* This story has spoilers. In case you haven't watched the film yet, please come back to this article later
Watching Himesh Reshammiya onscreen has always been a fight for survival since 'Aap Ka Surroor'. While I will admit to have danced on his songs from 'Jhalak Dikhlaa jaa' to 'Saiyoni' in the past, it was never a pleasant sight to see him onscreen with his cap on and forcing himself to act. More than anything else I am seriously curious to know who encouraged the distinguished music director-singer to ruin his fan base and enter the world of acting without having any talent.
'Teraa Surroor' promised nothing from the start, apart from never ending confusion and extra-ordinary moments that either made your head ache or made you laugh out loud in between 'serious' intense scenes. As a survivor of this two hour long ordeal, let's take a look at the moments that made question the makers' and actor's sensibility!
1) Himesh Reshammiya as the lead star
First thing first, why is the superstar composer still getting lead roles in film? Even if one decides to keep the critique bug aside, this man is a wreck in terms of Box-office numbers as well! No doubt, Himesh Resshamiya was 'the star' when he introduced nasal tone in Bollywood and we were quite satisfied with him being in his own music videos but being an actor he just tested our tolerance level too much. With no voice modulation, expressionless cold-stone face, Reshammiya went a step ahead in disappointing his musical fan base. Not everyone can be a Kishore Kumar, Himesh Sir when will you get that?
2) Gym-fit hot-bod of the lead man
Okay, we know looking fit in a commercial Bollywood masala film is a must for actors and we admire people who put in a lot of effort to build those muscles but compelling the audience to notice your gym-fit new body in every frame is just too much. Unnecessary shirtless shots, shower shot, steamy scenes with your six pack abs.. phew the list never ends! In one such scene, Raghu's (Himesh Reshammiya) shirt magically opens up and there goes our 'gansta' showing off his abs! Lethal indeed!
3) Bharat Mata Ki Jai
We know Bollywood in recent time seeks approval of the nationalists but in a film like 'Teraa Surroor' a different kind of nationalism is being propagated. One dialogue goes something like, "Osama ko maarne ke liye mazhab, mulk, fauj sabki zarurat padi thi, lekin ek General Dyer ko maarne ke liye sirf ek hindustani jigra aur ek desi tamancha kaafi tha". Token patriotism. Check. This is a threat Raghu is giving to a cafe owner in Ireland while he's planning an escape for his accused girl-friend. Mind blown? Not yet, well at the end of this violent propagation, every 'Indian' in the cafe starts applauding the harassment done by their own kind on the 'gora' owner who was just mocking a fellow at the cafe. Himesh bhai, there are subtle ways to resolve racial matters, really.
Well, then again you can't actually expect much from a guy who asks another gangster to chant "Bharat mata ki jai", before killing him.
4) The echoing madness
Throughout the film Raghu is narrating the whole story in his monotonic voice. Narration is good if you are on a flashback or the story is in the past, but here everything is in present and you can see Raghu driving to the coast still you hear a serious barriton "Hum gaadi mein baithe' echoing in the theater, hurting your mind! We can see what's going on bro, you need to chill and just act!
5) Villain's backdrop story
If you are able to save some laughs till the end ( mind you 'Teraa Surroor' is a mindless comedy), you will hurt every muscle in your stomach while the film's villain is disclosing his 'epic' (failed) plan of reaching out to Raghu. So basically, Raghu killed the villain's father when he was 9 and this villain guy knew how Raghu will look like when he'll be 30. So in future he joins his girlfriend's band and sends the girlfriend to perform solo in an unknown land! Lost the plot?Well, so did we! Overall, these done to death 70's stories have been recreated by our very own Himesh Bhai and given a tag of lethal love story.
This story is definitely lethal, it can kill your mind cells and make you laugh at other's misery. Don't do it to yourself, we all deserve better in life. Let's bring the popular musician back who is lost in those newly implanted hair on his head and muscles on his body. We can bear your music Mr Reshammiya but not your movies, anymore.
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