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TERE BIN LADEN-DEAD OR ALIVE
ABOUT TERE BIN LADEN-DEAD OR ALIVE
Film TERE BIN LADEN is one of the best movies to have been made in the last ten years. When Abhishek Sharma had made his directorial debut with the laugh riot Tere Bin Laden in 2010, it got an earnest welcome from all quarters, Even though the theatrical trailer of TERE BIN LADEN DEAD OR ALIVE boasted of a lot of promise, the movie is an unplanned entertainer that makes you giggle at quite a few occasions but it doesn't deliver a full throated laughter.
But, the makers of the movie have come up with a decent comedy, though it has its meaningless moments too.
Sharma (Manish Paul) wants to become a film director and escapes from the clutches of his Halwai father to Bollywood. He meets Paddi Singh (Pradhuman Singh) who has an uncanny similarity with Osama Bin Laden and the germ of an idea pops up in his mind. He narrates a story idea to the silent producers Shetty sisters. 'Tere Bin Laden' starring Ali Zafar and Paddi goes on to become a big hit and a sequel is being planned. Scheming CIA agent David (Sikandar) turns into slimy Bollywood film Producer David Chaddha with a sexy assistant in Junior (Mia Uyeda) in tow. He is on the lookout for Paddi Singh. The dreaded Mujahid Khalil (Piyush Mishra) is also on the lookout for Paddi as well. Mayhem follows and even President Obama joins the cast too.
Manish Paul has showed his comic timing on TV shows and his debut Mickey Virus and the actor is reliably funny in the sequel too. Pradhuman Singh offers humour to the movie with his 'clueless clone' performance. Sikander Kher as the shady CIA chief David Do-Something and loud Punjabi producer David Chadda has breathed life in his character and every scene that features him, is unquestionable to make you laugh out loud. Sikandar is a treat to watch in every scene. Piyush Mishra seems futile, but the rest of the cast has done a decent job.
The screenplay is credited to Neha Sharma and Abhishek Sharma while dialogues have been written by Pradhuman. Writing is lackluster. Good in parts but average at most occasions. The dialogues are patchy too. Piyush has punchy dialogues. But largely, a lot of forced humour is at work. VFX are uneven too. Chandan Arora's editing is decent since the short duration of the movie gives it a breezy feel. Chaudhary Amalendu's camerawork is average. Dhruv Dhalla's music isn't stuff writing about.
As for the movie, Tere Bin Laden-Dead Or Alive is a semi-intelligently written comedy, with clever barbs at US politics and even Bollywood standards.
But, some of the jokes fail to evoke anything more than a tired giggle (like the Sansani reporter act, which has been done to death in countless other films). The plot could have been a recipe for a great satire, but regrettably, the makers decided to make a ludicrous comedy with it, in spite of the potential of the idea. Also, the second half has been stretched to an extent, though generously, the movie is not peppered with unnecessary songs.
Tere Bin Laden-Dead Or Alive is OK to watch once with some good performances.
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