Hero (1983 film)
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Hero is a 1983 Indian Hindi
film by Subhash Ghai
. Jackie Shroff
played the lead role, also called "Jackie", and achieved stardom overnight. Actress Meenakshi Sheshadri, who had been crowned Miss India
in 1981 and played the lead female role in the film, gained popularity after this movie. The film had super-hit music by Laxmikant Pyarelal with lyrics by Anand Bakshi.
) being taken to prison. To get out of the situation, he writes to his best man, Jackie (Jackie Shroff
). Jackie goes to Shrikanth Mathur (Shammi Kapoor
) and warns him. He then kidnaps Shrikanth's daughter Radha (Meenakshi Shesadri). He tells her that he is a police officer; they fall in love, and she finds out that he is a goon. Nevertheless, she does not leave him, but urges him to surrender. He goes and surrenders to the police, and he is imprisoned for two years. Back home, Radha tells her brother Damoder (Sanjeev Kumar) the whole truth. To keep Radha from getting married to somebody else, he calls his friend Jimmy (Shakti Kapoor
) to put on a show that Radha and Johnny love each other. Johnny misunderstands and actually falls in love with Radha. When Jackie comes back, he starts working in a garage and trying to reform himself. Despite everything, Shrikanth kicks him out of his life. After many days and events that follow, Damador finds out that Jimmy is a drug smuggler. After getting released from prison, Pasha desires revenge against both Shrikanth and Jackie, so he kidnaps Radha, Shrikanth and Damoder. Jackie comes at the last moment and frees all of them. Shrikanth lets Radha marry Jackie.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film by Subhash Ghai
Subhash Ghai
Subhash Ghai is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. His most notable films include Kalicharan ,Karz , Hero , Meri Jung , Karma ,Ram Lakhan ,Saudagar , Khalnayak , Pardes and Taal...
. Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...
played the lead role, also called "Jackie", and achieved stardom overnight. Actress Meenakshi Sheshadri, who had been crowned Miss India
Miss India
Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India, one of the most recognized contests to produce international beauty queens in the 90s, which annually selects three winners to compete globally. It is organized by Femina, a women's magazine published by Bennett, Coleman & Co...
in 1981 and played the lead female role in the film, gained popularity after this movie. The film had super-hit music by Laxmikant Pyarelal with lyrics by Anand Bakshi.
Plot
The film starts off with Pasha (Amrish PuriAmrish Puri
Amrish Singh Puri , ; 22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005 was an iconic theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad...
) being taken to prison. To get out of the situation, he writes to his best man, Jackie (Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...
). Jackie goes to Shrikanth Mathur (Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor was an Indian film actor and director. He was a prominent lead actor in Hindi cinema from the late 1950s until the early 1970s....
) and warns him. He then kidnaps Shrikanth's daughter Radha (Meenakshi Shesadri). He tells her that he is a police officer; they fall in love, and she finds out that he is a goon. Nevertheless, she does not leave him, but urges him to surrender. He goes and surrenders to the police, and he is imprisoned for two years. Back home, Radha tells her brother Damoder (Sanjeev Kumar) the whole truth. To keep Radha from getting married to somebody else, he calls his friend Jimmy (Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
) to put on a show that Radha and Johnny love each other. Johnny misunderstands and actually falls in love with Radha. When Jackie comes back, he starts working in a garage and trying to reform himself. Despite everything, Shrikanth kicks him out of his life. After many days and events that follow, Damador finds out that Jimmy is a drug smuggler. After getting released from prison, Pasha desires revenge against both Shrikanth and Jackie, so he kidnaps Radha, Shrikanth and Damoder. Jackie comes at the last moment and frees all of them. Shrikanth lets Radha marry Jackie.
Reception
The film was a hit in India, with Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Sheshadri becoming huge stars after the release of the film. Both actors became in demand after the film'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.Tracks list
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