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{{short description|2010 film directed by Abhishek Sharma}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Tera Bin Laden
| image = Statu With Ali Poster With Date.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Abhishek Sharma (director)|Abhishek Sharma]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Pooja Shetty Deora
* Aarti Shetty
}}
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
* Abhishek Sharma
* '''Dialogue:'''
* [[Syed Mohammad Ahmed|Mohammad Ahmed]]
}}
| story = Abhishek Sharma
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ali Zafar]]
* [[Sugandha Garg]]
* [[Pradhuman Singh]]
}}
| music = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| cinematography = [[Santosh Thundiyil]]
| editing =
| studio = Walkwater Media
| distributor = [[Boney Kapoor|BSK Network and Entertainment]]<ref>{{cite news|title='Tere Bin Laden' earns Rs.50 mn in opening weekend|website=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=6 August 2022|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/tere-bin-laden-earns-rs-50-mn-in-opening-weekend/articleshow/6190917.cms?from=mdr}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|2010|07|16|India}}
| runtime = 98 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/tere-bin-laden-2010-0 |title=''TERE BIN LADEN'' (PG) |work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=12 July 2010 |access-date=26 February 2016}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|258|m}}<ref name=gross>{{cite news |last=Dubey |first=Bharati |title=Small-budget movies raking in big moolah |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-22/mumbai/28317898_1_small-budget-movies-box-office-peepli-live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104123348/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-22/mumbai/28317898_1_small-budget-movies-box-office-peepli-live |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=22 January 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=22 August 2010}}</ref>
| gross = {{INRConvert|1150|m}}<ref name=gross/>
}}

'''''Tere Bin Laden''''' ({{Translation|Without you, Laden / Your Bin Laden}})<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10650183 |title=Pakistan bans India Osama Bin Laden comedy |date=15 July 2010 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref> is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language [[satire (film and television)|satire]] [[comedy film]] produced by Walkwater Media and written and directed by [[Abhishek Sharma (director)|Abhishek Sharma]]. An ambitious young Pakistani reporter, who, in his desperation to migrate to the United States, makes a fake [[Osama bin Laden]] video using a [[look-alike]], and sells it to TV channels. Osama bin Laden was played by Pradhuman Singh. The film is a [[parody|spoof]] on Osama Bin Laden as well as a comic satire on [[United States|America]]'s [[War on Terror|war against terror]] and the realities of the [[post-9/11]] world.<ref name=to/><ref>{{cite web |title=Now, a Bollywood spoof on Osama Bin Laden |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/09/slide-show-1-interview-with-abhishek-sharma.htm |publisher=Rediff |access-date=9 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66611520100707 |title=A Bollywood debut for Osama bin Laden |date=7 July 2010 |work=Reuters}}</ref> The film was released worldwide, except the United States and Pakistan, on 16 July 2010.

A [[sequel]], ''[[Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive]]'', was released in 2016.

==Plot==
Ali Hassan is a reporter with Danka TV, a downmarket local TV channel in [[Karachi, Pakistan]]. He is keen to migrate to the US for a better life and wants to work for an American news channel. He gets a chance to fly to the US, but ruins it on board while filming his own audition. He recites the words "Hijack" and "Bomb" too many times; thus scaring his fellow passengers and flight crew. As soon as he reaches the United States, he is deported. Furthermore, because of this incident his visa application is rejected six times in seven years. While covering a local event for his channel, he comes across an [[Osama bin Laden]] look-alike, Noora, and hits upon an idea to make a fake Osama tape. He manages to convince his assistant Gul about the merits of his plan. With help from his travel agent's assistant Zoya and a local [[radio jockey]] Qureshi, he is able to make the tape by tricking Noora into unknowingly posing as Bin Laden. He then sells the tape to the owner of his channel, hoping to raise money for a new false identity, a new passport and a renewed attempt at getting the elusive US visa. However, the gravity of their action strikes them when the US Government takes the tape seriously and gets involved, as do the Pakistani intelligence agencies. Noora, too, realises the trick played upon him and hides in his house.

