Hero No. 1
1997 Indian film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hero No.1 is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Govinda and Karishma Kapoor with an ensemble supporting cast of actors.
Hero No. 1 | |
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Directed by | David Dhawan |
Written by | Rumi Jaffery |
Produced by | Vashu Bhagnani |
Starring | Govinda Karisma Kapoor Kader Khan Paresh Rawal Shakti Kapoor Satish Shah |
Cinematography | K.S. Prakash Rao |
Edited by | A. Muthu |
Music by | Anand–Milind |
Production company | |
Distributed by | S. K. Enterprise Haslingden LTD |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹67.5 million[1] |
Box office | ₹309.5 million[1] |
The film borrows the theme of Bawarchi, which was itself a remake of Bengali film Galpo Holeo Satti. It was remade in Telugu as Goppinti Alludu. Upon its release, the film was successful, grossing ₹309.5 million (equivalent to ₹1.6 billion or US$20 million in 2023) at the box office against a production budget of ₹67.5 million (equivalent to ₹340 million or US$4.3 million in 2023) and was the seventh highest grossing film of the year. The film promised to be the family one providing wholesome entertainment from 90s.[2]