Hero (1983 film)
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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.[2] Upon release, it became a blockbuster at the box office and established Shroff as a leading Bollywood actor.[3]
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| Hero | |
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| 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. |
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Running time | 173 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹3cr. |
| Box office | ₹17cr.[1] |
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It was remade in regional language Telugu and Kannada in 1980s and got remade in Bollywood in 2015 with the same title.[3] A Tamil remake was planned, but later dropped.[4]