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indi movie Hero is an action and romance drama shot in scenic locations in India. A remake of a film of the same name from back in 1983, the 2015 version is the love story of Sooraj (Sooraj Pancholi) and Radha (Athiya Shetty) who come from opposite sides of the tracks.

Radha is a spoiled brat policeman'€™s daughter who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth while Sooraj is a gangster. Sooraj and Radha meet by accident in a club and after a dance number they both fall in love at first sight. On the same night Radha is even more impressed when Sooraj manages to beat up her bodyguard who tries to force her to go home.

Radha'€™s father Shrikant Mathur (Tigmanshu Dhulia) is chief of police. He is always over-protective of his daughter, fearing a revenge attack on her by his enemies. Shrikant is upset about the incident at the club and scolds his daughter for going clubbing without permission, but Radha apologizes and tells him it will not happen again. In reality, her brother and his wife know she goes clubbing without telling her father.

Sooraj'€™s boss, Pasha (Aditya Pancholi) was sent to jail by Radha'€™s father. Pasha wants to take revenge so he instructs Sooraj to kidnap Radha. A few days later, Sooraj, disguised as an undercover policeman, blocks Radha'€™s car on the road. He lies to her and tells her that he was instructed by her father to take her to a safe place for a while. Radha believes him and follows him to a cabin on a snowy mountain. Both of them fall more in love with each other.

The military finds the cabin and tries to rescue Radha, but Sooraj takes Radha and manages to escape on a motorbike. Sooraj allows Radha to call her sister-in-law who informs her that she has been kidnapped. Radha is so in love with Sooraj that she cannot be angry at him for kidnapping her. Sooraj takes Radha to the police to surrender.

Sooraj is jailed but Radha asks her brother who is also a policeman to help to get his release so he can lead a decent life. Sooraj is released and reforms but Radha'€™s father is unhappy with his daughter'€™s gangster boyfriend. Shrikant wants Radha to marry a man of his choice named Ranvijay Shekhawat (Vivan Bhatena), who is pretending to be rich but is actually inundated with debt. What happens next is a series of scenes of Sooraj and Radha aiming to fight for their love.

The original Hero was first shown in 1983 and was directed by Subash Ghai. Back then the actors had more depth in their acting. Subhash was more creative in portraying the differences between the characters. In the remake, director Nikhil Advani, fails to portray much difference. Both the hero, Sooraj, and Ranvijay, supposedly suitable for Radha are both toned, fit and handsome, both have good fighting skills. One would wonder why Radha doesn'€™t find her father'€™s choice more appealing.

The lack of direction in the remake can be clearly seen. The acting skills of Sooraj and Athiya don'€™t do justice to the characters they portray, considering they both come from acting families.

It is clearly evident that the producer worked on a tight budget as he could have cast better actors. This movie seems to be a training ground for Sooraj and Athiya and the rest of the cast. Aditya Pancholi as Pasha, plays a small role but does justice to his role despite having a minimal part in the movie.

The 2015 version of Hero stands out in cinematography with better composed shots compared to the 1983 version. The beautiful scenery used for locations is pleasant on the eye.

Salman Khan'€™s soundtrack on the movie, with Main Hoon Hero Tera playing in the background of many scenes, is terrific. If you are looking to see a lot of buff male bodies, then watch this movie, but make sure you have a lot of popcorn in your hand. It is very much a means of simply passing the time.