Himesh Reshammiya's Xpose 2 and other sequels that should NOT exist

Himesh Reshammiya has just announced Xpose 2, which will join the likes of Tum Bin II, Housefull 4 and Golmaal 4 to become yet another sequel that simply should not be made.

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Himesh Reshammiya in The Xpose
Himesh Reshammiya in The Xpose

Singer-composer, and tragically, an actor, Himesh Reshammiya announced the sequel to his 2014 turdball Xpose recently. Speaking to the media, Himesh was quoted as saying, "The Xpose got me a lot of critical acclaim for the first time. The film also did well. We are launching Xpose 2 very soon. The script is ready. The casting is almost done. It will release next year."

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Yes, you read that right. Himesh actually said that. He put 'critical acclaim' and the name of one of his films in the same sentence and he said that with mindblowing sincerity. Such confident idiocy needs A. a hoard of yes men behind you to keep you in a bubble that you are doing great and B. Loads of money.

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Sadly enough, Bollywood is filled with yes men and money so you are xposed to xposures that will not let you sleep at night.

Well, now that Xpose 2 will supposedly happen (God help us), here are some other sequels that should not have been made.

Tum Bin II

Oh, come on. The reason Tum Bin worked in 2001 was because it gave something new to Bollywood audience, then, in terms of locations, actors, music. It was a great package. In 2016, a two-hour long music video simply will not cut it. You need to give people a fresh story. Tum Bin II looks so trite and pedestrian that it feels the project was doodled by Bhushan Kumar on a napkin when he was sleeping.



The Masti franchise

Riteish Deshmukh can still survive, you know. Thirty years down the line, the politician's son, having made inroads into Marathi cinema already, will figure at a relatively respectable spot in the annals of Indian cinema. But what about Aftab Shivdasani? How does the almost 40-year-old go to sleep thinking that he does movies where he acts like 12-year-olds who just discovered Xvideos? Indra Kumar and co., why do you do these to people?

The Golmaal franchise

It is a dead horse, Rohit Shetty! Rohit is actually a very talented masala filmmaker. The way he structures action scenes and heavy-duty moments in Singham is a sight to behold. But treat your films not like business projects but fils that you love. Rohit and Ajay have both gone on to admit that Golmaal 3 was crap. Then, why Golmaal 4? Pull the plug, Rohit. You can do better.

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Housefull series

Sajid Khan, the director, is a walking-talking brain tumour. This man has an extremely good sense of humour, which, by the way, is, for some reason, never on display in his Housefulls and Humshakals. Once again, it is beyond comprehension why Sajid would want to do a Housefull 4. Oh wait, money. LOL.

The Raaz franchise

The failure of Shanghai, Ghanchakkar and Ek Thi Daayan probably traumatised Emraan Hashmi so much that the poor actor had to crawl back to his safe space of excpetionally bad 'horror films' such as Raaz: Reboot. The Raaz films get progressively worse and if Hashmi has any sense, he should cut off ties with anything Raaz-y or Raazesque and concentrate on better films. Yes, money feels great but reputation outreaches wealth.

(The writer tweets as @devarsighosh)