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| director      = [[Subhash Ghai]]
| director      = [[Subhash Ghai]]
| producer      = Subhash Ghai
| producer      = Subhash Ghai
| writer        = Mukta Ghai<br>Subhash Ghai<br>Ram Kelkar
| writer        = Mukta Ghai<br />Subhash Ghai<br />Ram Kelkar
| narrator      =  
| narrator      =  
| starring      = [[Jackie Shroff]]<br>[[Meenakshi Seshadri]]<br>[[Shammi Kapoor]]<br>[[Sanjeev Kumar]]<br>[[Shakti Kapoor]]<br>[[Madan Puri]]<br>[[Amrish Puri]]
| starring      = [[Jackie Shroff]]<br />[[Meenakshi Seshadri]]<br />[[Shammi Kapoor]]<br />[[Sanjeev Kumar]]<br />[[Shakti Kapoor]]<br />[[Madan Puri]]<br />[[Amrish Puri]]
| music          = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| music          = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| cinematography = Kamalakar Rao
| cinematography = Kamalakar Rao
| editing        = Waman Bhonsle<br>Gurudutt Shirali
| editing        = Waman Bhonsle<br />Gurudutt Shirali
| studio        =  
| studio        =  
| distributor    = [[Mukta Arts Ltd.]]
| distributor    = [[Mukta Arts Ltd.]]
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1983|12|16|India}}  
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1983|12|16|India}}  
| runtime        = 173 mins
| runtime        = 173 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
| budget        = {{INR}}3cr.
| budget        = {{INR}}3cr
| gross          = {{INR}}17cr.<ref name=Boxoffice>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |title=Box office 1983 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=22 Feb 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201143724/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |archive-date=1 February 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| gross          = {{INR}}17cr.<ref name=Boxoffice>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |title=Box Office 1983 |website=Boxoffice India |access-date=22 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201143724/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |archive-date=1 February 2009 }}</ref>
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'''''Hero''''' is a 1983 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romance film|romantic]] [[action film|action]] film directed by [[Subhash Ghai]]. [[Jackie Shroff]], also known as "Jackie" played the lead role, and achieved stardom through this film. Actress [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]], who had been crowned [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] in 1981 and played the lead female role gained popularity through this movie.Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal and songs are still popular.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/hero-was-an-important-film-for-me-subhash-ghai-1588815.html|title=Hero Was an Important Film for Me: Subhash Ghai|website=News18|access-date=2019-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-jackie-shroff-and-subhash-ghai-watch-hero-together-as-the-film-turns-34-25280|title=Jackie Shroff and Subhash Ghai watch 'Hero' together as the film turns 34|website=WION|language=en|access-date=2019-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-hero-revisiting-subhash-ghais-flamboyant-take-on-romance/20140206.htm|title=Hero: Revisiting Subhash Ghai's flamboyant take on romance|website=Rediff|access-date=2019-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.muktaarts.com/Media/Hero%20made%20Jackie%20and%20Meenakshi%20into%20overnight%20stars%20but%20%27the%20flute%27%20was%20the%20real%20hero%20in%20the%20film%20-%20Subhash%20Ghai.php |title="'Hero' made Jackie and Meenakshi into overnight stars but 'the flute' was the real hero in the film" - Subhash Ghai |website=Mukta Arts |access-date=2019-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/nov/16/16829|title=5 memorable roles of Meenakshi Seshadri – Birthday special|last=Thombare|first=Suparna|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref>
'''''Hero''''' is a 1983 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic action film]] directed by [[Subhash Ghai]]. Starring [[Jackie Shroff]] and [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]], it marked Shroff's debut in a lead role. Its music directors were [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/hero-was-an-important-film-for-me-subhash-ghai-1588815.html|title=Hero Was an Important Film for Me: Subhash Ghai|website=News18|date=27 November 2017|access-date=4 January 2019}}<br />- {{Cite web|url=http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-jackie-shroff-and-subhash-ghai-watch-hero-together-as-the-film-turns-34-25280|title=Jackie Shroff and Subhash Ghai watch 'Hero' together as the film turns 34|website=WION|date=27 November 2017|access-date=4 January 2019}}<br />- {{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-hero-revisiting-subhash-ghais-flamboyant-take-on-romance/20140206.htm|title=Hero: Revisiting Subhash Ghai's flamboyant take on romance|website=Rediff|author=Sukanya Verma|date=6 February 2014|access-date=4 January 2019}}<br />- {{Cite web |url=http://www.muktaarts.com/Media/Hero%20made%20Jackie%20and%20Meenakshi%20into%20overnight%20stars%20but%20%27the%20flute%27%20was%20the%20real%20hero%20in%20the%20film%20-%20Subhash%20Ghai.php |title="'Hero' made Jackie and Meenakshi into overnight stars but 'the flute' was the real hero in the film" - Subhash Ghai |publisher=Mukta Arts Ltd|access-date=4 January 2019}}<br />- {{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/nov/16/16829|title=5 memorable roles of Meenakshi Seshadri – Birthday special|last=Thombare|first=Suparna|website=Cinestaan|date= 16 November 2018|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref> It became a blockbuster at the box office and established Shroff as a leading Bollywood actor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jackie... |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/jackie-shroff-to-play-villain-in-hero-remake-salman-khan-224881-2014-10-28&ved=2ahUKEwiZ05qGrO6AAxX7bmwGHZRwBJ0QFnoECBgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw30pNnKWm0jOwcaEs4QRuKT |website=India Today| date=28 October 2014 }}</ref>


