Hero | |
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Directed by | Nikkhil Advani |
Written by | Nikkhil Advani Umesh Bist |
Based on | Hero by Subhash Ghai |
Produced by | Salman Khan Subhash Ghai |
Starring | Sooraj Pancholi Athiya Shetty Aditya Pancholi |
Cinematography | Tushar Kanti Ray |
Edited by | Ritesh Soni |
Music by | Songs: Amaal Mallik Meet Bros Anjjan Sachin–Jigar Jassi Katyal Score: Sandeep Shirodkar |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Eros International |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹36 crore[1] |
Box office | ₹34.82 crore (US$4.2 million)[2] |
Hero is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film written and directed by Nikkhil Advani, co-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.
The film was released on 11 September 2015 worldwide.[3] The film garnered mixed to negative reviews.
Playizzon, an Indian mobile video game developer, also released Hero: The Official Game an action game based on the film.[4]