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Mahi Arora has all the trappings of a Bollywood superstar-name, fame and fortune. Unfortunately she's also a manic depressive and constantly courts a death wish. Will Mahi succumb more...
Mahi Arora has all the trappings of a Bollywood superstar-name, fame and fortune. Unfortunately she's also a manic depressive and constantly courts a death wish. Will Mahi succumb to her weakness or will she manage to stay afloat?
Multiple National-Award winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar takes vicarious pleasure in giving his audience a ring-side view of various walks of life. His Chandni Bar (2001) dealt with Mumbai dance-bars; Page-3 (2005) showed the shallow side of the media and celebrity circus;
Fashion(2008) dealt with the seamier side of the fashion industry. And one must say here that in each of his previous works Madhur was far more in control of proceedings than he is in Heroine; a film that superficially traces Bollywood's underbelly.
The protagonist is Mahi Arora ( Kareena Kapoor), a superstar, who has the world at her feet for a bit in the beginning of this film. Unfortunately she is also fashionably diagnosed with the bipolar syndrome and is happy to destroy herself in her various relationships.
If you are wondering why Sunshine Girl Mahi is on a constant emotional roller-coaster; the narrative tells you that she has had a messed up childhood and hence she has developed this masochistic streak.
So on the one hand, Mahi is cutting ribbons, and shooting for a dozen endorsements. But quickly enough she is also threatened by the arrival of the younger actresses and awards that go missing, To add to her woes, she's drawn like a moth to a flame to her married co-star Aryan Khanna( Arjun Rampal); a cad.
Very clearly the written material at hand draws from unflattering accounts of various real and reel Hindi film heroines of the 80s (unfair to name them because a couple of them are not even around to defend themselves); who were in messy situations with their married co-stars.
In a bid to pack in every piece of studio gossip ever heard; Heroine makes Mahi swing from a relationship with a married actor to another with a successful cricketer ( Randeep Hooda). Cloning stereotypes of what the middle-class call a liberated; Mahi is also shown smoking, drinking and popping pills so frequently; she seems more like a social hazard than a free-thinking girl.
The film is made enjoyable by some pithy dialogue credited to Niranjan Iyengar. Sample this: aap media waalon ko toh script likhna chahiye. Heroine ne gaadi le li-toh businessman ne gift kardi; diamond khareeda, toh engagement ho gayi; hospital gayi check up ke liye, toh abortion ho gaya, LA gayi toh plastic surgery karva liya, aur Dubai gayi toh, uska rate card ban jata hai.
And Heroine would have been crisper had it not digressed to cover every Bollywood insider account. When the maker attempts to show mainstream cinema's condescending attitude towards art-house films, precious screen time is lost. Mahi's attempt to play a prostitute and say scandalous lines are clearly attempted to woo the front-benchers but the gig lacks conviction. The music is a complete let down and even the item song Halkat Jaawani fails to give the required 'rise' to proceedings.
Of course the saving grace of the film is Kareena who not only looks drop-dead gorgeous but is also adept as the girl interrupted.
Tip-off: Heroine is Kareena's Dirty Picture. The actress has shown ample cleavage and partaken in some really intimate bedroom scenes. Definitely worth a dekho!
Review posted this month
too much overacting by everyone
Review posted within last 6 month
Bhandarkar got it all wrong... no KKK plz... there are better actress out there...
Review posted within last 6 month
The movie was a good effort but didn't really have the plot and the elements to make it successful. It was also a little confusing at times. However, Kareena Kapoor Khan, as usual, gave it her best! :-)
Review posted within last 6 month
nice movie. Typical bhandarkar movie to reveal the darkness of bollywood film industry.
Review posted within last 6 month
Repeat of Page3 and The Dirty Picture.... Single time watchable....!!!!
Review posted within last 6 month
bakwaas...full time bekaar
Review posted within last 6 month
Hardly any substance, the plot is really weak and fails to grip the viewer at any point. Dismal ....
Review posted within last 6 month
Heroine has gone backstage...
Review posted within last 6 month
below average
Review posted within last 6 month
everything was in it with nothing .....
Review posted within last 6 month
movie is ok . not like earlier movie of this director
Review posted within last 6 month
Herioine is the story of a famous actress struggling for name and fame in the film industries. this movie depicts the struggles and hardships an actress faces in her life for success in film business. The movie is interesting till the interval and goes on to become boring and lenghty after interval, the audience lose their interest in the movie right after the interval.
Review posted within last 6 month
Goes round and round
Review posted within last 6 month
after raising audiences expectation, this was not expected from Madhur....just one time watch
Review posted within last 6 month
Kareena has emerged as one of the best actresses...her acting skills has improved in the past few years... but this movie is the worst direction of Madhur...Hope he could take out reality the way he did in corporate, page 3 and fashion...direction is too bad...this movie had the potential of being one of the best of 2012 but unfortunately due to bad direction it became a flop...2 stars for kareena else it deserved 1...
