Hero is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Subhash Ghai.

[2] Upon release, it became a blockbuster at the box office and established Shroff as a leading Bollywood actor.

He tells her that he is a police officer and they fall in love; however, she finds out that he is a gangster but does not leave him and urges him to surrender.

Subhash Ghai had initially wanted Kamal Haasan to play the film's lead role, when the project was titled as Sangeet, but his unavailability led to the producers casting debutant Jackie Shroff.

Track listing The film was declared a "blockbuster" at the Indian box office,[1] with Shroff and Sheshadri becoming stars after its release.

[citation needed] Both actors were in demand after its release and began a long association with Ghai.

[citation needed] Younger audiences enjoyed the performances, and critics applauded Ghai for using fresh faces at a time when Amitabh Bachchan was the dominant star in Bollywood.