Review of Heroine

Release Date - 21'st September 2012

One Word which describes the film - Scandalous

Best Dialogue –  Manipulate kar lo ya ho jao

Genre- Romance / Drama

Story /Direction- Madhur Bhandarkar

Producer –  Ronnie Screwvala , Madhur Bhandarkar

Music Director -Salim-Sulaiman

Cast – Kareena Kapoor , Arjun Rampal , Randeep Hooda

Budget –  32 crores

The Official Press Release distributed as a part of the announcement of the film stated  that "The film is based on the life and times of a superstar heroine, Mahi from the dream factory we call 'Bollywood'. The film is a daring, shocking, glamorous, scandalous behind-the-scenes account of the reality behind the world of glitz and glamour that our film stars inhabit. For a country obsessed with films and film stars, Heroine will take audiences on a voyeuristic journey to see what really goes on in the lives of India's sweethearts."


Madhur Bhandarkar , despite giving a film with a  strong script ,smart direction, well edited scenes and a  fast story  is receiving lots of criticism just shows the double standards of the film industry and critics . Maybe the story of people using each others ,actors getting  other's roles edited , the under hand tactics used by the stars at the top was too close to the reality to be openly applauded. People are saying that the film is a replica of Page 3 and Fashion . Bollywood industry is closely associated with the modelling world and Page 3 parties so there were bound to be similarities. It's not as if Bhandarkar promised something and delivered something else .

The film was about an emotionally unstable actress, who wants love and acceptance but is  also desperate for success and publicity and can go to any lengths for the same . The film has several scenes which target the cream of Bollywood actors in a subtle yet playful way such as Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Preity Zinta . 

The film started well and managed to hold audience's interest till the end. Kareena Kapoor  well known for her real life cat fights with other heroines and glamour doll image perfectly fits the role and has given an intense performance which is bound to get her many awards . 
Randeep Hudda was great in his role of  Vice Captain of  Indian cricket team .With time the actor has not only groomed himself but his acting has also become refined . 

The only thing which I think worked against the film was casting Arjun Rampal and Sanjay Suri as the top stars of the industry . Both actors have given average performance and not left any impact on the viewers.  

In a  line if ever you  felt envious of the celebrity lifestyle you must watch this film to know that once the show is over they are also human beings and face the ups and downs of life like any other common person. 

A must watch for Bollywood lovers .