Nikhil Advani’s ‘Hero’ starring the young duo of Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty does capture our attention with its visually delightful scenes. However, the movie is unable to live up to the high expectations created just before its release. The characterization and dialogues are quite loose and are unable to hold the viewers attention. Salman Khan has promoted the movie and this is the only reason why the movie has gained such high curiosity. The music in the movie is quite catchy with the soundtrack, ‘Main Hoon Hero Tera’ by Salman Khan. The action is completely overwhelming with power packed sequences but the direction still lags behind. The lead cast in the movie shares an extremely strong chemistry, however, since there is nothing new in the movie we can give it a miss…It's a one time watch if u want to catch the oh so fresh face of Athiya Shetty and well toned body of Sooraj Pancholi.

‘Hero’ is a story that's still stuck in the '90s with Sooraj Pancholi (Sooraj Kaushik) and Athiya Shetty (Radha Mathur). Radha is your regular Hindi film heroine who doesn't care for the repercussions of her actions because her father is the Inspector General of Police in Mumbai. Such a heroine creates the scope for a 'hero' who will tame, test and love her, in that order. Isn't this what Hindi film writers have been doing for years? You remember those '90s flicks where actors such as Ajay Devgn and Suniel Shetty created a 'macho' image by ignoring the heroine's advances. Nikhil Advani has re-packaged the same ingredients in Sooraj Kaushik's love story. From Anita Hassanandani's over enthusiastic 'bhabhi' to Suresh Menon's 'BBM', Hero features many shallow characters. Radha and Sooraj are no exceptions. Aditya Pancholi has a dialogue in the film which goes like, "Khota hai par apna hai." This sums up the idea behind presenting Sooraj Pancholi as 'the' hero. Yes, I know, I said that in the beginning as well. 

With punchlines like Ek goonda kya ek IG ki beti se pyaar kar sakta hai kya, you would expect the plot of the film - a remake of Subhash Ghai's 1983 superhit of the same name - to be gripping. But director Nikhil Advani's version is a far cry from the original. The performances by the lead cast make Nikhil Advani's film bearable. While their on-screen chemistry is perfunctory, Sooraj and Athiya seem earnest and promising. The fight and the dance sequences are well-choreographed. The background score is perfectly synchronised with the visuals in terms of beat and tempo. The direction, with scant regard to detailing, is careless and without conviction, making the entire viewing experience a silly proposition. With excellent production values, Nikhil Advani's film, though technically advanced, is poorly executed in terms of writing. The screenplay is ridiculously flawed and confusing at times. While most of the scenes are superbly dramatic, they unfortunately do not create an emotional impact. Overall, this Hero is below mediocre fare except for the lead pair's straightforward performances.

This ‘Hero’ is a zero. Sooraj (Sooraj) is a ‘gali ka goonda’. Radha (Athiya Shetty) is an ‘IG ki beti’. The twain meet, and love blossoms. This one line theme was turned into a full-fledged melodrama back in the early 80s, in Subhash Ghai’s superhit film of the same name, in which Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Seshadri had played the lovers. The overblown storyline and treatment matched the time it was made in.This stale story is transported to 2015 for reasons best known to the filmmakers. If you are giving us a brand new pair, what is to stop you from giving us a brand new plot? You watch, with growing disbelief and despair, the fresh-faced ‘goonda’ and his faithful friends (another tired trope) effect the sloppiest ‘kidnap’ you’ve seen. The end brings relief, with Sallu Bhai working the end credits, exuding more star power in two minutes than we’ve seen in two hours.

‘Hero’ is a delectable synthesis of startling onscreen beauty, dazzling high octane action, melodious music and merry froth. Each frame of the film has been done up with care which is evident in its striking visuals. However, the same doesn't stand true for the story, which is incoherent and often convoluted. The thunderous power-packed action sequences, especially the one in its climax, is pitch perfect and makes you feel the giddiness synonymous with Salman Khan films. It is cleverly set - in picturesque locales. The affable chemistry of Sooraj and Athiya has a dash of inventiveness. For two newbies, the duo has a strong screen presence. Athiya is a natural and Sooraj owns the titular role with an effortless swagger. His skillful action makes him score over most debutants of recent times. Sculpted as a full throttle masala entertainer, Hero is plot-heavy. It is slick and never allows its viewers to feel restless. For its 132 minutes' crisp runtime, ‘Hero’ offers bucketful of entertainment and victoriously conveys that commercial movies needn't be puerile to show people a good time.