He Who Killed Thirty) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language heist comedy film directed by Farah Khan and produced by Twinkle Khanna, editor Shirish Kunder and Ronnie Screwvala under UTV Motion Pictures, Hari Om Entertainment, and Three's Company.
[8] The film was a moderate commercial success at the box office, and is today primarily remembered for Kaif's dance number "Sheila Ki Jawani".
The theatrical trailer and title song of the film were released on UTV Motion Pictures' YouTube channel on 4 August 2010 for promotional purposes.
Despite having received negative reviews upon release, Tees Maar Khan has achieved cult status as a classic parody in filmmaking.
[citation needed] The Indian Police Force has successfully busted an operation to smuggle ₹500 crores worth of national treasure.
Due to the possibility that they will try to steal the treasure again, Commissioner Khadak Singh is assigned the task of securing the train that will transport these ancient artefacts, with no stops, back to the treasury in Delhi.
To perform this feat, Tabrez steals some shooting equipment from a low-budget film and stumbles across Dhulia, a poor, small village that resides by the railway track over which the antiques will be transported.
Using this identity, he approaches Aatish Kapoor, a superstar who is desperate to win an Oscar Award, to be a part of the film he is shooting to gain an edge over the police and control the villagers.
After Tabrez narrates an "Oscar-winning" period drama based on India's freedom struggle, Aatish promptly agrees to be a part of the film.
After the trucks are loaded and the train is completely emptied, the Johri Brothers double-cross Tabrez and run away with his share of the loot as well, leaving him to be arrested by Commissioner Singh.
[15] Anupama Chopra of NDTV wrote, "Tees Maar Khan, adapted from After the Fox, by writers Shrish and Ashmit Kunder, is disappointingly limp and insistently low on IQ.
[21] Komal Nahta of Koimoi.com gave it a rating of 2/5 and stated, "Too much of farcical comedy; lack of emotions; over-the-top characters; unbelievable script ..... Tees Maar Khan is definitely a disappointment, but it will bring back the invested money and a bit more.
"[22] Aniruddha Guha of Daily News and Analysis gave the film 2 stars and remarked, "Even Sheila can’t make Tees Maar Khan watchable ...
Though the story is interesting (Neil Simon of After The Fox should ideally get the credit), the writing is so pedestrian and Farah Khan’s presentation so lacklustre that you wonder how the film was greenlighted at all.
"[23] Gaurav Malani of The Economic Times gave 2 stars saying, "To sum up in Tees Maar Khan's trademark style of dialogue delivery, Akshay Kumar se zara hatke comedy expect karna aur Akshaye Khanna se kuch bhi expect karna bekaar hain.
"[24] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today rated it 2½/5 saying, "It's an oddly half-hearted film from a woman [Farah Khan] who is never known to do anything in half measure.
"[25] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN rated the movie 2/5 suggesting, "If you’re outraged by such low-brow humour, 'Tees Maar Khan' is going to be a long, hard slog for you.
"[26] Raja Sen of Rediff.com gave a 2 out of 5 star rating explaining that "Tees Maar Khan looks better, is better acted, and provides far more laughs than the standard Bollywood comic project, but judging Farah by the bar she's set for herself, it has to be termed a disappointment.
"[33] Tees Maar Khan underwent a heavy 65% fall on Monday, its fourth day of business, as it collected ₹45 million (US$520,000).