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Main Tera Hero

Main Tera Hero (transl. I am your hero) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic action comedy film, directed by David Dhawan and produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under the Balaji Motion Pictures banner. It is a remake of the 2011 Telugu film Kandireega.[3] The film stars Nargis Fakhri, Varun Dhawan and Ileana D'Cruz.[4][5] Principal photography for the movie began on 30 May 2013, filming started on 5 July 2013 and was completed by 15 October. The film released on 4 April 2014 to mixed reviews from critics, though it became a box office success.[6][7][8][9]

Main Tera Hero
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Dhawan
Written byScreenplay:
Tushar Hiranandani
Dialogues:
Milap Zaveri
Story byTushar Hiranandani
Based onKandireega
by Santosh Srinivas and Anil Ravipudi
Produced byShobha Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor
StarringVarun Dhawan
Ileana D'Cruz
Nargis Fakhri
Narrated bySalman Khan
CinematographySanjay F. Gupta
Edited byNitin Madhukar Rokade
Music bySongs:
Sajid–Wajid
Score:
Sandeep Shirodkar
Production
company
Distributed byRamesh Sippy Entertainment
Release date
  • April 4, 2014 (2014-04-04) (India)
Running time
128 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget29 crore
Box office78 crore[2]

Plot

Across a college in Ooty, Sreenath Prasad aka 'Seenu' fails his final exam by two marks. Eager to get a degree, he kidnaps the professor's daughter during her wedding and demands his professor to give him two more marks in exchange for his daughter. Seenu accidentally lets go of her however while letting his parents into his house, and his plan fails.

Although Seenu's father offers him a job at his shopping mall, Seenu plans to get a degree at Tift College in Bengaluru. He leaves Ooty on a train headed for Bengaluru. On the train, he beats up a gang harming a group of teenage girls. When Seenu arrives in Bengaluru, a friend of his who lives there reluctantly allows him to stay in his house.

Once Seenu arrives in Tift College, he prays to Krishna to concentrate on nothing but studies. However, once he finishes, he sees a Middle - Class girl named Sunaina Goradia and gets attracted to her. He tries to get her attention, but she ignores him constantly. She tells him that she has been forced into marrying a corrupt policeman named Angad Negi since he tricked her father into shooting Angad's sidekick and friend Peter's arm. Angad's men chase Seenu until he beats up two of them and scares away the rest. Seenu goes to Angad to make a truce with him and leave Sunaina, but Angad (believing he cannot do it) gives Seenu a chance to try to woo Sunaina for up to three days. Seenu publicly tells Sunaina he loves her and tells her not to be afraid of Angad and his goons. She gains courage, scares off Angad's men, and falls in love with Seenu. Angad finds Seenu, finds out what happened, and attempts to shoot Seenu, but instead accidentally shoots Peter. The media quickly finds out and Angad gets suspended as a police officer.

All seems well until Sunaina is kidnapped and taken away in a helicopter. Seenu learns from Angad that Sunaina will be taken to the mansion of Vikrant Singhal one of Asia's most notorious gangsters. Vikrant's daughter, Ayesha Singhal was on the Ooty-to-Bangalore train Seenu was in and was attracted by his impressive fighting skills. She told her father about the experience as well as her interest in marrying him. Angad and Peter told Vikrant's men that in order to get Seenu, they would have to take Sunaina to lure him to their place, forcing Seenu to marry Ayesha.

Feeling helpless, Seenu goes to Vikrant's residence in Bangkok, Thailand. He tricks Vikrant and his friend and associate Balli into thinking that he wants to marry Ayesha. However, he requests that he is given ten days to get to know Ayesha before the wedding day, which Vikrant initially refuses until Ayesha tells her father to "do as Seenu says". Ayesha and Seenu spend the day together; later, Seenu tells Ayesha that he does not love her. Later When Seenu met Sunaina and Try to Intimate with her she asks him to leave the house, but Fails. When Angad and Peter come later, she then falls in love with Angad through a sheer coincidence. Seenu Likes Ayesha As Wells he Likes Sunaina and never show differences.

