 June 2007). "AKS: A Himesh showcase". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Mohamed, Khalid (29 June 2007). "Review: Aap kaa Surroor". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010.
- ^ Taran Adarsh (22 January 2011). "'Aap Kaa Surroor 2' features Himesh already". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2011.