''Hero Hiralal'' is a

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Indian film directed by

Ketan Mehta Ketan Mehta (born 21 July 1952) is an Indian film director who has also directed documentaries and television serials since 1975. Early life and education Born on 21 July 1952 in Navsari in Gujarat, Mehta did his schooling from Sardar Patel Vid ...

, starring

Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He is notable in Indian parallel cinema. He has also starred in international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare A ...

and

Sanjana Kapoor Sanjana Kapoor (born 1967) is an Indian theatre personality and former film actress. She is the daughter of actors Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kapoor. She ran the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai from 1993 to February 2012. Biography Sanjna Kapoor w ...

in leading roles. It is a movie about an auto rickshaw driver who falls in love with a film actress. The movie showcased performances by the lead actors and by Saeed Jaffrey and Satish Shah in their supporting roles. This marked Sanjana Kapoor's first leading role in a Bollywood film.

Synopsis

Naseeruddin Shah is Hero Hiralal, a Hyderabadi auto-rickshaw driver who meets an upcoming Bollywood starlet, Roopa (Sanjana Kapoor) and becomes her tour guide. Soon, the two fall in love. Work takes Roopa back to Bombay. Hero, pining for his lover, follows her and has an encounter with her family members, who clearly disapprove of him. Rupa's family tells her to reject Hero's love and move on with her career. Buckling under family pressure, Roopa is compelled to abandon her love, which causes Hero to fall into depression and attempt suicide. He is saved in time by Rani Sitara Devi, a show lady (Deepa Sahi), who arranges for him to die like a great lover in supposedly the greatest show on earth as directed by her. Hero is saved once again in the nick of time when Roopa arrives in a rush at the last minute to confess her love for him.

Cast

– Hero Hiralal *

– Rupa * Deepa Sahi - Rani Sitara Devi * Kiran Kumar – Prem Kumar *

Rohini Hattangadi Rohini Hattangadi (''née'' Oak; born 11 April 1955) is an Indian actress, known for her work in Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, and Gujarati films, and Marathi soap operas and theatre. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film ...

– Roopa's step-mom * Saeed Jaffrey – Aziz Bhai * Satish Shah – Bhagwan * Mohan Gokhale – Rangeela Paintal * Johnny Lever – Police constable *

Dilip Dhawan Dilip Dhawan (1955 – 15 February 2000) was an Indian film and television actor. He started his career as a child in '' Sangharsh'' (1968), featuring Dilip Kumar, Dhawan acted in over 50 films. Career He acted as the hero in the movie ''Arvin ...

*Deepak Qazir – Dukhilal *Ahmad Khan *Rahul Chowdhary *Hosi Vasunia *

Benjamin Gilani Benjamin Gilani is an Indian film, television and stage actor who works in Hindi cinema. Early life and career Gilani was schooled at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. He is a postgraduate from Delhi University having studied and taught English lit ...

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...

(Spl. Appearance)

Music

The film's music is by Babla Shah, with lyrics by Hriday Lani, and singing by

Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her cont ...

, Amit Kumar and

Kumar Sanu Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), better known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi songs. Apart from Hindi, he has al ...

, as his first major Bollywood song. This movie Kumar Sanu song " Jashna Hai Mohabbat Ka" include on 6 January 1989. #"Sapano Ki Duniya Hai" (sad) –

#"Main Hoon Hero Hero Hiraalaal" – Amit Kumar #"Jashna Hai Mohabbat Ka" –

#" Sapno Ki Duniya Hai" - Kanchan

Box office reception

''Hero Hiralal'' had an average collection on box office.

Crew

*Direction –

*Producer – Gul Anand *Cinematography – Faroukh Mistry, Jehangir Chowdhury *Choreography – Chinni Prakash, Jay Borade *Action – Ravi Dewan *Editor – Sutanu Gupta, Adesh Verma *Screenplay –

, Gul Anand *Dialogue – Hridaylani *Sound – Jitendra Chaudhary *Costume – Bhanu Athaiya *Music - Babla Shah *Lyrics - Hriday Lani *Singers -

, Amit Kumar &

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0093182, name=Hero Hiralal 1989 films 1980s Hindi-language films Films directed by Ketan Mehta Films set in Hyderabad, India