''Hero'' was remade in Telugu as ''[[Vikram (1986 Telugu film)|Vikram]]'', with [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] and in Kannada as ''[[Ranadheera]]'' with [[V Ravichandran]]. A Hindi [[Hero (2015 Hindi film)|remake]] was released in 2015 directed by [[Nikhil Advani]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nikhil Advani begins shooting for remake of 1983 Film Hero|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/nikhil-advani-begins-shooting-for-remake-of-1983-film-hero/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=15 February 2014}}</ref> The film ranked third position in the Box Office collection list 1983.<ref>[[List of Bollywood films of 1983]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=November 2019}}
It was remade in Telugu and Kannada in 1980s and in Hindi in 2015 [[Hero (2015 Hindi film)|with the same title]].<ref name=":0" /> A Tamil remake was planned, but later dropped.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2023 |title=Throwback: When Crazy Star Ravichandran declined Superstar Rajinikanth's offer to star in Ranadheera remake |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/throwback-when-crazy-star-ravichandran-declined-superstar-rajinikanths-offer-to-star-in-ranadheera-remake/73d31b7f58310 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=[[OTTPlay]] |language=en}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
The story starts off with Pasha ([[Amrish Puri]]) being taken to prison. To get out of the situation, he writes to his best man, Jackie ([[Jackie Shroff]]). Jackie goes to Police Commissioner Shrikanth Mathur ([[Shammi Kapoor]]) and warns him. He then kidnaps Shrikanth's daughter Radha ([[Meenakshi Sheshadri]]). He tells her that he is a police officer, and they fall in love; however, she finds out that he is a goon.  Nevertheless, she does not leave him but urges him to surrender. Transformed by true love, Jackie surrenders himself to the police and is imprisoned for two years.
The film starts with Pasha ([[Amrish Puri]]) being taken to prison. To get out of the situation, he writes to his best man, Jackie ([[Jackie Shroff]]). Jackie goes to Police Commissioner Shrikanth Mathur ([[Shammi Kapoor]]) and warns him. He then kidnaps Shrikanth's daughter Radha ([[Meenakshi Sheshadri]]). He tells her that he is a police officer and they fall in love; however, she finds out that he is a gangster but does not leave him and urges him to surrender. Transformed by her love, Jackie surrenders to the police and is imprisoned for two years.


