Hero (1983 film)
| Hero | |
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Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Subhash Ghai |
| Written by | Mukta Ghai Subhash Ghai Ram Kelkar |
| Produced by | Subhash Ghai |
| Starring | Jackie Shroff Meenakshi Seshadri Shammi Kapoor Sanjeev Kumar Shakti Kapoor Madan Puri Amrish Puri |
| Cinematography | Kamalakar Rao |
| Edited by | Waman Bhonsle Gurudutt Shirali |
| Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
| Distributed by | Mukta Arts Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 173 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹3cr |
| Box office | ₹17cr. |
Hero is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Subhash Ghai. Starring Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Sheshadri, it marked Shroff's debut in a lead role. Its music directors were Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Upon release, it became a blockbuster at the box office and established Shroff as a leading Bollywood actor.
It was remade in Telugu and Kannada in 1980s and got remade in Bollywood in 2015 with the same title. A Tamil remake was planned, but later dropped.