Hero (2015)

Sick Product of a Sick System

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

A very romantic film, tender and full of action, I am happy with the movie. This film lets you see how the love changes the lives of many characters, and what starts out as something so far removed from love ends more close to him. In this film you see how two characters fight for his love, and when you see this fact, this film touches you enough and we inevitably feel tenderness to see this. I love this movie, is one of the few movies that I had seen that worth seeing. This movie contains scenes with dialogues and songs that are a majestic work of art, the cameraman and all the workers who helped make this film certainly they did a great job, I congratulate you. This film give you a good time entertainment. Congratulations! Excellent movie! And yea this is sooraj pancholi and what ever actress name is first movie so of cpurse its going to be a flop but in my opinion i don't think it should be a flop

Suddenly many filmmakers are trying to remake old films Now this film also is the launch of Sooraj Panscholi son of Aditya Panscholi who was in news for Jiah Khan's murder in real life and Athiya Shetty daughter of Sunil Shetty. The film created hype due to Salman Khan being the producer but it was a flop. The film is a remake of Subhash Ghai's HERO(1983) which made Jackie and Meenaxi stars and it's music is still famous. This HERO however falters badly. The film has nothing to offer, the original was no classic either but was watchable, this is nothing great and comes too late. Direction is nothing great Music is okay, except title song sung by Salman Khan none songs are goodSooraj Panscholi has good physique and shows potential but needs to work on his expressions and dialogue delivery Athiya Shetty is okay in her debut, she too shows potential Tigmanshu Dhulia is wasted, Aditya Panscholi plays his son's step father and is okay rest are okay

Newcomers have a tough time staying afloat in the volatile entertainment industry. In 2020, when there will be no trace of either of the lead actors of this film, we can finally corroborate that the previous statement is, in fact, true.After he's done with his theatrics, heroics, and groovy dance moves, Sooraj (Pancholi Jr.) is assigned the task of kidnapping the daughter (Shetty) of the city's Inspector General (Dhulia) by his gangster-turned-politician father (Pancholi Sr.) on grounds of political vendetta. Soon idiotic dialogs encapsulate the drama that has the power to put off its viewers, because in here arguments turn into long-winded sessions of romance, and kidnappers fool around with their captive. Just because the original villain is the real life father of the so-called hero of the film, he's not sent to the gallows at the end. But worry not, because we have some random villains kicking the bucket. It is basically a love story where the characters use words like "calculate" & "alt+shift+delete" to describe the situations. You now know what you're looking at.Pancholi Jr. has a long way to go if he wants to stick to acting that is not solely driven by his toned body, and Shetty may want to check her options. Taking a French bath and screaming your lungs out is not considered acting. Dhulia is the only good man in the film which eventually drags the hell out to reach a point of stagnancy.BOTTOM LINE: Hero has a tried and tested story, but the actors playing the characters are like a bunch of toddlers who are yet to grow milk teeth.GRADE: FCan be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

Melodramatic,clichéd, predictable, and at times cheesy are all things one can attribute to Salman Khan Productions second venture Hero the remake of the 80s classic which was made by Subhash Ghai. That film introduced Jackie Shroff and in the new Hero we see newcomers Sooraj Pancholi and Athyia Shetty being introduced. But all things said and done, this new Hero like the former, is pretty entertaining, its what we call a true blue Bollywood masala entertainer, there is romance,comedy, action, and emotions.... And the songs are very good also. Just don't go into the theaters excepting a new age love story, and you should be fine. Its a homage to original Hero, so if you liked the classic you will enjoy the new one. The films story is about a goon named Sooraj who has to kidnap the IG of police's daughter, so that his adopted father a big gangster Pasha, can be freed from jail. The IG has proof against Pasha, regarding a journalists murder, and the IG cannot be bribed because of his honesty so the only way he will break is if Pasha kidnaps his daughter, and he exchanges the daughter for the proof. In some confusion Sooraj goes to kidnap the IG's daughter Radha, Sooraj is dressed as a policeman so she goes willingly, thinking he is there for her protection. But after a couple of days while acting as they are at a safe house, Sooraj is attacked by the police and he then confesses to Radha, that he is a goon working for Pasha, but by then they have fallen in love. Radha then convinces Sooraj too surrender himself, and she will convince her dad the IG about her love. What happens to Pasha and does the IG accept the love the of Sooraj and Radha is what makes up the rest of the story.Acting wise the débutantes Sooraj and Athyia were outstanding. Sooraj Pancholi especially is a star in the making, his action scenes, his raw intensity, were first rate. Athyia is proves she is not only beautiful,but that she can act well also, here emotional scenes are superb, one can see a good future for her. Other than leads Tigmanshu Dhulia and Aditya Pancholi also act very well.Hero does work as a masala entertainer but the film offers no novelty at all.The film is highly predictable, and there have been a zillion films with the same story, but at least the presentation is fresh/breezy. The screenplay and script needed work.Moreover one wishes the 2nd half didn't drag as much, and whats with a new villain added at the end for no effect?However what works for the film is the impeccable chemistry by the leads, Sooraj's acting( don't miss his great intro scene), the good music, and that the film never really bores.Also a word to the wise for Dir Nikhil Advani,Salman Khan cleaned up your mess in Hero, hopefully next weeks Katti Batti is directed better.Overall Salman Khan has proved he is not only the Superstar of India but also the godfather of Bollywood because after Varun Dhawan we might have our next young Super Star Sooraj Pancholi.SK truly has the golden touch. And i would like to note a another thing that living in Vancouver I get to read all the Indian reviews of a film before I watch any film, so seeing such negative reviews of Hero I was kind of surprised how enjoyable it was. I mean after watching the trailer what did you except.However I do feel the film is a more of single screen film then a multiplex one. Finally all withstanding if you watched Welcome Back last week you can definitely watch Hero. It has some good masala entertainment, and the new leads are outstanding. If only the film had a better director and screenplay. Sigh.... I am going with a nice 3/5* or 6/10