# Aap Kaa Surroor

Aap Kaa Surroor (transl. Your Joy) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic thriller film directed by Prashant Chadha and starring singer Himesh Reshammiya in his debut as an actor, alongside Hansika Motwani and Malika Sherawat. Reshammiya has claimed the story is based on his own life and was named after his music album Aap Kaa Surroor. It was shot mostly in Germany and was released on 29 June 2007. Despite being negatively received by critics, it turned out to be a commercial success. This was Hansika's first Hindi film as a leading actress, as she was previously seen in all her films as a child actor.

## Synopsis

The movie begins with the dead body of a TV journalist, Nadia Merchant, being found in a remote area, somewhere in Germany. Soon after, a famous Indian singer, HR, is arrested by German police officers after a concert on the charge of murdering a journalist. HR is put behind bars, and the incidents begin to unravel as the movie goes into a flashback. While at a concert in Germany, performing with his best friend Shravan, HR meets the event organizer Khurana and his partner Ruby James. He also meets the event planner, Riya, and falls in love at first sight. After initial reservations, Riya's father, Mr. Bakshi approves of the match.
Things take a turn when HR is arrested. He asks Ruby James, a lawyer, to bail him out. But it is revealed that Ruby is in love with HR, while HR loves Riya. He escapes from his prison cell after taking the murdered TV journalist's father, ex-cop Feroz Merchant, captive. He has to find the actual murderer in one day, or else Riya will be married to someone else. To stop this from happening, he needs Riya's help. He approaches her for help, but Riya ignores him.
HR, Shravan, and Bani approach Ruby (on HR's hunch that Ruby is innocent of the murders) for help. They browse through all the invoices and other documents at Khurana's office to find that severe losses on a previously finalized world tour deal gave Khurana the motive to frame HR. HR then proceeds to confront Khurana, and after a car chase, he catches up with Khurana, who then confesses to having murdered Nadia and framing HR to ruin his career. After his confession is instantly caught on camera, Khurana is arrested, then HR and Riya reunite.

## Cast

* Himesh Reshammiya as HR / Himself
* Hansika Motwani as Riya Bakshi
* Mallika Sherawat as Advocate Ruby James; Khurana's Business partner
* Darshan Jariwala as Khurana; Event organizer and Advocate Ruby James's Business partner
* Raj Babbar as Ex-cop Feroz Merchant; Nadia's father
* Shravan as Shravan Kumar
* VJ Bani as Bani, Riya's friend
* Sachin Khedekar as Mr. Bakshi, Riya's father
* Anant Mahadevan as TV News Reporter for Channel ITV
* Ishita Chauhan as Trishnu
* Lovepreet Aujla as Himesh's friend
* Marrissa Lawrence as Nadia F. Merchant
* Sanjay Sharma as Raju
* Pankaj Jha as Ghulam Sayyed auto rickshaw Driver
* Abhijeet Chavan as Chinman Rao auto rickshaw driver
* Lallan Dubey as Lallan Dubey auto rickshaw driver
* Souzan Alavi as Background Dancer
* Kathrin Susanne Rieger as Fan
* Esther Maria Pietsch as Flight Attendant
* Ryan Estrada as Himself (German police officer)
* Ron Matz as Sam (German police officer)
* Esther Maria Pietsch as stewardess (German police officer)
* Frank Brandstatter as man in the crowd; Indian journalist in the background who helps to translate Khurana's confession
* Vijay Taneja as Mr. Vijay Taneja / Himself (Special Appearance)
* Johannes Bergner (German Police Officer)
* Frederic Schaefer (German Police Officer)

## Reception

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 3.5 out of 5, writing, "Critics be damned, this one's for the masses!" Syed Firdaus Ashraf of Rediff gave the film 3 out of 5, writing, "The story is very ordinary. What saves it is the music. All the songs have been well-placed in the film, so that you never lose interest."
Conversely, Gautam Chintamani of Rediff.com gave the film 2.5 out of 5, writing, "The film seems disjointed and it's evident that the people behind it just wanted to cash on the Himesh wave. Why else would nicely photographed songs be separated by an inanity trying to masquerade as a script?" Khalid Mohamed of Hindustan Times criticised the story, direction and Reshammiya's acting, he called the film an "amateur brain toaster."
According to Box Office India, Aap Kaa Surroor grossed ₹240 million (US$2.8 million) and labelled it, "semi hit".

## Soundtrack

The music was composed by Himesh Reshammiya; the lyricist was Sameer. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 13,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's seventh highest-selling. Tracks 1-7 were remixed and mixed by DJ Akbar Sami.

## Sequel

The sequel of the film titled Teraa Surroor was announced in December 2015. It stars Farah Karimae and Himesh Reshammiya in the lead cast and was released on 11 March 2016.

## Awards

| Awards | Category | Nominee | Result |
| Filmfare awards | Best Male Debut | Himesh Reshammiya | Nominated |
| Bollywood Movies Awards | Best Male playback singer for Yeh Tera Mera Milna | Himesh Reshammiya | Nominated |
| Koffee with Karan awards | Best Male Debut | Himesh Reshammiya | Won |
| Stardust Awards | Superstar of tomorrow (Male) | Himesh Reshammiya | Nominated |