Mr. X | |
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Directed by | Vikram Bhatt |
Written by | Vikram Bhatt Shagufta Rafique |
Produced by | Mukesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt Tanmay Bhat |
Starring | Emraan Hashmi Amyra Dastur Arunoday Singh Tanmay Bhat |
Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
Edited by | Kuldip Mehan |
Music by | Songs: Jeet Gannguli Ankit Tiwari Background Score: Raju Singh |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹370 million [1] |
Box office | ₹300 million [2] |
Mr. X is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language science fiction action film directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Mukesh Bhatt and Tanmay Bhat. The film stars Emraan Hashmi and Amyra Dastur in the lead roles. The title of the film was taken from the 1964 film Mr. X in Bombay . [3]
Mr. X was released on 17 April 2015 in 2D and 3D versions to negative reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb.
Raghuram "Raghu" Rathod and Siya Verma are lovers and ATS officers who lead a happy life despite any dangers. On the day before their marriage, Raghu and Siya are summoned by ACP Aditya Bhardwaaj, who assigns them to protect CM Dwarakanath Dutta as someone is plotting to kill Dutta. It is revealed that Bhardwaaj is the one who plotted to kill Dutta. Bharadwaaj secretly blackmails Raghu to murder Dutta in exchange for saving Siya, who is on duty at another location.
Left with no choice, Raghu murders Dutta upon a confrontation from the latter's son Aditya Dutta. Raghu tries to flee, but gets cornered by Bhardwaaj and his man Tiwari. The three take Raghu to a rundown factory and kill him. However, Raghu survives and is charred completely, where he reaches out to his friend Popo. Popo's sister, who works at a lab, explains to them that there is a severe case of radiation and there is no cure for it. Raghi swallows an untested potion which, but this causes a complete cell regeneration, which causes him to become invisible in all lights except blue light and direct sun light. Siya also believes that Raghu killed Dutta and begins to hate him, where she plunges into work to avoid feeling the pain of heartbreak.
Raghu regains his composure, where he sets out to kill those who landed him into a situation. The first on his target is Tiwari. After a drunken night when Tiwari is driving home, Raghu finds him and tells that he will kill him in 24 hours. A panicked Tiwari narrates this to his colleagues, who don't take him seriously. Raghu kills Tiwari and Siya discovers Raghu, where she tries to tap him via Popo, but Raghu escapes from Siya's arrest. Raghu's next target is Aditya Dutt, whose security is entrusted on Siya. After a long battle with Siya, Raghu manages to kill him, but Siya is not willing to back down.
When senior authorities give the responsibility of shooting down Mr. X in an encounter, Siya backs out from the plan. Raghu gets drawn towards her love and the two spend some special days with each other. The duo goes for lunch to a quiet place, where Raghu realizes it is a police trap and gets arrested. Raghu is taken to a dilapidated place by Bhardwaaj, who wants to make sure that Raghu is dead. Popo, who attempts a suicide after being attacked by Bhardwaaj, tells Siya that Bhardwaj had hatched a plan to kill Raghu.
Siya goes to the place where Raghu and Bhardwaaj engage in a duel. Siya urges Raghu to leave Bhardwaaj. Siya later tricks Bhardwaaj into a nerving confession recorded on camera by her father Devraj and exposes him at a press conference. Bhardwaaj tries to kill Siya, but Raghu kills him. Siya reunites with Raghu despite his condition, where the two get married.
In October 2013, it was announced that Hashmi and Dastur would star in the upcoming 3D thriller directed by Vikram Bhatt, slated for a 17 April 2015 release. The trailer was released on 5 March 2015. [4] Music by Ankit Tiwari and Jeet Ganguly.
As part of film promotion, Hashmi appeared in a special episode of CID on Sony Entertainment Television. [5] Hashmi and Dastur were seen on popular youth show Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan as part of their promotion.
The principal photography of the film, began on 16 February 2014. [6] [7]
Bollywood Hungama gave it 2.5 stars. [8] Rajeev Masand gave 1 star calling it "It is a singularly humourless film". [9] Hindustan Times gave one star stating "It's a bizarre tale of an invisible kisser ". [10] Firstpost gave negative reviews stating "Emraan Hashmi, intelligence and talent, everything is invisible in the film". [11] The Times of India critic gave the movie 3 stars. [12] Ritika Handoo of Zee News praised the performance of Emraan Hashmi. [13] NDTV gave the movie only one star. [14] Tushar Joshi of Daily News and Analysis criticised the movie as "There's nothing to see, not even Emraan Hashmi". [15] The Indian Express gave only half star. [16] Vinayak Chakravorty of India Today gave the movie 2 stars. [17]
Mr. X | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 27 March 2015 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 29:39 |
Label | Sony Music India |
Singles from Mr. X | |
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The soundtrack of the album is composed by Jeet Gannguli and Ankit Tiwari, with lyrics penned by Rashmi Singh, Monish Raza, Abhendra Kumar and Manoj Muntashir. Singers Arijit Singh and Ankit Tiwari have lent their voice and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt makes his debut as a playback singer [18] in the film. The first single "Tu Jo Hain" was released on 16 March 2015. [19]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singers | Length |
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1. | "Teri Khushboo (Male)" | Rashmi Singh | Jeet Gannguli | Arijit Singh | 5:42 |
2. | "Tu Jo Hain" | Monish Raza | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari | 4:55 |
3. | "Mr. X (Title Song)" | Rashmi Singh | Jeet Gannguli | Mahesh Bhatt, Mili Nair | 3:36 |
4. | "Teri Khushboo (Female)" | Rashmi Singh | Jeet Gannguli | Palak Muchhal | 5:42 |
5. | "Saad Shukraana" | Manoj Muntashir | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari | 5:05 |
6. | "Alif Se" | Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari, Neeti Mohan | 4:37 |
Total length: | 29:39 |
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