Aa Gaya Hero
| Aa Gaya Hero | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Dipankar Senapati Dinesh Chand Meena (DCM) |
| Written by | Govinda |
| Produced by | Govinda |
| Starring | Govinda Ashutosh Rana Murali Sharma Makarand Deshpande Chandrachur Singh Harish Kumar Shekhar Kant Jha |
| Music by | Meet Bros Vicky & Hardik Arghya Banerjee |
Production company | Mangal Tara T.V & Films |
| Distributed by | Paras Maan |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹ 8.50 crores[2] |
| Box office | ₹ 1.39 crores[3] |
Aa Gaya Hero (transl. Here comes the hero) is a 2017 Indian action comedy film directed by Dipankar Senapati starring Govinda in the lead role. Previously titled Abhinay Chakra, it was Govinda's comeback film.[4]
Plot
[edit]ACP Ravindra Varma (Govinda) is a daredevil and sincere police officer who has been called in to nab a dreaded terrorist (Milind Shinde). During his attempts to catch the terrorist, Ravindra Varma realises that there are two ministers (Surendra Pal and Makrand Deshpande) who work hand in hand with the said terrorist.
Besides them, there are two brothers (Murali Sharma and Ashutosh Rana) who form the right hand of the two corrupt ministers. The film is about whether the righteous ACP Ravindra Varma manages to bring the crooks to the book or not.
Cast
[edit]- Govinda as ACP Ravindra Verma
- Ashutosh Rana
- Murli Sharma
- Makarand Deshpande
- Harish Kumar
- Chandrachur Singh
- Richa Sharma
- Poonam Pandey in an item number
Promotion
[edit]Govinda visited the BSF camp near Najafgarh, Delhi, to promote the film. He got an opportunity to have a conversation with the BSF jawans. He did a lot of activities there, from having lunch to making the jawans dance with their family members.[5] He also promoted the film on The Kapil Sharma Show, where he was joined by his wife and actor Shakti Kapoor, who was shooting nearby and decided to drop in and meet him.[6]
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack of the film features seven tracks which was released 15 February 2017.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lohe Da Liver" | Mika Singh, Meet Bros | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Aa Gaya Hero (Title Track)" | Arghya Banerjee | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Police Wala Don" | Ahan, Poorvi Koutish | 4:19 |
| 4. | "UP Ki Don" | Arghya Banerjee | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Dirty Flirty" | Mika Singh, Swati Sharma | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Lo Hoigwa" | Ahan | 4:59 |
| 7. | "Mahiya" | Ahan | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 28:20 | ||
Release
[edit]Aa Gaya Hero was certified U/A by the CBFC on 6 March 2017. The film released in 300 screens on 17 March 2017 all over India along with other releases being Machine and Trapped.[7]
Reception
[edit]BookMyShow reviewed the film and wrote, "Catch the film in your nearest theatre to entertain yourself with a two-hour parody of the 90s, with signature Govinda dance moves and hilarious dialogues and action. Take along your friends to experience a laugh riot.[8] However The Times of India gave it 1.5 stars saying "Unfortunately, besides the actor's trademark dance moves, there is nothing worth watching here. The 'hero' might just need to make another comeback soon and hopefully a more 'relevant' one this time."[9]
Box office
[edit]Its first-day box office was 23 lakh. It grossed 32 lakh on Saturday and collected 42 lakhs on Sunday. It collected 97 lakhs in its first weekend. It grossed 1.66 crores till Friday. Its second-weekend box office was 17 lakhs taking the film's total to 1.80 crores. Its lifetime domestic collection is 2.78 crores. In America, it had a good opening, collected 10 lakhs on Friday. It grossed 50 lakh in its first overseas weekend. It grossed 12 lakhs in its first week and collected 7 lakhs in its second weekend. Its lifetime overseas was 99 lakhs. It opened well in Malaysia, where it had just 40 screens. Its final box office was 1.39 crores against a budget of 8 crores it was a disaster.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Bhatnagar, Rohit (23 February 2017). "Exclusive: Govinda's 'Aa Gaya Hero' release date pushed". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Aa Gaya Hero - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ "Aa Gaya Hero - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ "Govinda's comeback film Abhinay Chakra is now titled Aa Gaya Hero". DNA Pakistan. 28 December 2016.
- ^ Govinda meets BSF Jawans in Delhi: Bollywood Hungama
- ^ Shakti Kapoor surprises Govinda on sets of Kapil's comedy show: Bollywood Hungama
- ^ "Govinda's 'Aa Gaya Hero' struggles for release". Livemint. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Aa Gaya Hero Review: A Nostalgic Journey To The 90s - BookMyShow
- ^ "Aa Gaya Hero Movie Review". The Times of India. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
External links
[edit]- Aa Gaya Hero at IMDb
- Aa Gaya Hero on Facebook