''Aa Gaya Hero'' () is a 2017 Indian

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directed by Dipankar Senapati starring

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in the lead role. Previously titled ''Abhinay Chakra'', it was Govinda's comeback film.

Plot

ACP Ravindra Varma (

) is a daredevil and sincere police officer who has been called in order to nab a dreaded terrorist (

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). During his attempts to catch the terrorist, Ravindra Varma realises that there are two ministers (

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and

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) who work hand in glove with the said terrorist. Besides them, there are two brothers (

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and

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) who form the right hand of the two corrupt ministers. Does the righteous ACP Ravindra Varma manage to bring the crooks to book, or does he become unsuccessful in doing so, is what forms the rest of the film.

Cast

as ACP Ravindra Verma *

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* Harish Kumar *

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* Richa Sharma *

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as an

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Promotion

Govinda visited the

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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. He also promoted the film on

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, where he was joined by his wife and actor

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, who was shooting nearby and decided to drop in and meet him.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film features seven tracks which was released 15 February 2017.

Release

''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

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and Trapped.

Reception

''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. However ''

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'' 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."

Box office

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.

References

External links

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