Ali decides to defuse the situation by making another tape in which Osama would be declaring ceasefire with US. He manages to convince Noora and Qureshi. During the shooting of the tape in Danka TV studio, Noora unwittingly detonates a grenade, which kills his beloved prize rooster. Depressed, Noora runs away from the location with the Osama-makeup still on, forcing Ali and his team to follow suit. They manage to get hold of Noora and try to convince him for another shoot. Meanwhile, the FBI team, led by Ted Wood and Usman, head of the [[Pakistani intelligence agency]] tracks down the location of Ali and his team. The police arrests Noora, Ali and his team. Ted is delirious that he could at last catch Osama bin Laden. However, during the interrogation, the truth is revealed and to save Ted's face, Ali convinces him about his idea of making a tape of Osama declaring ceasefire. The film ends with US accepting the offer of ceasefire and Ted getting elected as Defence Secretary. Ali is, at last, able to make it to the US and Noora too changes his lifestyle, marries Zoya and helps her with the daily routine in her beauty parlor. Usman is shown to be admitted in a mental hospital as he tries to tell the truth to the world.

==Cast==
* [[Ali Zafar]] as Ali Hassan
* [[Pradhuman Singh Mall]] as Noora / [[Osama bin Laden]]
* [[Sugandha Garg]] as Zoya Khan
* Nikhil Ratnaparkhi as Gul
* [[Piyush Mishra]] as Majeed Khan
* [[Rahul Singh (actor)|Rahul Singh]] as Qureishi Ahmed
* [[Seema Bhargav]] as Shabbo
* [[Barry John (theatre director)|Barry John]] as Ted Wood (Ted-ji)
* [[Chirag Vohra]] as Lateef Hussain
* [[Chinmay Mandlekar]] as Usmaan Khan
* Rajendra Sethi as Jamal Bhai, a travel agent
* Harry Josh as Security guard
* Masood Akhtar as Goga from [[Rahim Yar Khan]]
* [[Sudipto Balav]] as an [[Inter-Services Intelligence|ISI]] agent<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Sudipto-Balav-goes-outdoorsy/articleshow/8911665.cms|title=Sudipto Balav goes outdoorsy - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Production==

===Development===
[[Abhishek Sharma (director)|Abhishek Sharma]] was working with Pooja Shetty Deora when he developed the idea of making a film on Osama. According to him, the idea was apparently due to a "severe" headache.<ref name="cnngo">{{cite news |url=http://www.cnngo.com/mumbai/life/tere-bin-laden-800532 |title='Tere Bin Laden': Who needs Bollywood stars when you have Osama? |date=30 July 2010 |publisher=[[CNNGo]]}}</ref> "I had a severe headache one day and had tied a cloth around my head, which looked like a turban. I had a lot of facial hair then. Someone commented that I looked like Osama Bin Laden. It then struck me to do a spoof on Bin Laden", he said.<ref name="interview">{{cite news |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/09/slide-show-1-interview-with-abhishek-sharma.htm |title=How the idea came about is as bizarre as the film itself |date=9 June 2010 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> He then did research on Osama bin Laden through internet by watching his tapes and prepared the first draft of the film, which was cleared by Pooja Shetty.<ref name="cnngo"/>

