Heroes (2008 film)
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| Heroes | |
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| Directed by | Samir Karnik |
| Produced by | Bharat Shah, Vikas Kapoor, Samir Karnik |
| Written by | Aseem Arora |
| Starring | Salman Khan Preity Zinta Mithun Chakraborty Bobby Deol Sunny Deol Sohail Khan Vatsal Sheth Amrita Arora |
| Editing by | Sanjay Sankla |
| Release date(s) | October 24, 2008 |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | Rs. 20 crores [1] |
Heroes is a 2008 Hindi film directed by Samir Karnik and starring Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Mithun Chakraborty, Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol, Sohail Khan, Vatsal Sheth and Amrita Arora. The film was written by Aseem Arora. Although initially set to be released on June 6, 2008,[2] it was pushed to October 24, 2008, the opening weekend of the holiday Diwali.
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Plot
Two film academy students, Ali (Vatsal Sheth) and Sameer (Sohail Khan), must make a movie in order to graduate. They choose to create a documentary illustrating reasons not to join the Indian Defense Forces, and go on a motorcycle road trip bearing three letters they have been given to deliver — each from a slain soldier to his family.
On their first stop, in Atari, Amritsar, they meet the widow, Kuljeet Kaur (Priety Zinta), and the son, Jassi, of a Sikh soldier, Balkar Singh (Salman Khan), who was killed in action three years earlier. The students find that the entire village is greatly proud of the heroic officer and his sacrifice for country. The students' second stop, Himachal, finds them meeting the wheelchair-bound former Air Force pilot Vikram Shergill (Sunny Deol), whose Army officer brother, DJ (Bobby Deol), had also been KIA. There they see that Vikram Shergill is very proud of his brother's sacrifice for his country. Finally, back in Leh, the duo meet the parents, Dr. and Mrs. Naqvi, whose son Sahil (Dino Morea) had also died for his country. After bringing Dr. Naqvi's (Mithun Chakraborty) life back to normal, they finally end their filming. After meeting all three families they realized that being a soldier is all about proud love for one's motherland.
Years later, Jassi (also played by Salman Khan), now a man and a soldier himself, visits Ali and Sameer at the military academy the two former film students had founded after failing multiple times in army entrance test.
Production
Originally titled Mera Bharat Mahaan (My India is Great), the film was rechristened Heroes, to avoid sounding jingoistic.[3]
Filming began on June 15, 2007. Salman and Preity are paired opposite each other, in their fifth film together.[4] Shooting has taken place in Ladakh [4] and Chandigarh , Punjab.[4][5] Some shooting also took place in Delhi.[6] Some scenes were shot in Pangong Tso featuring Salman Khan, Sohail Khan and Vatsel Seth.[7]
Cast
- Salman Khan ... Balkar Singh/Jassvinder Singh
- Preity Zinta ... Kuljeet Kaur
- Sunny Deol ... Vikram Shergill
- Bobby Deol ... Dhananjay "DJ" Shergill
- Mithun Chakraborty ... Dr. Naqvi
- Dino Morea ... Sahil Naqvi
- Sohail Khan ... Sameer Suri a.k.a. Sammy a.k.a. Saand
- Vatsal Sheth ...Ali Shah a.k.a. Nawab Saab
- Amrita Arora ... Piya
- Riya Sen... Shivani
- Mohnish Behl... Akash Sarin
- Tinnu Anand...Headmaster
- Hrishitta Bhatt...Saloni
- Vivek Shauq...Piya's father
Crew
- Director: Samir Karnik
- Script and dialog: Samir Karnik, Aseem Arora
- Story: Aseem Arora
- Producers: Bharat Shah, Vikas Kapoor, Samir Karnik
- Directors of photography: Binod Pradhan, Gopal Shah
- Music: Monty Sharma (credited as Monty), Sajid-Wajid
- Lyrics: Jalees Sherwani, Rahul B. Seth
- Editor: Sanjay Sankla
- Production designer: Jitendra Kawa
- Costumes: Shamayel Khan
- Choreography: Piyush Panchal
Release
Critical Recption
Heroes received generally positive reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 3.5 stars out of 5.
The Indian Express argues that the film does manage to say what it set out to: that pride (the Hindi ‘garv’ is a better word) keeps the families of the deceased soldiers going, that we civilians sleep peacefully only because someone has given up his life for us, and that we have a country only because we have a brave ‘soldiers’ guarding our borders. But the director falls for the easiest trick in the book i.e he wrings tears out of so many situations that everything even the supreme sacrifice that the soldiers make turns trite.[8] Indiatimes movies gave the movie 4 out 5.
Box office
Ths film grossed $326,425 in its opening week.[9]
References
- ^ "Budget". Hindustan Times. Retrieved on 6 September, 2007.
- ^ "Release Dates". IndiaFM.com. Retrieved on 7 September, 2007.
- ^ "Mera Bharat Mahan is Now Heroes". IndiaFM.com. Retrieved on 8 November, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Story of Mera Bharat Mahaan". Santabanta.com. Retrieved on 18 June, 2007.
- ^ "Shooting in Chandigarh". Santabanta.com. Retrieved on 18 June, 2007.
- ^ "Shooting in Delhi". ScreenIndia.com. Retrieved on 23 August, 2007.
- ^ "Shooting in Pangong". Mangalorean.com. Retrieved on 6 September, 2007.
- ^ "Indian Express Says about Heroes". indianexpress.com. Retrieved on 29 December, 2008.
- ^ "Heroes Does Well Overseas". Box Office India (Tuesday 28th October 2008 08.30 IST). Retrieved on 2008-10-30.
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