Hero

Hero (2015)

Rebels. Love. Freedom

After meeting the chief of police's pretty daughter, a gangster kidnaps the girl. During the journey they fall in love and the gangster decides to set her free.

Date of release
2015-09-11
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (32)
Runtime
2h 25m
Genres
Romance, Action, Drama
Director
Nikkhil Advani

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Hero

Hero is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Nikhil Advani, written by Umesh Bist, and produced by Salman Khan and Subhash Ghai under Salman Khan Films and Mukta Arts, with Eros International serving as distributor. A remake of Ghai's 1983 blockbuster film of the same name, which starred Jackie Shroff, the film stars debutantes Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty, son of actor Aditya Pancholi and daughter of actor Sunil Shetty respectively. Aditya Pancholi has an important role in the film himself.

Production

In May 2013 it was announced that Subhash Ghai is all set to remake his 1983 blockbuster Hero, which will be re-edited and re-written. On 6 August 2013 it was announced that Nikhil Advani is all set to direct and re-write the script for the film, which Salman Khan is producing. On 19 September 2013, Khan announced the launch of his own production house Salman Khan Films, which was to debut with the remake, though the 2014 Canadian film Dr.

On 10 February 2014, it was reported that Ghai, who helmed the original, had approved the script re-written by Umesh Bist. Ghai said "I think they've done a fantastic job of contemporising my script to suit today's tastes".

On 14 August 2013 news told that Govinda and Vinod Khanna will also star in the remake film. On 25 October 2013 Ghai said "Yes, Salman may make a special appearance but he will primarily be working as the producer of the film" and he will be singing the title song of the film. On 9 February 2014 it was confirmed that Athiya Shetty will make her acting debut in the remake film opposite Sooraj Pancholi, another debutante.

On 19 September 2013 it was announced that both Pancholi and Shetty are currently undergoing training to start the film's production. On 7 January 2014 Khan set the film to start shooting on 18 February. Later Advani began the film's principal photography on 16 February 2014 at the Gateway of India.

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