Back home, Radha tells her brother Daamodar ([[Sanjeev Kumar]]) the whole truth. To prevent Radha from marrying somebody else, he calls his friend Jimmy ([[Shakti Kapoor]]) to put on a show that Radha and Jimmy love each other. Jimmy misunderstands the situation and falls in love with Radha. When Jackie comes back, he starts working in a garage and tries to reform himself. Despite everything, Shrikanth kicks him out of his life. After many days and events that follow, Daamodar finds out that Jimmy is a drug smuggler. After his release from prison, Pasha desires revenge against both Shrikanth and Jackie, so he kidnaps Radha, Shrikanth and Daamodar. Jackie comes at the last moment and frees all of them. In the end, Shrikanth lets Radha marry Jackie.
Back home, Radha tells her brother Daamodar ([[Sanjeev Kumar]]) the truth. To prevent Radha from marrying somebody else, he calls his friend Jimmy ([[Shakti Kapoor]]) to put on a show that Radha and Jimmy love each other. Jimmy misunderstands the situation and falls in love with Radha. When Jackie comes back, he starts working in a garage and tries to reform himself. Despite everything, Shrikanth kicks him out of his life. After many days and events that follow, Daamodar finds out that Jimmy is a drug smuggler. After his release from prison, Pasha desires revenge against both Shrikanth and Jackie, so he kidnaps Radha, Shrikanth and Daamodar. Jackie comes at the last moment and frees all of them. In the end, Shrikanth lets Radha marry Jackie.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Jackie Shroff]] as Jackie Dada / Jaikishan
* [[Jackie Shroff]] as Jai Kishan “Kishan” / Jackie Dada
* [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]] as Radha Mathur
* [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]] as Radha Mathur
* [[Sanjeev Kumar]] as Damodar Mathur
* [[Sanjeev Kumar]] as Damodar Mathur
* [[Neeta Mehta]] as Mrs. Uma Damodar Mathur
* [[Shammi Kapoor]] as Police Commissioner Shrikanth Mathur
* [[Shammi Kapoor]] as Police Commissioner Shrikanth Mathur
* [[Amrish Puri]] as Pasha
* [[Amrish Puri]] as Pasha
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* [[Urmila Bhatt]] as Sandhya Mathur
* [[Urmila Bhatt]] as Sandhya Mathur
* Shaikh Azad as Shaikh Faruk
* Shaikh Azad as Shaikh Faruk
* [[Suresh Oberoi]] as Himself


==Reception==
== Production ==
The film was declared an "Blockbuster" at the Indian Box Office,<ref name=Boxoffice/> with Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Sheshadri becoming huge stars after its release. ''Hero'' ran for 750 days in many cities in India. Both actors became in demand after ''Hero''{{'}}s release and thus began a long association with Subhash Ghai. The younger audiences enjoyed the performances, and critics applauded Ghai for using fresh faces at a time when Amitabh Bachchan was the dominant star in Bollywood. The Yamaha [[Rajdoot 350]] bike was heavily promoted in this movie.
Subhash Ghai had initially wanted [[Kamal Haasan]] to play the film's lead role, when the project was titled as ''Sangeet'', but his unavailability led to the producers casting debutant Jackie Shroff.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/movies/this-tamil-star-not-sunny-deol-was-directors-first-choice-for-ghatak-7425337.html | title=This Tamil Star, Not Sunny Deol, Was Director's First Choice for Ghatak | date=31 March 2023 }}</ref>


==Awards and nominations==
Jackie Shroff revealed in a 2017 interview that he is a huge fan of veteran actor [[Dev Anand]], and during the filming of ''Hero'' often said his dialogues in Dev Anand's style. Ghai wanted him to deliver his dialogues like [[Shatrughan Sinha]] instead.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-12 |title=Jackie Shroff talks about his experience shooting the 1983 Hero as a huge Dev Anand fan |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shroffjackie-shroff-talks-about-his-experience-shooting-the-1983-hero-as-a-huge-dev-anand-fan-4699828/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
'''[[31st Filmfare Awards]]'''


'''Nominations'''
==Soundtrack==
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]- [[Anuradha Paudwal]] for Tu Mera Hero Hai
Composed by the musical duo [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]] with lyrics written by [[Anand Bakshi]].
The music of Hero is one of the complete albums containing songs of each genre. It had typical Bollywood song with modern beats ( Tu Mera Janu Hai, Ding Dong O Baby sing song), a Qawwali ( Mohabbat ye mohabbat), a folk song ( Lambi Judai) and Hindustani Classical based song (Nindiyase Jagi Bahar).
The music of Hero was well appreciated by critics and the masses alike.


==Tracks list==
'''Track listing'''
Composed by the musical duo [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]], the lyrics of the songs are penned by [[Anand Bakshi]].
{{Track listing
| extra_column  = Singer(s)
| title1        = Ding Dong
| extra1        = [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Manhar Udhas]]
| length1      = 08:27
| title2        = Mohabbat Ye Mohabbat
| extra2        = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Suresh Wadkar]]
| length2      = 06:45
| title3        = Lambi Judaai
| extra3        = [[Reshma (Pakistani singer)|Reshma]]
| length3      = 06:26
| title4        = Nindya Se Jaagi Bahaar (Raga Yaman Kalyan)
| extra4        = Lata Mangeshkar
| length4      = 06:18
| title5        = Pyar Karne Wale Kabhi Darte Nahi (Raga Bhairavi)
| extra5        = Lata Mangeshkar, Manhar Udhas
| length5      = 05:55
| title6        = Tu Mera Hero Hai
| extra6        = Anuradha Paudwal, Manhar Udhas
| length6      = 08:03
}}