===Casting===
For the film's cast, Sharma didn't want any "established stars or people that are easily recognizable" as the film wouldn't have the "intended effect on audience".<ref name="interview-AS-the Hindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article512385.ece |title=Tere Bin Laden – Look alike |date=12 July 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India |first=Neeti |last=Sarkar}}</ref> Ali Zafar was the first one to be cast. Sharma watched his music videos and decided to give the journalist's role to him as he had the "quirkiness" and "wit" to be in a [[comedy film]].<ref name="interview"/> Zafar was initially cautious about the script but decided to do the film after reading the script, which he liked.<ref name="interview-ali">{{cite news |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/13/ali-zafar-on-bin-laden.htm |title=Taking on Osama Bin Laden |date=13 July 2010 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> He prepared for the role by watching and studying reporters and learning how they function. He attended a 10-day workshop with [[Barry John (theatre director)|Barry John]] along with other actors of the film.<ref name="wsj1">{{cite news |archive-date=July 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714155518/https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/07/13/ali-zafar-on-tere-bin-laden/ |title=Ali Zafar on 'Tere Bin Laden' |lang=en-us |first=Arlene |last=Chang |website=blogs.wsj.com |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/07/13/ali-zafar-on-tere-bin-laden/ |date=13 July 2010 |publisher=[[Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> Pradhuman Singh was selected to play as Osama bin Laden after an "innumerable auditions and a tedious process". The casting of Osama was "a challenge", according to Sharma. Sharma knew Singh since their days together at a workshop in the [[National School of Drama]] and according to him, Singh was "good at mimicry". They made a short film and a documentary together after which Sharma shifted to Mumbai.<ref name="interview-AS-the Hindu"/><ref name="interview-PS">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/news-interviews/31319361_1_pradhuman-singh-tere-bin-laden-short-film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117224602/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/news-interviews/31319361_1_pradhuman-singh-tere-bin-laden-short-film |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=My family didn't know I was playing Osama: Pradhuman Singh |date=11 April 2012 }}</ref> Singh was given an Osama tape to watch, and he later learned Arabic for eight months to get the diction.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/They-didn-t-want-an-Osama-with-a-paunch/Article1-575017.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722100543/http://www.hindustantimes.com/They-didn-t-want-an-Osama-with-a-paunch/Article1-575017.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 July 2010 |title='They didn't want an Osama with a paunch' |date=20 July 2010 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

===Filming===
The film crew attempted to get the locations, costume design, and language as similar as possible to that in Pakistan, and recreated the scene of [[Karachi]] to do this. The film was shot in areas of [[Mumbai]] and [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] which bore resemblance to [[Karachi]]. The costumes, hoardings in [[Urdu]], radio sets were brought from Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_karachi-recreated-in-india-for-a-film_1391078 |title=Karachi recreated in India for a film – Prithwish Ganguly / DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2 June 2010 |access-date=28 June 2012}}</ref>

==Release==
''Tere Bin Laden'' was released on 23 July 2010 in 344 screens across India.<ref name="ndtvmoviegross">{{cite news |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100147139&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood |title=Tere Bin Laden rakes in Rs 50 million in opening weekend |date=20 July 2010 |publisher=NDTV Movies |access-date=20 July 2010 |archive-date=23 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723130134/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100147139&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was distributed by BSK Network and Entertainment Private Limited, owned by [[Boney Kapoor]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/10/jul/20-after-ishqiya-boney-kapoor-scores-with-tere-bin-laden-071006.asp |title=After ISHQIYA Boney Kapoor scores with TERE BIN LADEN |publisher=[[Glamsham]] |date=20 July 2010 |access-date=28 June 2012}}</ref> The release of the film was delayed in the United States because the producers first wanted to gauge the film's response in other countries and also considering the sensitivity of the topic in the US.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100145985&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710102528/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100145985&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 July 2012 |title=No US release for Tere Bin Laden for now |date=8 July 2010 |publisher=NDTV Movies }}</ref> Pakistan's censor board renamed the title of the movie as ''Tere Bin'' as Zafar didn't want the people to think of the film as a biography of Osama bin Laden<ref name="wsj1"/> and Middle East countries banned the release of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pakistan-bans-bollywood-movie-tere-bin-laden/126730-8-66.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719021411/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pakistan-bans-bollywood-movie-tere-bin-laden/126730-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2010 |title=Pakistan bans Bollywood movie 'Tere Bin Laden – Movies News – Bollywood – ibnlive |publisher=[[IBNLive]] |date=15 July 2010 |access-date=28 June 2012}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
The film garnered mixed to positive reviews. [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of ''[[The Times of India]]'', while giving it a rating of 4 out of 5 noted that "compared with recent laugh riots at box office, Tere Bin Laden has both: a smart script and some smart acting."<ref name=to>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Tere-Bin-Laden/movie-review/6172412.cms |title=Movie Review: Tere Bin Laden |last=Kazmi |first=Nikhat |date=15 July 2010 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL rated the film 4 out of 5 and said, "What makes 'Tere Bin Laden' mint fresh is that despite being based on the post 9/11 scenario and the Laden scare, this one is a fun ride."<ref>{{cite web |last=Parasara |first=Noyon Jyoti |title=AOL movie review "Tere Bin Laden" |url=http://www.aolbollywood.com/2010/07/23/tere-bin-laden-movie-review |access-date=6 September 2010 |archive-date=16 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916045700/http://www.aolbollywood.com/2010/07/23/tere-bin-laden-movie-review |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said, "On the whole, ''Tere Bin Laden'' is a fun-ride that makes you smile constantly and even laugh outrageously in those two hours."<ref>{{cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |title=Tere Bin Laden Movie Review By Taran Adarsh |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14268/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224004145/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14268/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 February 2010 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=17 July 2010}}</ref> Pankaj Sabnani of ''Bollywood Trade News Network'' gave it 3.5/5 and stated "''Tere Bin Laden'' is 'laden' with many humorous moments. It is by far the funniest film in recent times. A must watch."<ref>{{cite web |last=Sabnani |first=Pankaj |title=Tere Bin Laden Movie Review |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/16-tere-bin-laden-movie-review-071007.asp |publisher=Bollywood Trade News Network |access-date=17 July 2010}}</ref> ''[[Rediff]]'' called the film a "brilliant satire". It further said, "Tere Bin Laden is not just a film about slapstick jokes and naughty humour. Through all the gags and jokes, one is forced to accept how willingly we compromise on our ideals and values to attain our cherished goals; how we persist in giving personal gain more importance than building a cohesive society".<ref>{{cite web |last=Arora |first=Preeti |title=Tere Bin Laden: A brilliant satire |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/16/review-tere-bin-laden.htm |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=30 July 2012}}</ref> The film received international media attention too with ''[[The Guardian]]'' terming the film as a "satire with a sting" and felt that the film "required viewing by the American Government".<ref>{{cite news |last=von Tunzelmann |first=Alex |title=Tere Bin Laden: satire with a sting |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jul/22/tere-bin-laden-review-tunzelmann |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=30 July 2012 |location=London |date=22 July 2010}}</ref>

