Movie Details:
Based on | Parugu (2008) by Bhaskar |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Genre | Romantic, Action |
Release date | May 23, 2014 |
Running time | 2hr 26min |
Certificate | U/A |
Starring | Tiger Shroff Kriti Sanon Prakash Raj |
Directed by | Sabbir Khan |
Written by | Sanjeev Dutta |
Story by | Bhaskar |
Produced by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
Cinematography by | Hari K. Vedantam |
Edited by | Manan Ajay Sagar |
Music by | Songs: Sajid–Wajid Manj Musik Mustafa Zahid Score: Sandeep Shirodkar |
Production Company | Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment |
Distributor | UTV Motion Pictures |
Cast & Characters:
- Tiger Shroff as Bablu Singh
- Kriti Sanon as Dimpy Chaudhary
- Prakash Raj as Suraj Singh Chaudhary, Dimpy’s and Renu’s father
- Raashul Tandon as Kiki
- Sandeepa Dhar as Renuka “Renu” Chaudhary, Dimpy’s sister
- Ranjha Vikram Singh as Rajjo Fauji
- Shireesh Sharma as Police Commissioner
- Priyamvada Kant in a special appearance
- Samar Jai Singh as Bhuppi
- K. C. Shankar as Pappi
- Sunil Grover as Driver Devpal
- Jatin Suri as Jitesh, Bablu’s friend
- Sugandha Mishra as Shalu, Dimpy’s friend
- Prashant Singh as Sukhi
- Dev Sharma as Rakesh
Storyline:
Sixty six years since India became free, but are we still free to love, to choose our own life really? Rising from present India in the conflicting era of shining modernity and deep-rooted archaic traditions, in the era of big city versus small towns, comes a love story sealed with an impossible fate. The story of the bold Bablu and the bratty Dimpy.
Will Bablu and Dimpys love blossom under the terror of a brutal clan and the violent landscape it is set against. Heropanti is the story of todays youth, and the coming of age of its conflicting protagonists.
About Movie:
Heropanti is a Hindi romantic action film directed by Sabbir Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The movie introduced Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon, with Prakash Raj in a supporting role. It is a remake of the 2008 Telugu film Parugu, which starred Allu Arjun and Sheela Kaur.
Salman Khan recommended launching Tiger Shroff, son of Jackie Shroff, and he was signed for the film in June 2012. Filming took place primarily in Kashmir, with the romantic song “Rabba” shot there. The official trailer was released on April 6, 2014, and the film hit theaters on May 23, 2014.
Heropanti received mixed reviews upon release. While critics praised the performances of the ensemble cast, particularly Shroff’s action scenes and the cinematography, they criticized the screenplay, pacing, and narration.
A sequel, Heropanti 2, was confirmed by Tiger Shroff on February 19, 2020. The official announcement, along with two first-look posters, was made on February 28, revealing a release date of July 16, 2021. In October 2020, Tara Sutaria was confirmed as the female lead, with filming set to begin in December 2020. However, production was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing the release to December 3, 2021. Filming for the first schedule eventually began in Mumbai in April 2021.
Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | ₹25 crore |
Worldwide Collection | ₹72.6 crore (US$8.7 million) |