Seenu and Sunaina use Ayesha's love for Angad as a way of solving their problem. Sunaina wears identical clothes to Ayesha; as a result, Angad confuses Sunaina for Ayesha, making Ayesha believe that Angad loves her. The plan later fails, though, when Angad realizes this and tricks Ayesha once again into marrying Seenu. Angad is tricked by Seenu and Sunaina into kissing Ayesha, when Vikrant sees this and points his gun at Angad to shoot him, but Ayesha steps in between and stops him saying that she loves Angad. Seeing this, Angad realizes that Ayesha's love for him is true and that Ayesha is the right girl for him, not Sunaina and decides to marry Ayesha. Vikrant realizes his daughter loves Angad and reluctantly tells Seenu that Ayesha will marry Angad. Seenu pretends to have agonized but celebrates later. Ayesha marries Angad, and Vikrant convinces Sunaina (who is also pretending to hate Seenu) to marry Seenu, by saying that he took 10 days to hatch a plan to bring Ayesha and Angad together, not to get to know Ayesha (not realizing that this is true) Seenu and Sunaina are back together again and get married.

Cast

Production

Development

Ekta Kapoor producer confirmed her big budget movie in January 2013 as she bought the rights for her next venture from Telugu film Kandireega for 20 million (US$250,000). Production team wants the movie to capture it as a modern-day Himmatwala with a treatment like The Wedding Crashers.[10] Nargis Fakhri dubbed in her own voice over for the first time in a Hindi language film which was stopping her due to language barriers.[11]

Casting

Balaji Motion Pictures approached Varun Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz and Nargis Fakhri as the main leads for the film and it was confirmed.[12]

Filming

Initial filming began on 5 July 2013, the filming locations include Bangalore, Bangkok and London.[13][14] Next schedule commenced in Bangkok October 2013 with the main cast.[15] Number of songs for the movie has been choreographed by Bosco-Caesar in Bangkok.[16] Anupam Kher was seen alongside main cast in a supporting role.[17][18]

Soundtrack

Main Tera Hero
Soundtrack album by
Released3 March 2014[19]
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length25:53
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
ProducerEkta Kapoor
Sajid–Wajid chronology
Jai Ho
(2014)
Main Tera Hero
(2014)
Heropanti
(2014)
External audio
  Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The soundtrack was composed by Sajid–Wajid, while the lyrics were penned by Kumaar, Kausar Munir and Danish Sabri.[20] The first song, Besharmi Ki Height, sung by Benny Dayal and Shalmali Kholgade, released on 20 February 2014.[21] The soundtrack was released on 3 March 2014.[22] The producers of the film capitulating on the popularity of the song "Palat – Tera Hero Idhar Hai" from the soundtrack attached a remix version of it along with the theatrical prints of Ragini MMS 2, which released on 21 March 2014—instead of the theatrical trailer—marking the first such instance.[23][24][25] Some critics compared the track, "Palat – Tera Hero Idhar Hai" to the 1981 song, "Jahan Teri Yeh Nazar Hai", from the film Kaalia.[26][27]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Besharmi Ki Height"KumaarBenny Dayal, Shalmali Kholgade4:49
2."Palat – Tera Hero Idhar Hai"Kausar Munir, Danish SabriArijit Singh4:31
3."Shanivaar Raati"KumaarArijit Singh, Shalmali Kholgade4:21
4."Galat Baat Hai"Kausar Munir, Danish SabriNeeti Mohan, Javed Ali4:20
5."Besharmi Ki Height" (Remix)KumaarBenny Dayal, Shalmali Kholgade4:11
6."Shanivaar Raati" (Remix)KumaarArijit Singh, Shalmali Kholgade3:41
Total length:25:53

