Aap Ka Suroor

Movie: Aap Ka Suroor (2007)
Starring: Himesh Reshammiya, Hansika Motwani
Music: Himesh Reshammiya
Favorite Songs: Tanhaiyaan, Assalam Vaalekum, Ya Ali (Dil Lagi), Mehbooba
Favorite Music Video: None, but the music is totally awesome. Boys, I believe Mehboobha will be to your liking.
Story: 2 out of 10 Music: 8 out of 10

Plot: Himesh plays himself as Himesh, a singer who is popular all over the world (still wishful thinking, HR!). He and Ria fall in love, but the fast lawyer chick is obsessed with Himesh. His lawyer (Mallika Sherawat) wants to do anything she can for him, including at night. And she is a skilled backup dancer. I think the director was thinking, "the boys love her, so how do we get her in this movie without just sticking her in there?" The answer was: "make her his lawyer!"So anyway, somebody frames Himesh. The motive could be to prevent him from marrying Ria or it could be something totally different. Is it tanhaiyaan for Himesh in jail or will he clear himself of suspicions and finally be able to marry his true love?

Verdict: Rocking!!! Sweeet! I love Himesh's music! He gives us eight (yeah eight!!) totally different songs in this one movie. This makes sense because the movie is basically a showcase of his music. I love it! But the music videos are really not special because they are mostly Himesh walking (yuck-walking) through the scenes and getting quite a bit of screen time. Expect nothing much from this film except excellent beats, and he's delivering that 100%. At least 4 of the songs created for this film were hits. Really all you're gonna get if you decide to watch the whole movie and not just the music videos is creative, soaring background orchestral beats based on the main numbers. It is easy to tell that Himesh's musical mind contributed a lot to the production. It is so funny when Himesh hears the Gayatri mantra when he sees his true love. Oh god! That's great.

It's funny to watch Himesh try to act. He says every line like it's his last with as much emotion as he can. This turns out to be the same emotion every time, and it gets boring pretty fast. This is where SRK is king. He's got a large range of admittedly the same stuff, but it is large and he is an expert at timing and recognizing opportune moments. Well, since Aap Ka Suroor did well there is news of a forthcoming Aap Ka Suroor 2. I'll be waiting more good music from the rising Himesh, but I think next time around I'll just skip the cheap plot wrapped around his awesome songs.