The film stars Varun Dhawan, alongside Ileana D'Cruz, Nargis Fakhri, Arunoday Singh, Anupam Kher, Rajpal Yadav and Shakti Kapoor.
The soundtrack and score were composed by Sajid–Wajid and Sandeep Shirodkar, while cinematography and editing were handled by Sanjay F. Gupta and Nitin Rokade.
Main Tera Hero was released on 4 April 2014 to mixed reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office.
At Tift College, Seenu prays to focus on his studies but is quickly distracted by Sunaina Goradia, a middle-class girl.
Furious, Angad attempts to shoot Seenu but accidentally injures Peter, leading to his suspension from the police force.
His daughter, Ayesha, had been impressed by Seenu’s bravery and fighting skills on the train and decided she wanted to marry him.
Angad and Peter, seeking revenge, informed Vikrant’s men that capturing Sunaina would lure Seenu to their mansion.
Ekta Kapoor producer confirmed her big budget movie in January 2013 as she bought the rights for her next venture from the Telugu film Kandireega for ₹20 million (US$230,000).
[12] Balaji Motion Pictures approached Varun Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz and Nargis Fakhri as the main leads for the film and it was confirmed.
[25] Positive responses came along for the young stars' vibe and one of the tabloid reviews compared the movie to Archie Comics characters.
[26][27] Arise India and PVR Cinemas collaborated to bring the star-cast of Main Tera Hero to the initial screening at MGF Metropolitan Mall in Saket, Delhi.
"[30] Srijana Mitra Das of Times of India gave the movie 3.5/5 stars saying, Main Tera Hero is a pav bhaji picture, quick, spicy, hot.
[31] Paloma Sharma of Rediff gave the movie 3.5/5 stars, and wrote, Main Tera Hero rests almost solely on the bases of strong performances extracted by a tough taskmaster, director David Dhawan—who makes a surprisingly clean film for the most part but doesn't seem to have been able to resist the temptation to indulge in a few less-than-tasteful jokes post-interval.
[32] Film Critic Subhash K. Jha gave the film 3 stars, saying ""Main Tera Hero" is a cleverly designed blues-chaser...While Varun Dhawan goes about the task of filling up the screen with his confident zest, David Dhawan ensures there is enough fuel to furnish the funnies with a furious tempo".
[33] Mohar Basu of Koimoi praised the film, stating that, "Main Tero Hero transports you into a world of fun that we have been kept devoid of from weeks.
"[35] Sarita Tanwar of DNA gave the movie 3/5 stars and said, "Main Tera Hero is a light-hearted entertainer, under two hours long which moves along at a brisk pace.
"[36] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the movie 2.5/5 stars and said that "Main Tera Hero is an action-packed romantic comedy that is peppered with vivacious performances, peppy musical set pieces, and a breezy and an unusual love triangle that eventually acquires an additional angle.
The story, which is clearly only a pretext to hang the film's many gags on, delivers frantic twists and turns that strain credulity.
"[38] Abhishek Gupta of India TV gave it 2.5 stars and wrote, "Twists and turns in the climax look forcibly inducted to give a feeling of suspense, though, it doesn't work at all.
The cop and the Don turning into comic characters were expected from it but despite all these hiccups, Main Tera Hero reaches its destination.
The film, which released alongside Captain America: The Winter Soldier, led in the morning shows in places like Rajasthan, Gujarat and CI while lost out to it in multiplexes of Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai.
[42] The film saw a major setback during evening shows in the first day of its release owing to the semi-final match between India and South-Africa collecting ₹20 crore (US$2.3 million).