Hero No. 1 (1997)

Two young Indians, Meena and Rajesh, meet in Europe and fall in love with each other, promising to get married when they return back to India. When they return home, Rajesh tells his dad ... See full summary »

Director:

David Dhawan

Writer:

Rumi Jaffery

Stars:

Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Kader Khan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Govinda	...	Rajesh Malhotra 'Raju'
Karisma Kapoor	...	Meena Nath
Kader Khan	...	Dhanraj Malhotra
Paresh Rawal	...	Dinanath (Meena's grandpa)
Satish Shah	...	Pappi
Tiku Talsania	...	Vidya Nath
Anil Dhawan	...	Jeevan Nath
Master Omkar Kapoor	...	Rinku (as Omkar Kapoor)
Rakesh Bedi	...	Sharma
Himani Shivpuri	...	Shannu
Shagufta Ali	...	Mrs. Jeevan Nath
Rita Bhaduri	...	Mrs. Laxmi Vidya Nath (as Reeta Bahaduri)
Prachi	...	Dimple
Shakti Kapoor	...	Babu
Harish	...	Meena's prospective husband

Storyline

Two young Indians, Meena and Rajesh, meet in Europe and fall in love with each other, promising to get married when they return back to India. When they return home, Rajesh tells his dad about Meena, and they go to meet with Meena's dad. During this meeting, both fathers get into an argument, and refuse to permit the young couple to get married. No amount of persuasion gets them to change their minds. Then Rajesh, with Meena's help, decides to work as a servant in Meena's household - with a view of winning over her father, and thus finding a solution to their wedding problems. Will Rajesh succeed in fooling Meena's shrewd father?

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Plot Keywords:

love | servant | argument | joint family | insurance agent | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Drama

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

21 February 1997 (India)

Filming Locations:

Annapoorna Studios, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£92,748 (UK) (28 May 1999)

Gross:

£301,756 (UK) (11 June 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Puja Entertainment (India)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Loha (1997)

User Reviews

Good Govinda, watchable first half but runs out of steam later

'Hero No. 1' has a good first half but is let down by a weak second half. There's lots of typical Govinda comedy. Mind you, Govinda films are generally an acquired taste(!) so keep that in mind. Still, the first half is breezy, albeit brainless fun. The script is complete nonsense but Govinda and Karishma have good chemistry and there are some fun songs. The second half tends to drag. It feels lifted straight from another Hindi film 'Bawarchi' and this can lead to viewer annoyance. The supporting cast are decent although they ALL tend to overact. I found this film watchable but average. It's probably best seen at home with a bunch of friends.

Overall 5/10