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The Hero: Love Story of a Spy

  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
2.8K
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Sunny Deol in The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)
ActionAdventureDramaThriller

Arun is an Indian undercover agent enlisted to stop ISI chief Ishaq Khan. The village girl Reshma helps him but endangers her own life.Arun is an Indian undercover agent enlisted to stop ISI chief Ishaq Khan. The village girl Reshma helps him but endangers her own life.Arun is an Indian undercover agent enlisted to stop ISI chief Ishaq Khan. The village girl Reshma helps him but endangers her own life.

  • Director
    • Anil Sharma
  • Writer
    • Shaktimaan Talwar
  • Stars
    • Sunny Deol
    • Preity G Zinta
    • Priyanka Chopra Jonas
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    2.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anil Sharma
    • Writer
      • Shaktimaan Talwar
    • Stars
      • Sunny Deol
      • Preity G Zinta
      • Priyanka Chopra Jonas
    • 14User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Sunny Deol
    Sunny Deol
    • Major Arun Khanna…
    Preity G Zinta
    Preity G Zinta
    • Reshma
    • (as Preity Zinta)
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    Priyanka Chopra Jonas
    Priyanka Chopra Jonas
    • Shaheen Zakaria
    • (as Priyanka Chopra)
    Amrish Puri
    Amrish Puri
    • I.S.I Chief Ishak Khan
    Kabir Bedi
    Kabir Bedi
    • Mr. Zakaria
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav
    • Lt. Dorjee
    • (as Rajpal Yadav)
    Parvin Dabas
    Parvin Dabas
    • Dr. Salman
    Shahbaaz Khan
    Shahbaaz Khan
    • Idris Malik
    Deep Dhillon
    Deep Dhillon
    • Colonel Hidayatullah
    Pradeep Singh Rawat
    Pradeep Singh Rawat
    • the head of RAW
    Shri Vallabh Vyas
    Shri Vallabh Vyas
    • Reshma's Guardian
    Rajat Bedi
    Rajat Bedi
    • Wasim (Militant)
    Arif Zakaria
    Arif Zakaria
    • Karimuddin
    Gene Snisky
    Gene Snisky
    • Russian Terrorist
    • (as Gene Snitsky)
    Yvonne Maverick
    • Government Agent
    • (as Yvonne Czerny)
    Eva Crawford
    • Child Wedding Dancer
    Mike Iorio
    Mike Iorio
    • Security Guard
    Khalid Mohamed
    • Militant
    • Director
      • Anil Sharma
    • Writer
      • Shaktimaan Talwar
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    10Asbohra

    Cool action movie!

    The Hero is true to its title, especially with Sunny Deol playing the action hero. This is a the second Desi James Bond type movie that Sunny is doing (the first was Himmat in '96). The movie has an interesting direction, thanks to Anil Sharma, who directed the awesome patriotic action film, Gadar. Action in this movie is superb, especially the scene where Sunny falls 11,000 feet down and does not even get hurt (Sunny is known for doing his own death-defying stunts). I like that fight with that giant guy (I forget his name, but I know he is a famous wrestler) and the train climax. Amrish Puri is the greatest and most intriguing villain ever to hit the big screens, and only he could pull off his role as the ISI agent with élan (I do miss seeing him, but he will be remembered forever). (Only flaw was playing the same song repeatedly as it got annoying). The confrontation scenes between Amrish Puri and Sunny Deol are definitely worth watching. Anyways, there are twists and turns to keep you at the edge of your seat. Just sit back and relax and enjoy the movie!! Cheers!!
    8rvnrr

    Anil Sharma ---

    Just want to say, that if you watch the movie with some guys enjoying a drink, you really enjoy it.

    This movie was then the most expensive movie made in India.

    however, what classifies this movie are some earthy dialogues like 'Daadi badhaane se koi Mussalman nahi ban jaata' There are also some good Pakistani characters this movie (played by Pravir Dabas and Priyanka Chopra) and it says that it is bad to burn a Pakistani Flag. So, this is nit as Jingoistic as other Anil Sharma/Sunny D movies.

    This movie is as nonsensical as other such movies and can be enjoyed only if you are drinking with your buddies.
    10nyc1179

    sunny/sharma does it again...

    THE HERO is one of the best spy thriller from india... right behind AANKHEN some 30 years ago, ironically that blockbuster starred SUNNY'S father megastar DHARMENDRA... THE HERO is technically as good as big hollywood productions, stunts are breathtaking, movie is highly entertaining and for all indians who like good movies this must be seen...
    10gams-24441

    Story was brilliant

    I think it is just a matter of time in which this movie was released , if this were released in 2015 to 2020 .

    This movie could have done better.

    Better then tiger zinda hai and all.
    2Peter_Young

    Tons of money don't make a good film!

    This dreadful film is a classic proof that a big-budget and innovative stunts cannot save a poor script. A director who just tries to collect many clichéd moments from different films in history cannot make a film good enough. A film cannot look new and fresh with advanced film-making when the dialogues are so ancient. A title like "The Most Expensive Indian Film Ever" cannot draw audiences to cinemas. This film was evidently treated like a good lure to make money. But happily it didn't work out. Sunny Deol stands there with no expressions. Preity Zinta may be the film's saving grace. She looks amazingly beautiful and manages to do the best of the otherwise bland role she was given. There is hardly a chemistry between Sunny and Preity, by the way. Priyanka Chopra cannot act to save her life in her debut role (thankfully she would later improve). The result is a disastrous, pretentious flick for children, who too will get bored at some point. Avoid.

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    • Trivia
      Sunny Deol jumped off an 11,000 feet tall peak for an action sequence in this film without using stunt double.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to cut sight of strong and bloody bullet impacts to man's head and to man's arm, and clear sight of headbutt - all of which are singularly focused upon. Cuts made in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
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      Dil Main Hai Pyar
      Written by Anand Bakshi and Javed Akhtar

      Performed by Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik and Jaspinder Narula

      Composed by Uttam Singh

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    • Release date
      • April 10, 2003 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Stream The Hero officially on Hotstar Singapore
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • The Hero
    • Filming locations
      • Canada
    • Production companies
      • Time Films
      • Time Movies
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ₹530,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $285,394
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $130,200
      • Apr 13, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,835,846
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 40m(160 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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