Hero No. 1

Hero No. 1
Directed by	David Dhawan
Written by	Rumi Jaffrey
Produced by	Vashu Bhagnani
Starring	Govinda Karisma Kapoor Paresh Rawal Shakti Kapoor Satish Shah Kader Khan
Cinematography	K.S. Prakash Rao
Edited by	A. Muthu
Music by	Anand–Milind
Distributed by	S. K. Enterprise Haslingden LTD
Release date	21 February 1997 (1997-02-21)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹6.7 crore (equivalent to ₹29 crore or US$3.9 million in 2020)[1]
Box office	₹31 crore (equivalent to ₹134 crore or US$18 million in 2020)[1]

Hero No.1 is a 1997 Indian Hindi comedy-drama film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Govinda and Karishma Kapoor. The film borrows the theme of Bawarchi, which was itself a remake of Bengali film Galpo Holeo Satti (starring Rabi Ghosh). It was remade in Telugu as Goppinti Alludu. The opening scene in which Govinda drives the car and gets ready for office is directly borrowed from The Mr.Bean TV Show episode "The Trouble with Mr.Bean" broadcast on 1 January 1992. The movie also has a good number of scenes (second half) influenced from the cult marathi classic Navri Mile Navryala. Over the years the film has gained cult status and is often shown on televisions. The film promised to be the family one providing wholesome entertainment from 90s.^[2]

Plot[]

Rajesh, the son of rich businessman Dhanraj Malhotra, escapes from his home and reaches Europe. Meena, the granddaughter of Dinanath Tripathi, also travels to Europe as she has secured a scholarship to study there. The two meet and fall in love. Dhanraj reaches Europe in search of Rajesh and discovers he loves Meena. They return to India for the two to get married. However, destiny has something else in store for them.

When Dinanath finds out about Rajesh being Dhanraj's son, he breaks the alliance in rage. As later Dinanath's servant Babu escapes, they're now in search of new servant. Rajesh disguises as servant Raju and begins to work at the Tripathis. He solves the problems of family members also including Dinanath's 3 sons, daughter Shanno and other granddaughter Dimple, winning hearts of everyone.

Dinanath finds some valuables missing from the home. Police arrive and find Dhanraj, disguised as a Chowkidar. Raju and Dhanraj are insulted by the family members. Meena reveals Raju's identity and the sacrifices he made for her. Dinanath realises their true love for each other. The film ends happily with Rajesh and Meena's marriage.

Cast[]

• Govinda as Rajesh "Raju" Malhotra
• Karisma Kapoor as Meena Nath Tripathi
• Kader Khan as Dhanraj Malhotra, Raju's father
• Paresh Rawal as Dinanath Tripathi, Meena's paternal grandfather
• Tiku Talsania as Vidyanath Dinanath Tripathi, Meena's eldest paternal uncle
• Anil Dhawan as Jeevannath Dinanath Tripathi, Meena's second paternal uncle
• Satish Shah as Somnath "Pappi" Dinanath Tripathi, Meena's youngest paternal uncle
• Himani Shivpuri as Shanno Nath Dinanath Tripathi/ Shanno Sunil Mishra, Meena's fraternal aunt
• Shakti Kapoor as Mohan "Babu" Singh, Tripathis' former servant
• as Sunil Mishra, Meena's fraternal uncle
• Rita Bhaduri as Mallika Vidyanath Tripathi, Meena's eldest paternal aunt
• Shagufta Ali as Sugandha Jeevannath Tripathi, Meena's second paternal aunt
• Rakesh Bedi as Ranveer Choudhry, Dhanraj's secretary
• Omkar Kapoor as Shekhar Jeevannath Tripathi, Meena's paternal cousin
• Harish Kumar as Arvind Sharma, Meena's prospective husband

Soundtrack[]

Anand–Milind came up with a chart-topping score yet again for a Govinda-David Dhawan film. The music, especially the song, "Sona Kitna Sona Hain", emerged a winner on countdown shows and is remembered till date. The other songs also gained mass popularity like "Saaton Janam", "Maine Paidal", "Main Tujko Bahga Laya", "Mohobbat Ki Nahi" and "U. P. Wala". The songs were extremely popular among the masses and are often heard even now. Poornima earned herself a Zee Cine Awards nomination for "Sona Kitna Sona Hain", but she lost to Lata Mangeshkar for Dil To Pagal Hai.

References[]

External links[]

• Hero No. 1 at IMDb