Hero (1983 film)


Hero is a 1983 Indian Hindi romantic action film directed by Subhash Ghai. Jackie Shroff, also known as "Jackie" played the lead role, and achieved stardom through this film. Actress Meenakshi Sheshadri, who had been crowned Miss India in 1981 and played the lead female role gained popularity through this movie.
Hero was remade in Telugu as Vikram, with Akkineni Nagarjuna and in Kannada as Ranadheera with V Ravichandran. A Hindi remake was released in 2015 directed by Nikhil Advani. The film ranked third position in the Box Office collection list 1983.

Plot

The story starts off with Pasha being taken to prison. To get out of the situation, he writes to his best man, Jackie. Jackie goes to Police Commissioner Shrikanth Mathur and warns him. He then kidnaps Shrikanth's daughter Radha. He tells her that he is a police officer and they fall in love; however, she finds out that he is a goon. Nevertheless, she does not leave him but urges him to surrender. Transformed by true love, Jackie surrenders himself to the police and is imprisoned for two years.
Back home, Radha tells her brother Daamodar the whole truth. To prevent Radha from marrying somebody else, he calls his friend Jimmy to put on a show that Radha and Jimmy love each other. Jimmy misunderstands the situation and falls in love with Radha. When Jackie comes back, he starts working in a garage and tries to reform himself. Despite everything, Shrikanth kicks him out of his life. After many days and events that follow, Daamodar finds out that Jimmy is a drug smuggler. After his release from prison, Pasha desires revenge against both Shrikanth and Jackie, so he kidnaps Radha, Shrikanth and Daamodar. Jackie comes at the last moment and frees all of them. In the end, Shrikanth lets Radha marry Jackie.

Cast

The film was declared an "Blockbuster" at the Indian Box Office, with Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Sheshadri becoming huge stars after its release. Hero ran for 750 days in many cities in India. Both actors became in demand after Heros 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. The Yamaha Rajdoot 350 bike was heavily promoted in this movie.

Awards and nominations

31st Filmfare Awards
Nominations
Composed by the musical duo Laxmikant Pyarelal the lyrics of the songs are penned by Anand Bakshi.
Anuradha Paudwal was nominated best playback singer for "Tu Mera Janu Hai".

Remakes