A filmmaker knows how to cash in on the favourable/unfavourable prevailing conditions of a country spot on, especially when it comes to bribery, charges of corruption, scams, kickbacks and frauds committed by certain politicians and bureaucrats. O TERI is a prepense attempt to invoke/stir up the aam junta about their rights, duties and above all, probity. At the same time, the flick also serves as a paradigm for an issue-based idea going awry in an attempt to commercialise it.
Now, first things first, the premise. Two ne'er-do-well intern journalists cum roommates in Delhi, Prantabh Pratab aka P.P.(Pulkit Samrat) and Anand Ishwaram Devdutt Subramanium aka AIDS(Bilal Amrohi), want to make it big in the field of journalism as they believe that they are very smart but the reality is utterly different because everytime they come up with an absurd sort of scoops, which, in turn, is driving their senior Monsoon Krishnacharya(Sarah Jane Dias) to nuts. They are in search of a big scam to prove a point when all of a sudden, the dead body of ACP Avinash Tripathy lands up in their car one day and they stumble upon a CD that will expose the fraudulent aspects of Bilal Khwaja(Anupam Kher) - Politician/Chairman of the sports committee that is planning upcoming Asian Games, Sherry(Mandira Bedi) - Bilal's partner in crime, Nahata(Murli Sharma) - MD of Nahata Constructions and Bhanwar Singh Kilol(Vijay Raaz) - Leader of the Opposition. How do they manage to expose the hollow-hearted and become the nation's heroes, forms the denouement.
The story(Umesh Bist & Neeti Palta) is heavily inspired from real-life episodes with emphasis on hard-hitting/thought-provoking dialogues(Umesh Bist & Neeti Palta) to agitate the hoi polloi, taking a dig on the media, government and political leaders. Take these, for instances: "Logo ko scandal chahiye, scam chahiye.rape, dakaiti. Ye sab kuch ho to lao warna shaqal mat dikhana."
P.P. recounting a scam to AIDS, "Jab chhote log chori karte hain to wo chori hoti hai. Magar jab bade log chori karte hain to wo scam kehlata hai."
Sarah Jane reacts to admiration on how well she'managed' a murder, "Hamare desh me free media hai. Hume pata hai kya chupana hai aur kya dikhana."
Anupam Kher says, "Ye aaj ki yuvapeedhi hai. Jab inki batti lagti hai to ye sirf mombatti jala sakte hain, India Gate pe."
Though high on the satirical note, the execution/direction(Umesh Bist) is a complete let-down as the situational gags try too hard to tickle the funny bones of the viewers consummately and the essence of the story gets dissipated because of unwanted scenes galore with no tie-in to the ongoing(editing: Devendra Murdeshwar). Every single scene does kick off on a promising note but ends abruptly, leaving the audience gasping. The direction is middle-of-the-road, precisely as the writing lacks the meat and the sequence of events just don't work. Ganesh Rajavelu's cinematography alongwith Sailesh Mahadik's art are plain ordinary. Clocking on the dot at 107 minutes, the pace and additional screenplay(Atul Agnihotri) just mar the overall impact with songs(music: Gj Singh), shot at exotic locales & nightclubs and based on their own world, popping out of nowhere, act as killjoy. Ditto for the background score(Gj Singh), which is an earsore throughout. The lyrics(Abhinav Chaturvedi, Akshay K Saxena, Manish J Tipu & Rakesh Kumaar) are satirical up to the hilt, but capitulate eventually due to shoddy screenplay. Glaikit! Maa Poli(Dog) scene, Vijay Raaz's gay scene, Manoj Pawah's dhaba scenes and Pandit scene in the penultimate moments just add length to the proceedings. The costumes(Alvira Agnihotri & Ashley Rebello), though trendy, are designed to show the voluptuousness of the girls and the chiseled bodies of the male leads. There's an overdose of Salman Khan in the movie with dhaba's menu that the leads frequent has Wanted Parantha, Bodyguard special chai and Dabangg dal tadka namely. Both Salman Khan and his rumoured girlfriend Lulia Vantur feature in respective item numbers called'oh teri' and'umbakum' but the flick is unbearable to sit right till the end to watch the Bhai of the masses gyrating in the end-credits. Mudassar Khan and Remo D'Souza's choreography is exercise in futility. Overall, there's no scam whatsoever in the flick. Rather, there's merely a over-the-top murder sequence leading to rushed culmination.
The sole respite in the flick is Vijay Raaz's(a misprized actor) haryanvi antics, mouthing expletives now and then. Kudos! It's a delight watching him everytime he appears in the frame. The rest of the casting(Jogi) has nothing histrionic to portray. Right from his his comic timing, dialogue delivery to expressions, Pulkit Samrat is a revelation, beyond the shadow of a doubt. He's a talent to watch out for in days to come. He's phenomenal particularly in the climax. Bilal Amrohi, going loud in some scenes though, makes a confident debut. His chiseled body is worth drooling over. He's rustic and needs to overcome his amateurishness. Sarah Jane Dias, Mandira Bedi and Razzak Khan are wasted. Anupam Kher(seasoned actor) emits villainy. Murli Sharma is naturally vile. Himani Shivpuri(as Pulkit's mother) is natural. Supriya Shukla appears in a cameo and gives the viewers some chuckles. Manoj Pawah is an add-on throughout and his re-emergence in the climax is formulaic.
To sum up, O TERI is more of a chaos than a film with not a single one-liner to evoke mirth. The makers are so darn frustrated with the system that they thought of making a nickel-and-dime stuff and put the viewers in the turmoil in the name of Salman Khan. Stay miles away from it! Bummer!

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