Anuradha Paudwal was nominated best playback singer for "Tu Mera Janu Hai".
==Reception==
The film was declared a "blockbuster" at the Indian box office,<ref name=Boxoffice/> with Shroff and Sheshadri becoming stars after its release. ''Hero'' ran for 750 days in many cities in India.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Both actors were in demand after its release and began a long association with Ghai.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Younger audiences enjoyed the performances, and critics applauded Ghai for using fresh faces at a time when Amitabh Bachchan was the dominant star in Bollywood.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} The Yamaha [[Rajdoot 350]] bike was heavily promoted in this movie.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}


{{Tracklist
==Awards==
| extra_column = Singer(s)


| title1 = Ding Dong
; [[31st Filmfare Awards]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>
| extra1 = [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Manhar Udhas]]
| length1 = 08:27
|-
| title2 = Mohabbat Ye Mohabbat
| extra2 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Suresh Wadkar]]
| length2 = 06:45


| title3 = Lambi Judaai
'''Nominated'''
| extra3 = [[Reshma]]
| length3 = 06:26
|-
| title4= Nindya Se Jaagi Bahaar
| extra4 = Lata Mangeshkar
| length4 = 06:18


| title5 = Pyar Karne Wale Kabhi Darte Nahi
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| extra5 =Lata Mangeshkar, Manhar Udhas
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] – [[Anuradha Paudwal]] for "Tu Mera Hero Hai"
| length5 = 05:55
 
| title6 = Tu Mera Hero Hai
| extra6 = Anuradha Paudwal, Manhar Udhas
| length6 = 08:03
|all_writing=|title7=|length7=|title8=|length8=|title9=|length9=|title10=|length10=|total_length=}}


==Remakes==
==Remakes==
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! Year
! Year
! Film/Serial
! Film title
! Language
! Language
! Cast
! Director
! Director
|-
|-
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|''[[Vikram (1986 Telugu film)|Vikram]]''
|''[[Vikram (1986 Telugu film)|Vikram]]''
|[[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]]
|[[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]]
| [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]], [[Sobhana]]
| [[V. Madhusudhana Rao]]
| [[V. Madhusudhan Rao]]
|-
|-
| 1988
| 1988
|''[[Ranadheera]]''
|''[[Ranadheera]]''
|[[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada]]
|[[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada]]
|V. Ravichandran, [[Khushbu]], [[Ananth Nag]]
| [[Ravichandran (Kannada actor)|V. Ravichandran]]
| [[V. Ravichandran]]
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015
| ''[[Hero (2015 Hindi film)|Hero]]''
| ''[[Hero (2015 Hindi film)|Hero]]''
|[[Bollywood|Hindi]]
|[[Bollywood|Hindi]]
| Sooraj Pancholi, Athiya Shetty,
| [[Nikhil Advani]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Nikhil Advani begins shooting for 'Hero'|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nikhil-advani-begins-shooting-for-hero/452359-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222200630/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nikhil-advani-begins-shooting-for-hero/452359-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2014|access-date=18 February 2014|newspaper=IBN Live|date=16 February 2014}}</ref>
| [[Nikhil Advani]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Nikhil Advani begins shooting for 'Hero'|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nikhil-advani-begins-shooting-for-hero/452359-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222200630/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nikhil-advani-begins-shooting-for-hero/452359-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2014|access-date=18 February 2014|newspaper=ibnlive.in.com|date=16 February 2014}}</ref>
|-
|}
|}


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Hero
Theatrical poster
Directed bySubhash Ghai
Produced bySubhash Ghai
Written byMukta Ghai
Subhash Ghai
Ram Kelkar
StarringJackie Shroff
Meenakshi Seshadri
Shammi Kapoor
Sanjeev Kumar
Shakti Kapoor
Madan Puri
Amrish Puri
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
CinematographyKamalakar Rao
Edited byWaman Bhonsle
Gurudutt Shirali
Distributed byMukta Arts Ltd.
Release date
  • 16 December 1983 (1983-12-16) (India)
Running time
173 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹3cr
Box office₹17cr.[1]

