Hero : Reviews and Box Office thread - Page 3

Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty's launch pad Hero produced by Salman Khan released on 11th September 2015. Is the film worth the watch? Find out here:

Bareback body shot pulling the boat, pull ups at the Bandra - Worli sea link and then comes the slow-motion entry of our Hero, Sooraj Pancholi . A bull dozer, shattering the cement wall and then we get the glimpse of Sooraj Pancholi which is as Seeti-Maar and as Heroic as Salman Khan in Dabangg 2.

It seemed that the entire episode of Sooraj's entry was designed keeping Salman Khan in mind and the young actor does complete justice to the entry sequence. 10 Minutes into the film and you realize the next action star Sooraj Pancholi is here. Carrying off a larger than life personality is never an easy thing and surprisingly, right in his debut film Sooraj does that with ease.

Then our director Nikhil Advani introduces the female lead, a hot top girl from Bandra, Radha (Athiya Shetty) at a night pub in Mumbai. This is yet again a very good introductory scene which might remind of you of many Bollywood introductory sequence. What follows post the introduction of two debutants is an half-hearted attempt to launch two stars who have the potential to make it big.

Hero is a mixed bag and so let us first talk about what goes in favour of the film. Hero rides on some brilliantly designed action sequences performed convincingly by Sooraj Pancholi. Along with the great action sequences another thing which benefits Hero to an large extent is the way they have shot the film. The grandeur of Kashmir and Paris will make those destinations form a part of your bucket list right away. The opening credit of the film which showcases the aerial view of Mumbai looks stunning on the screen. The background score goes on well with the screenplay and adds up onto building the tension in the film. Athiya Shetty who seemed complete out of sync in the trailer, she is decent in the film. She needs considerable improvement in all departments especially the dialogue delivery.

The biggest drawback of Hero is that the things happen too easily. The screenplay used to establish the Love Story' between Sooraj and Radha look unconvincing or rather does not connect. The film does get a bit boring and drags at many instances which are mostly the emotional sequences. A film titled Hero, having a central character who has the potential to lip the heroic dialogues with ease required some very good Heroic dialogues, however the same are far and few in the film. A few punch dialogues would have had an ever lasting impact.

The music is one of the major highlights of the film with each and every song being shot and incorporated well into the screenplay. Watch out for O Khuda which is shot on a huge scale on the lines of some classics like Ek Haseena Thi from Karzz and Om Shaanti Om title song. It's a treat to watch as the entire story of the film is unfolded beautifully in the song.

Talking about performances, like we have been mentioning Salman Khan has given the industry a future action star. Sooraj Pancholi has a brilliant screen presence with the ability to mouth the dialogues convincingly. Last year, Tiger Shroff made a grand debut in Bollywood and even he displayed the ability to pull of the action sequences convincingly however as far as acting is concerned, Sooraj has an upper hand over Tiger. Another point to be noted is that Tiger scores over Sooraj in dancing department and if we have to look onto the future prospect, Bollywood should consider itself lucky to have two actors who can perform action with a lot of conviction. Athiya Shetty as a hot and spoilt brat from Bandra looks good however is a bit raw. Tigmanshu Dhulia as Radha's father - IG Srikant Mathur and Aditya Pancholi as Pasha are two characters which provide the much needed conflict in the film. Chetan Hansraj and Sharad Kelkar do their part well and lend the necessary support.

Hero is a decent on time watch mainly because of the Hero - Sooraj Pancholi who performs the stylishly designed action sequences with ease. The canvas of the film of the film and the music go hugely in favour and saves some scenes from being a complete goner.

To sum up, irrespective of the content, Hero rides on the shoulder of Sooraj Pancholi who is sure to be greeted with a lot of Seeti's and Taali's, while people might give a few Gaali's' for the story.