Reception

Filmfare review given by Devesh Sharma gave 4 stars out of 5 and said "This breezy soundtrack offers a good antidote for dull evenings. One can say that Sajid-Wajid are certainly back in business. They might not have experimented much but have given us the classic Hindi film sound that has gone missing in today's times."[28] Another 3 stars out of 5 was given by Joginder Tuteja from Rediff mentioning "The Main Tera Hero soundtrack has no dull moments. Songs like Palat and Besharmi keep the fun element intact right through."[29]

Marketing

The film's official trailer was released online on 23 January 2014 with presence of the main cast.[30] Positive responses came along for the young stars' vibe and one of the tabloid reviews compared the movie to Archie Comics characters.[31][32] 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.[33]

Promotional events for the film took place in various cities. As a part of the tour, the cast visited many colleges, malls, and news channels to promote their film. The cast made appearances at colleges and malls in Indore and then touring New Delhi, turned up at Delhi University's campus which saw thousands of youngsters turn up to see actors Varun Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz and anchor Bharat Jain. They have reportedly disheartened at Nargis Fakhri's absence as she was shooting in Budapest.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 20% based on 5 reviews, and an average rating of 5/10.[34]

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "On the whole, MAIN TERA HERO is a wild, wacky, madcap entertainer that has the unmistakable stamp of the master of entertainers – David Dhawan. An over the top plot, humor quotient and performances are three aces the film stands on. The film should work well with admirers of typical Bollywood masalathons, also because Varun Dhawan pulls off the act with flamboyance and bowls you over with an uproarious act in this zany entertainer. Go, have fun and laugh out loud!"[35] 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. It has the depth of a comic strip but it also has its neon-shaded fun. For those who want a light laugh, here's your boy.[36] 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. The second half is primarily where the problem lies. The script dwindles slightly. Too many characters with too many subplots emerge, messing things up for a bit.[37] 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".[38]

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. Quick witted, jocular and pricelessly silly, this film is a sure shot must watch." She gave the film 3 out of 5 stars.[39] Raedita Tandan of Filmfare rated the movie with 3 stars stating, "Main Tera Hero (MTH) is a textbook David Dhawan movie. This is the kind of low-brow humour you enjoy without pretensions. It's not great cinema but it is a paisa vasool comedy."[40] 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. Tushar Hiranandani has penned a mad script that will reel you in as soon as the credits end. If the industry was looking for a replacement for Govinda, then there isn't a better option than Varun."[41] 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."[42] Zee News Aparna Mudi, rated the movie 2.5/5 stars, stating, "The cast of the movie have definitely been given leverage to play their characters with ease, and performances are good all around. They also seem to have had a lot of fun with the movie, especially Varun, as he looks adorable pulling faces and romancing the two lead heroines. Highly entertaining in the first half, 'Main Tera Hero' slumps in the second. The jokes are slightly in-your-face and fail to make you laugh at times."[43]

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."[44] The Hindustan Times' Anupama Chopra gave the film 2 stars, saying, "There are a few moments in the film that took me back to the good old day. But mostly, Main Tera Hero is loud and tiring. The frenzied plot didn't deliver enough funny lines. The burden of making this enterprise work rests mostly with Varun, who is as hyper as a helium-filled energizer bunny. Meanwhile, the two svelte heroines – Ileana D'Cruz and Nargis Fakhri – simper about looking sexy. I just wish it had been more interesting".[45] India Today gave the film 2 stars: "If this film was made to establish Varun Dhawan as a comedy actor who can do something different then they have achieved what they wanted. Because he does put a great show together but there is absolutely nothing else that deserves any compliments."[46]