''[[NDTV]]'' wrote: "Tere Bin Laden is one of those whacked-out satires that sounds far funnier in theory than it finally is on screen". It lauded the director Abhishek Sharma for "pulling off a parody" while combining "poultry jokes with globally-significant comments" which is "no small achievement".<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: Tere Bin Laden |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?lang=hindi&id=534&moviename=Review:%20Tere%20Bin%20Laden |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=20 July 2012 |archive-date=30 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930235129/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?lang=hindi&id=534&moviename=Review:%20Tere%20Bin%20Laden |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' felt that the film "is a low-IQ comedy that succeeds in making you laugh occasionally, despite its highly improbable premise". He said that the "script is over-simplistic in its portrayal of America's cluelessness and confusion over how to deal with the terror threat, and as a result the film's final act comes off as too contrived even for a comedy".<ref>{{cite web |last=Masand |first=Rajeev |title='Tere Bin Laden' is a low-IQ comedy |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-tere-bin-laden-a-lowiq-comedy/126884-47-84.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719125501/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-tere-bin-laden-a-lowiq-comedy/126884-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2010 |publisher=[[IBNLive]] |access-date=20 July 2012}}</ref> ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]'' declared that 54% of 368 users liked the film and on an average, rated the film at 3.3 out of a scale of 5.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tere Bin Laden' (2010) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tere_bin_laden/ |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=20 July 2012}}</ref>

Political analyst, Jyoti Malhotra in Arab international daily, ''[[Asharq Alawsat]]'', saw the film as a "message for Pak–India Talks", referring to foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, who were meeting at the same time. According to her, the film, "promises to unite film-goers...an ingredient terribly dangerous for power-hungry politicians on any side."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=21668 |title=Osama's Bollywood Comedy: A Message for Pak – India Talks |date=19 July 2010 |work=[[Asharq Alawsat]] }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Box office===
In India, the film opened on 350 screens and collected {{INR}} 50 million in its opening weekend. Friday morning shows opened with 20–25% in key areas like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nasik, Bangalore, and evening settled down to 35–40% with average occupancy cultivating first day gross box office of {{INR}} 11.1 million, with glowing reviews ranging from 3–4 star ratings and strong word of mouth from audience Saturday showed an impressive jump of 80–85% and settle down to {{INR}} 17.5 million, Sunday showed further jump of 66% compared to Saturday, and garnered further {{INR}} 21.5 million cultivating to cumulative an astounding opening weekend collection of more than {{INR}} 50 million gross. The film collected {{INRConvert|82.5|m}} at the end of its theatrical run.<ref name="BOI">{{cite web |title=Box office 2010 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=366&catName=MjAxMA== |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=22 October 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209083536/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=366&catName=MjAxMA%3D%3D |archive-date=9 December 2013}}</ref> It was declared an average grosser at the box office.<ref name="BOI"/>

