Phata Poster Nikla Hero

2013

2h 27m

Comedy

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4 Reviews

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250+ Ratings

Vishwas wants to be an actor, but his mother wants him to become a policeman. One day he dresses up as a police inspector for a photo shoot, and she mistakes him for a real cop.

Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

On this one-liner of a plot, Rajkumar Santoshi has built a two-and-a-half-hour film which is meant to make us laugh, but ends up making us groan instead.

Rated: 1.5/5

Mar 19, 2019

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Anna M.M. Vetticad

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It’s funny and goofy, sweet even when it's being silly, a good ol’ clean comedy from Bollywood after a long time.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 15, 2023

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Shilpa Jamkhandikar

Reuters

Phata Poster Nikhla Hero could have been funnier, but director Santoshi drags it too long and loses the viewer mid-way.

Jun 5, 2017

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Priya Joshi

Digital Spy

Dated, desperate and stuck in another era...

Rated: 2/5

Sep 20, 2013

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Samuel O

La película es demasiado buena, todas sus escenas y personajes son conmovedores, la verdad muy recomendada

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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Ahmed M

Phata Poster Nikla Hero feels like a missed opportunity at what could've been an amazing movie, but fails to be so, because of poor writing.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/05/16

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Audience Member

Shahid Kapoor! (another movie I discovered onboard a flight- and just obtained it and finished watching yesterday). What the title means is 'breaking out from a poster to become a real-life hero'.. and that is what Vishwas accomplishes by the end of the movie.. shuffling between becoming an actor (his dream), an unwitting hero (daily encounters), and eventually a real-life policeman (his mother's dream). The fight sequences were quite well chereographed, including some slo-mo ones. The mother looked rather young, and the chick was quite likeable. The comedy.. enough for grins :) Gimme more SK!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

A very funny and entertaining comedy movie, with a good storyline, very good performances and okay action. Enjoy if you're into typical action comedies! First-Half Rating: 3/5 Second-Half Rating: 3.5/5 Total Movie Rating: 4/5 Business Rating: 3/5 Verdict: Semi Hit

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

entertaining film music is gud 2

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

excellent film... full entertainment...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Rajkumar Santoshi

Director

Shahid Kapoor

Vishwas RaoIleana:Kajal

Padmini Kolhapure

Savitri

Darshan Jariwala

Actor

Katrina Kaif

Actor

Saurabh Shukla

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Synopsis

Vishwas wants to be an actor, but his mother wants him to become a policeman. One day he dresses up as a police inspector for a photo shoot, and she mistakes him for a real cop.

Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
Producer: Ramesh Sadhuram Taurani
Screenwriter: Rajkumar Santoshi
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $260.2K
Runtime: 2h 27m

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