Hero is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Subhash Ghai. Starring Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Sheshadri, it marked Shroff's debut in a lead role. Its music directors were Laxmikant–Pyarelal.[2] It became a blockbuster at the box office and established Shroff as a leading Bollywood actor.[3]

It was remade in Telugu and Kannada in 1980s and in Hindi in 2015 with the same title.[3] A Tamil remake was planned, but later dropped.[4]

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film starts with Pasha (Amrish Puri) being taken to prison. To get out of the situation, he writes to his best man, Jackie (Jackie Shroff). Jackie goes to Police Commissioner Shrikanth Mathur (Shammi Kapoor) and warns him. He then kidnaps Shrikanth's daughter Radha (Meenakshi Sheshadri). He tells her that he is a police officer and they fall in love; however, she finds out that he is a gangster but does not leave him and urges him to surrender. Transformed by her love, Jackie surrenders to the police and is imprisoned for two years.

Back home, Radha tells her brother Daamodar (Sanjeev Kumar) the truth. To prevent Radha from marrying somebody else, he calls his friend Jimmy (Shakti Kapoor) to put on a show that Radha and Jimmy love each other. Jimmy misunderstands the situation and falls in love with Radha. When Jackie comes back, he starts working in a garage and tries to reform himself. Despite everything, Shrikanth kicks him out of his life. After many days and events that follow, Daamodar finds out that Jimmy is a drug smuggler. After his release from prison, Pasha desires revenge against both Shrikanth and Jackie, so he kidnaps Radha, Shrikanth and Daamodar. Jackie comes at the last moment and frees all of them. In the end, Shrikanth lets Radha marry Jackie.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Subhash Ghai had initially wanted Kamal Haasan to play the film's lead role, when the project was titled as Sangeet, but his unavailability led to the producers casting debutant Jackie Shroff.[5]

Jackie Shroff revealed in a 2017 interview that he is a huge fan of veteran actor Dev Anand, and during the filming of Hero often said his dialogues in Dev Anand's style. Ghai wanted him to deliver his dialogues like Shatrughan Sinha instead.[6]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Composed by the musical duo Laxmikant Pyarelal with lyrics written by Anand Bakshi. The music of Hero is one of the complete albums containing songs of each genre. It had typical Bollywood song with modern beats ( Tu Mera Janu Hai, Ding Dong O Baby sing song), a Qawwali ( Mohabbat ye mohabbat), a folk song ( Lambi Judai) and Hindustani Classical based song (Nindiyase Jagi Bahar). The music of Hero was well appreciated by critics and the masses alike.

Track listing

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ding Dong"Anuradha Paudwal, Manhar Udhas08:27
2."Mohabbat Ye Mohabbat"Lata Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar06:45
3."Lambi Judaai"Reshma06:26
4."Nindya Se Jaagi Bahaar (Raga Yaman Kalyan)"Lata Mangeshkar06:18
5."Pyar Karne Wale Kabhi Darte Nahi (Raga Bhairavi)"Lata Mangeshkar, Manhar Udhas05:55
6."Tu Mera Hero Hai"Anuradha Paudwal, Manhar Udhas08:03

Reception[edit | edit source]

The film was declared a "blockbuster" at the Indian box office,[1] with Shroff and Sheshadri becoming stars after its release. Hero ran for 750 days in many cities in India.[citation needed] Both actors were in demand after its release and began a long association with Ghai.[citation needed] Younger audiences enjoyed the performances, and critics applauded Ghai for using fresh faces at a time when Amitabh Bachchan was the dominant star in Bollywood.[citation needed] The Yamaha Rajdoot 350 bike was heavily promoted in this movie.[citation needed]

Awards[edit | edit source]

31st Filmfare Awards:

Nominated

Remakes[edit | edit source]

Year Film title Language Director
1986 Vikram Telugu V. Madhusudhana Rao
1988 Ranadheera Kannada V. Ravichandran
2015 Hero Hindi Nikhil Advani[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Box Office 1983". Boxoffice India. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Hero Was an Important Film for Me: Subhash Ghai". News18. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
    - "Jackie Shroff and Subhash Ghai watch 'Hero' together as the film turns 34". WION. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
    - Sukanya Verma (6 February 2014). "Hero: Revisiting Subhash Ghai's flamboyant take on romance". Rediff. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
    - ""'Hero' made Jackie and Meenakshi into overnight stars but 'the flute' was the real hero in the film" - Subhash Ghai". Mukta Arts Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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