Heroine

Released Sep 21, 2012

Drama

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50%

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6 Reviews

29%

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1,000+ Ratings

A Bollywood superstar struggles with the problems that fame brings her.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Kareena [Kapoor] is an actress who is not afraid to lay herself bare: not just in the expected body parts department, but below the skin. She needs a better film.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 22, 2019

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Anil Sinanan

Time Out

This is a one-note film that never manages to break free from the limitations imposed by its own clichd plot. Nevertheless, it's camp fun. Meow!

Rated: 3/5

Oct 24, 2017

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Rachel Saltz

New York Times

Pulpy but attenuated, "Heroine" tries to do too much: deliver an expos of the back-stabbing film business while also drawing a portrait of a woman caught in its vice.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 24, 2012

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

A brief snapshot of a much bigger picture, this is an interesting film as far as it goes but, like its subject, not all that unusual.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 7, 2018

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Sapna Samant

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

For all the publicity in the universe, Heroine is a waste of time.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 31, 2017

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Manjusha Radhakrishnan

Gulf News (UAE)

Weak links aside, it's a satisfying watch.

Sep 5, 2017

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Audience Member

Perhaps the only movie which did not fall through as much, coming from Bhandarkar's hard-hitting stories previously..

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Watch HEROINE for Madhur's imposing direction, for Kareena's superlative performance, watch it also for its fearless, inspiring and enlightening storyline divulging the scandalous realities of the movie industry. Try not to miss it!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

I was expecting to see some gorgeous gowns and interesting makeup..I am a little deceived on that but..the story was interesting.I still prefer Fashion though.I love the title song..

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Saw 'Heroine' coupla days back. Seems that somewhere Madhur Bhandarkar has repeated the same mistake that J P Dutta did with 'Umrao Jaan' sequel. One's directorial sensibility should stay separated from one's getting besotted with the 'muse'. Great directors, amazing heroines, tons of hard work ... still you don't get the 'great cinema' that you look forward to. However 'good cinema' is at least better than 'pathetic cinema'.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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WoW! Totally wasn't prepared for this movie! Thought I'd have it on in the background while I wrote my paper but it took over my evening. Arjun was great as always with his chill persona and good looks but Kareena's role overpowered the movie. It was a dark movie, but had you hooked unlike any other of its type like Dirty Picture or Fashion.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Didn't turn out as well as expected. A little disappointing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Madhur Bhandarkar

Director

Kareena Kapoor

Mahi Arora

Randeep Hooda

Angad Paul

Lillete Dubey

Mahi's Mom

Arjun Rampal

Aryan Khanna

Pallavi Sharda

Gayatri

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Helen

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Synopsis

A Bollywood superstar struggles with the problems that fame brings her.

Director: Madhur Bhandarkar
Screenwriter: Madhur Bhandarkar, Niranjan Iyengar
Distributor: UTV Motion Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 21, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $593.3K