Box office

Main Tera Hero opened to an occupancy of around 40% in India. 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.[47] 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$2.5 million).[48][49] The film collected another 27.9 crore (US$3.5 million) on the second day of its theatrical release—taking its two-day total to 50 crore (US$6.3 million)—showing a considerable growth of 80%, which was expected considering the loss on its first day to the cricket match.[50] On the third day it collected 75 million (US$940,000)—7.75 crore (US$970,000) to take its weekend total to 40 crore (US$5.0 million)—40.3 crore (US$5.0 million) which though "high" by normal standards were understandable because of the cricket matches affecting its growth.[51] On its first Monday it had a collection of around 37.5 crore (US$4.7 million)—43.6 crore (US$5.5 million).[52] On the fifth day of its theatrical release there was a growth of 15% courtesy a holiday, another 2.75 crore (US$340,000) on the next day pushed the film's six-day total to 30.8 crore (US$3.9 million).[53] Overall the film had a decent first week collecting 33.5 crore (US$4.2 million) domestically.[54] The film with the fourth highest first week total of the year—after Jai Ho, Gunday and Ragini MMS 2—performed best in circuits like CP Berar, Nizam and Andhra Pradesh, where it collected an estimated 22.1 crore (US$2.8 million) plus and above all in Gujarat with 40 crore (US$5.0 million).[54] Suffering a heavy drop of 75% the film collected 1.5 crore (US$190,000) on its eighth day.[55] The film in all collected 12.8 crore (US$1.6 million)[56] in its second week managing a two-week total of 46.3 crore (US$5.8 million) with best collections from Mumbai, Rajasthan and CP Berar circuits. From the Mumbai circuit—comprising the Gujarat-Saurashtra belts—alone it collected 18 crore (US$2.3 million).[57] It was declared a "Semi Hit" by Box Office India.[58]