==Awards and nominations==
;6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
Nominated<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations for 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/06/6994/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109145038/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/06/6994/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 January 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref>
* Apsara Award for Best Story – Abhishek Sharma
* Apsara Award for Best Screenplay – Abhishek Sharma

;[[Zee Cine Awards|2011 Zee Cine Awards]]
Nominated<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/01/6977/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105041016/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/01/6977/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 January 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref>
* [[Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut|Best Male Debut]] – Ali Zafar
* [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] – Pradhuman Singh Mall

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Tere Bin Laden
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| artist = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| cover =
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| prev_title = [[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[We Are Family (2010 film)|We Are Family]]
| next_year = 2010
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The soundtrack of ''Tere Bin Laden'' was released on 21 June 2010. The music directors of the film include, Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonca and Dhruv Dhalla while the lyrics have been penned by [[Jaideep Sahni]]<ref name="track">{{cite web |title=Tere Bin Laden: Soundtrack listing and details |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/audiolisting/14268/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223193250/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/audiolisting/14268/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2010 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=26 June 2010}}</ref>

==Controversies==
Walkwater Media, the film's production company, reportedly received threatening letters which accused the company of supporting Osama bin Laden and terrorism by making the comedy film.<ref>{{cite web |title='Tere Bin Laden' makers receive threatening letters |url=http://www.geo.tv/6-19-2010/66975.htm |publisher=Geo.tv |access-date=19 June 2010}}</ref>

Pakistan's film censor board banned the film on grounds that extremists could use it as a pretext to launch attacks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan bans Bin Laden comedy film|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2010/7/14/pakistan-bans-bin-laden-comedy-film}}</ref><ref name="Pakistan bans comedy about bin Laden lookalike">{{cite news |title=Pakistan bans comedy about bin Laden lookalike |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/15/pakistan.bin.laden.film/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=15 July 2010}}</ref>

==Sequel==
{{main|Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive}}
In May 2012, it was announced that [[Video jockey|VJ]]-turned actor [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] will be the lead actor for the sequel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ayushmann Khurrana bags Tere Bin Laden sequel |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ayushmann-khurrana-bags-tere-bin-laden-sequel/1/197879.html |access-date=28 May 2012 |newspaper=[[India Today]] |date=28 May 2012 |author=Joshi, Sonali |author2=Varma, Lipika |location=New Delhi}}</ref> The sequel will also be produced by Pooja Shetty and directed by Abhishek Sharma.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ayushmann joins Ali Zafar in 'Tere Bin Laden' sequel |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-ayushmann-joins-ali-zafar-in-tere-bin-laden-sequel-3332150.html |access-date=28 May 2012 |newspaper=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=28 May 2012}}</ref> Sharma announced that [[Manish Paul]] would be playing the lead role in ''Tere Bin Laden 2'', while Pradhuman Singh would return in the sequel and continue portraying the role of Osama bin Laden look-alike. [[Ali Zafar]] will also return in the sequel, but only for a cameo appearance apparently.<ref>{{cite news |title='Tere Bin Laden 2' an unconventional sequel, says director |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/tere-bin-laden-2-an-unconventional-sequel-says-director_148204.html |access-date=27 December 2013 |newspaper=[[Zee News]] |date=23 December 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Film}}
* [[List of cultural references to the 11 September attacks]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
* {{IMDb title|1629391|Tere Bin Laden}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|tere_bin_laden|Tere Bin Laden}}

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