Review posted within last 6 month
Lights .. Camera .... Action!!! and this @Heroine will start emoting ... yelling out the difference between a person and an actor.... Yes!! she is saucy, she is above expectations and she delivered her career best till date..... But the script ditched her big time... Bebo showed the hyperbolic path of an actress's career who rose like pheonix but then ......all hells break down and the end result...buckets full of tears!!! The movie may gather mammoth footfalls due to our sultry bebo ... but it surely lacks somewhere in editing and story telling (especially first half).....with average song compositions., this one is not Madhur's best !! Overall Ratings - 2.5/5 .... PS: 1. Watch it for Bebo who is looking absolutely stunning !!! 2. Mr Bhandarkar wake up .."MERA BHARAT MAHAN " has got more serious issues to be canvassed on big screen.... 3. Saif Ali Khan !! plz keep an eye on ur would be ... I think a fidelity test would do :P :P :P
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Great performance by Kareena... Story, screenplay and direction is OK... Must watch for Kareena Fans
Review posted more than 6 month ago
one more outsatnding performance by kareena, hot n sexy
Review posted more than 6 month ago
you can watch it in TV. Don't got theater or buy the dvd. simply wastage of money.
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Why didn't they just call it Fashion 2 or something. It is essentially just a mix of Fashion and Dirty Picture in some instances. Having said that, if you liked Fashion - even though it is repetitive and I dont think Kareena was as good as Priyanka, you can potentially like Heroine (cos its sooo similar). The one who comes first kind off takes the cake so Heroine didn't work for me!
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Disjoint movie. Plot is not cohesive. Ending is confusing. Kareena tried her best but was in sad state most of the time. Most of the scenes are similar to Madhur'searlier movie "Fashion". This movie niether entertains nor it has any social message. You can ignore this one.
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Kareena was too bold but improper story line mesmerised by the b'ful lady's acting
Review posted more than 6 month ago
A nice movie to watch !
Review posted more than 6 month ago
An excellent movie depicting many reality in and around the movie world ! Nice entertaining movie too !
Review posted more than 6 month ago
a disappointing screen play.. it was basically an assortment of all leading heroines controversial story into one. the actors did a good job, but could not do much due to the poor story line. guess after fashion, making a movie on heroine has left him with a shallow story line
Review posted more than 6 month ago
An just above average movie. Bhandarkar tried to repeat the story line of glamour world of Fashion or Page 3 with a different cast. It was an attempt to project Kareena Kapoor, which was needless. Hence the response was lacklustre.
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Had a lot of expectations frm the movie.. but it turned out to be a damp squib...!!
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Guess just trying to copy hollywood.
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Just OK. Rehash of fashion....
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Below average as per standards of Madhur
Review posted more than 6 month ago
owsum kareena u r bollywood diva good perfomance halkat jawani good acting
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Not a light movie... strains your brain.
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Too predictable.....but a good movie......i felt like i am watching fashion part 2. Recommended.
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Seems that somewhere MB has repeated the same mistake that JP did with 'Umrao Jaan' sequel. One's directorial sensibility should stay separated from one's getting besotted with the 'muse'. Great directors, amazing heroines, tons of hard work ... still you don't get the 'great cinema' that you look forward to. However 'good cinema' is at least better than 'pathetic cinema'.
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Mahi Arora has all the trappings of a Bollywood superstar-name, fame and fortune. Unfortunately she's also a manic depressive and constantly courts a death wish. Will Mahi succumb to her weakness or will she manage to stay afloat?
Review posted more than 6 month ago
It was awefully horrible. As kareena
Review posted more than 6 month ago
There is nothing good in movie other than awesome Kareena
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Average - similar to page 3
Review posted more than 6 month ago
should have rated it below average ;)
Review posted more than 6 month ago
A super flop show as far as acting is concerned. Story has little bit of live but it wasn't told as expected. The acting is above average.
Review posted more than 6 month ago
When i came out of d hall, i was in a tizzy! it wasn't a good movie, nor ws it a bad one! But thr ws smthin wrong wid d movie..!! n i later analyzed n came to d conclusion it ws d title!! the film has got nothing to do wid heroine or bollywood for dat matter.. it ws more about d psychotic character of d main protagonist, she wud hv faced similar troubles n situations had she been an air hostess or anything else for dat matter!! the film shud hv bin named: Mahie Arora: heroine/air hostess/ wotever!! :P
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Madhur Bhandarkar has succeeded this time producing nice film with Kareena, worth seing.
Review posted more than 6 month ago
a complete thumb down to this movie. waste of money as well as time. yup, if you have a girlfriend and you want to spend some quality time with her, go for this one, the whole audi would be empty..... hehehe :D
Review posted more than 6 month ago
Ok Sort Of. Once Watch
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