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External links

  • Main Tera Hero at IMDb
  • Main Tera Hero at Bollywoodhungama.com

main, tera, hero, transl, your, hero, 2014, indian, hindi, language, romantic, action, comedy, film, directed, david, dhawan, produced, shobha, kapoor, ekta, kapoor, under, balaji, motion, pictures, banner, remake, 2011, telugu, film, kandireega, film, stars, . Main Tera Hero transl I am your hero is a 2014 Indian Hindi language romantic action comedy film directed by David Dhawan and produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under the Balaji Motion Pictures banner It is a remake of the 2011 Telugu film Kandireega 3 The film stars Nargis Fakhri Varun Dhawan and Ileana D Cruz 4 5 Principal photography for the movie began on 30 May 2013 filming started on 5 July 2013 and was completed by 15 October The film released on 4 April 2014 to mixed reviews from critics though it became a box office success 6 7 8 9 Main Tera HeroTheatrical release posterDirected byDavid DhawanWritten byScreenplay Tushar HiranandaniDialogues Milap ZaveriStory byTushar HiranandaniBased onKandireegaby Santosh Srinivas and Anil RavipudiProduced byShobha KapoorEkta KapoorStarringVarun DhawanIleana D CruzNargis FakhriNarrated bySalman KhanCinematographySanjay F GuptaEdited byNitin Madhukar RokadeMusic bySongs Sajid WajidScore Sandeep ShirodkarProductioncompanyBalaji Motion PicturesDistributed byRamesh Sippy EntertainmentRelease dateApril 4 2014 2014 04 04 India Running time128 minutes 1 CountryIndiaLanguageHindiBudget 29 croreBox office 78 crore 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 2 Casting 3 3 Filming 4 Soundtrack 4 1 Reception 5 Marketing 6 Reception 7 Box office 8 References 9 External linksPlot EditAcross a college in Ooty Sreenath Prasad aka Seenu fails his final exam by two marks Eager to get a degree he kidnaps the professor s daughter during her wedding and demands his professor to give him two more marks in exchange for his daughter Seenu accidentally lets go of her however while letting his parents into his house and his plan fails Although Seenu s father offers him a job at his shopping mall Seenu plans to get a degree at Tift College in Bengaluru He leaves Ooty on a train headed for Bengaluru On the train he beats up a gang harming a group of teenage girls When Seenu arrives in Bengaluru a friend of his who lives there reluctantly allows him to stay in his house Once Seenu arrives in Tift College he prays to Krishna to concentrate on nothing but studies However once he finishes he sees a Middle Class girl named Sunaina Goradia and gets attracted to her He tries to get her attention but she ignores him constantly She tells him that she has been forced into marrying a corrupt policeman named Angad Negi since he tricked her father into shooting Angad s sidekick and friend Peter s arm Angad s men chase Seenu until he beats up two of them and scares away the rest Seenu goes to Angad to make a truce with him and leave Sunaina but Angad believing he cannot do it gives Seenu a chance to try to woo Sunaina for up to three days Seenu publicly tells Sunaina he loves her and tells her not to be afraid of Angad and his goons She gains courage scares off Angad s men and falls in love with Seenu Angad finds Seenu finds out what happened and attempts to shoot Seenu but instead accidentally shoots Peter The media quickly finds out and Angad gets suspended as a police officer All seems well until Sunaina is kidnapped and taken away in a helicopter Seenu learns from Angad that Sunaina will be taken to the mansion of Vikrant Singhal one of Asia s most notorious gangsters Vikrant s daughter Ayesha Singhal was on the Ooty to Bangalore train Seenu was in and was attracted by his impressive fighting skills She told her father about the experience as well as her interest in marrying him Angad and Peter told Vikrant s men that in order to get Seenu they would have to take Sunaina to lure him to their place forcing Seenu to marry Ayesha Feeling helpless Seenu goes to Vikrant s residence in Bangkok Thailand He tricks Vikrant and his friend and associate Balli into thinking that he wants to marry Ayesha However he requests that he is given ten days to get to know Ayesha before the wedding day which Vikrant initially refuses until Ayesha tells her father to do as Seenu says Ayesha and Seenu spend the day together later Seenu tells Ayesha that he does not love her Later When Seenu met Sunaina and Try to Intimate with her she asks him to leave the house but Fails When Angad and Peter come later she then falls in love with Angad through a sheer coincidence Seenu Likes Ayesha As Wells he Likes Sunaina and never show differences Seenu and Sunaina use Ayesha s love for Angad as a way of solving their problem Sunaina wears identical clothes to Ayesha as a result Angad confuses Sunaina for Ayesha making Ayesha believe that Angad loves her The plan later fails though when Angad realizes this and tricks Ayesha once again into marrying Seenu Angad is tricked by Seenu and Sunaina into kissing Ayesha when Vikrant sees this and points his gun at Angad to shoot him but Ayesha steps in between and stops him saying that she