The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
Seen it?2003 | 160 min | Thriller, Action, Adventure, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, romantics and action fans. If you loved North by Northwest or On Her Majesty's Secret Service, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 40 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Arun Khanna is a spy for the Indian government whose aid is enlisted to stop ISI Chief Ishak Khan. Khan is trying to build a nuclear bomb with which he can liberate Kashmir from the Indians. A battle of wits ensues. When Khan detonates a bomb at Khanna's engagement party to a fellow spy, Khanna's resolve is only strengthened. Now not only does he have to fight Khan, but he also has to track down his missing fiancee.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 151K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Anil Sharma
- Sunny DeolAjay Chakravarty/Arun Khanna/Major Ravi Batra
- Preity ZintaReshma
- Priyanka Chopra JonasDr. Shaheen Zakaria
- Amrish PuriI.S.I Chief Ishak Khan
- Kabir BediMr. Zakaria
- Parvin DabasSalman
- Rajpal YadavMajor's sidekick (uncredited)
- Yvonne MaverickGovernment Agent (uncredited)
- Rajat BediMilitant (uncredited)
- Eva CrawfordChild Wedding Dancer (uncredited)