loves Angad Seeing this Angad realizes that Ayesha s love for him is true and that Ayesha is the right girl for him not Sunaina and decides to marry Ayesha Vikrant realizes his daughter loves Angad and reluctantly tells Seenu that Ayesha will marry Angad Seenu pretends to have agonized but celebrates later Ayesha marries Angad and Vikrant convinces Sunaina who is also pretending to hate Seenu to marry Seenu by saying that he took 10 days to hatch a plan to bring Ayesha and Angad together not to get to know Ayesha not realizing that this is true Seenu and Sunaina are back together again and get married Cast EditVarun Dhawan as Sreenath Prasad aka Seenu Sunaina s and Ayesha s love interest and later husband of Sunaina Ileana D Cruz as Sunaina Sreenath Prasad Seenu s love interest turned wife Nargis Fakhri as Ayesha Angad Negi nee Singhal Angad s wife Arunoday Singh as Inspector Angad Negi Sunaina s obsessive lover Ayesha s husband Anupam Kher as Vikrant Singhal and College Professor Dual Role Qadeer Sarwar as Khan Rajpal Yadav as Peter Angad s cop Saurabh Shukla as Balli Vikrant s bodyguard Manoj Pahwa as seenu s father Supriya Shukla as seenu s mother Evelyn Sharma as Veronica Vikrant s girlfriend and Ayesha s adoptive Mother Raju Kher as Professor Tripathi Neel Motwani as Angad s Goon Shakti Kapoor as Johnny Ashwin Mushran as Anger Management Therapist Kavish Majumdar as Seenu s college friend Salman Khan in a voiceover appearance as Various GodsProduction EditDevelopment Edit Ekta Kapoor producer confirmed her big budget movie in January 2013 as she bought the rights for her next venture from Telugu film Kandireega for 20 million US 250 000 Production team wants the movie to capture it as a modern day Himmatwala with a treatment like The Wedding Crashers 10 Nargis Fakhri dubbed in her own voice over for the first time in a Hindi language film which was stopping her due to language barriers 11 Casting Edit Balaji Motion Pictures approached Varun Dhawan Ileana D Cruz and Nargis Fakhri as the main leads for the film and it was confirmed 12 Filming Edit Initial filming began on 5 July 2013 the filming locations include Bangalore Bangkok and London 13 14 Next schedule commenced in Bangkok October 2013 with the main cast 15 Number of songs for the movie has been choreographed by Bosco Caesar in Bangkok 16 Anupam Kher was seen alongside main cast in a supporting role 17 18 Soundtrack EditMain Tera HeroSoundtrack album by Sajid WajidReleased3 March 2014 19 GenreFeature film soundtrackLength25 53LanguageHindiLabelT SeriesProducerEkta KapoorSajid Wajid chronologyJai Ho 2014 Main Tera Hero 2014 Heropanti 2014 External audio Audio Jukebox on YouTubeThe soundtrack was composed by Sajid Wajid while the lyrics were penned by Kumaar Kausar Munir and Danish Sabri 20 The first song Besharmi Ki Height sung by Benny Dayal and Shalmali Kholgade released on 20 February 2014 21 The soundtrack was released on 3 March 2014 22 The producers of the film capitulating on the popularity of the song Palat Tera Hero Idhar Hai from the soundtrack attached a remix version of it along with the theatrical prints of Ragini MMS 2 which released on 21 March 2014 instead of the theatrical trailer marking the first such instance 23 24 25 Some critics compared the track Palat Tera Hero Idhar Hai to the 1981 song Jahan Teri Yeh Nazar Hai from the film Kaalia 26 27 Track listingNo TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Besharmi Ki Height KumaarBenny Dayal Shalmali Kholgade4 492 Palat Tera Hero Idhar Hai Kausar Munir Danish SabriArijit Singh4 313 Shanivaar Raati KumaarArijit Singh Shalmali Kholgade4 214 Galat Baat Hai Kausar Munir Danish SabriNeeti Mohan Javed Ali4 205 Besharmi Ki Height Remix KumaarBenny Dayal Shalmali Kholgade4 116 Shanivaar Raati Remix KumaarArijit Singh Shalmali Kholgade3 41Total length 25 53 Reception Edit Filmfare review given by Devesh Sharma gave 4 stars out of 5 and said This breezy soundtrack offers a good antidote for dull evenings One can say that Sajid Wajid are certainly back in business They might not have experimented much but have given us the classic Hindi film sound that has gone missing in today s times 28 Another 3 stars out of 5 was given by Joginder Tuteja from Rediff mentioning The Main Tera Hero soundtrack has no dull moments Songs like Palat and Besharmi keep the fun element intact right through 29 Marketing EditThe film s official trailer was released online on 23 January 2014 with presence of the main cast 30 Positive responses came along for the young stars vibe and one of the tabloid reviews compared the movie to Archie Comics characters 31 32 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 33 Promotional events for the film took place in various cities As a part of the tour the cast visited many colleges malls and news channels to promote their film The cast made appearances at colleges and malls in Indore and then touring New Delhi turned up at Delhi University s campus which saw thousands of youngsters turn up to see actors Varun Dhawan Ileana D Cruz and anchor Bharat Jain They have reportedly disheartened at Nargis Fakhri s absence as she was shooting in Budapest Reception EditOn review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 20 based on 5 reviews and an average rating of 5 10 34 Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 3 5 5 stars and wrote On the whole MAIN TERA HERO is a wild wacky madcap entertainer that has the unmistakable stamp of the master of entertainers David Dhawan An over the top plot humor quotient and performances are three aces the film stands on The film should work well with admirers of typical Bollywood masalathons also because Varun Dhawan pulls off the act with flamboyance and bowls you over with an uproarious act in this zany entertainer Go have fun and laugh out loud 35 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 It has the depth of a comic strip but it also has its neon shaded fun For those who want a light laugh here s your boy 36 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 The second half is primarily where the problem lies The script dwindles slightly Too many characters with too many subplots emerge messing things up for a bit 37 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 38 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 Quick witted jocular and pricelessly silly this film is a sure shot must watch She gave the film 3 out of 5 stars 39 Raedita Tandan of Filmfare rated the movie with 3 stars stating Main Tera Hero MTH is a textbook David Dhawan movie This is the kind of low brow humour you enjoy without pretensions It s not great cinema but it is a paisa vasool comedy 40 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 Tushar Hiranandani has penned a mad script that will reel you in as soon as the credits end If the industry was looking for a replacement for Govinda then there isn t a better option than Varun 41 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 42 Zee News Aparna Mudi rated the movie 2 5 5 stars stating The cast of the movie have definitely been given leverage to play their characters with ease and performances are good all around They also seem to have had a lot of fun with the movie especially Varun as he looks adorable pulling faces and romancing the two lead heroines Highly entertaining in the first half Main Tera Hero slumps in the second The jokes are slightly in your face and fail to make you laugh at times 43 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 44 The Hindustan Times Anupama Chopra gave the film 2 stars saying There are a few moments in the film that took me back to the good old day But mostly Main Tera Hero is loud and tiring The frenzied plot didn t deliver enough funny lines The burden of making this enterprise work rests mostly with Varun who is as hyper as a helium filled energizer bunny Meanwhile the two svelte heroines Ileana D Cruz and Nargis Fakhri simper about looking sexy I just wish it had been more interesting 45 India Today gave the film 2 stars If this film was made to establish Varun Dhawan as a comedy actor who can do something different then they have achieved what they wanted Because he does put a great show together but there is absolutely nothing else that deserves any compliments 46 Box office EditMain Tera Hero opened to an occupancy of around 40 in India 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 47 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 5 million 48 49 The film collected another 27 9 crore US 3 5 million on the second day of its theatrical release taking its two day total to 50 crore US 6 3 million showing a considerable growth of 80 which was expected considering the loss on its first day to the cricket match 50 On the third day it collected 75 million US 940 000 7 75 crore US 970 000 to take its weekend total to 40 crore US 5 0 million 40 3 crore US 5 0 million which though high by normal standards were understandable because of the cricket matches affecting its growth 51 On its first Monday it had a collection of around 37 5 crore US 4 7 million 43 6 crore US 5 5 million 52 On the fifth day of its theatrical release there was a growth of 15 courtesy a holiday another 2 75 crore US 340 000 on the next day pushed the film s six day total to 30 8 crore US 3 9 million 53 Overall the film had a decent first week collecting 33 5 crore US 4 2 million domestically 54 The film with the fourth highest first week total of the year after Jai Ho Gunday and Ragini MMS 2 performed best in circuits like CP Berar Nizam and Andhra Pradesh where it collected an estimated 22 1 crore US 2 8 million plus and above all in Gujarat with 40 crore US 5 0 million 54 Suffering a heavy drop of 75 the film collected 1 5 crore US 190 000 on its eighth day 55 The film in all collected 12 8 crore US 1 6 million 56 in its second week managing a two week total of 46 3 crore US 5 8 million with best collections from Mumbai Rajasthan and CP Berar circuits From the Mumbai circuit comprising the Gujarat Saurashtra belts alone it collected 18 crore US 2 3 million 57 It was declared a Semi Hit by Box Office India 58 References Edit Main Tera Hero 2014 British Board of Film Classification 25 March 2014 Retrieved 2 April 2014 Main Tera Hero Box Office India Retrieved 20 March 2018 David Dhawan to direct son Varun Dhwan in 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