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font-style: italic;">The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Herolovestoryofaspy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0f/Herolovestoryofaspy.jpg/220px-Herolovestoryofaspy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="301" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/Herolovestoryofaspy.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="342" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Anil_Sharma_(director)" title="Anil Sharma (director)">Anil Sharma</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data">Shaktimaan Talwar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Dhirajlal Shah</li> <li>Hasmukh Shah</li> <li>Pravin Shah</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sunny_Deol" title="Sunny Deol">Sunny Deol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preity_Zinta" title="Preity Zinta">Preity Zinta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra" title="Priyanka Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amrish_Puri" title="Amrish Puri">Amrish Puri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Narrated by</th><td class="infobox-data">Sunny Deol</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data">Kabir Lal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Urs" title="Suresh Urs">Suresh Urs</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Uttam_Singh" title="Uttam Singh">Uttam Singh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data">Time Magnetics (India) Pvt. Ltd.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>11 April 2003<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-04-11</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">183 minutes<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">Hindi</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>35 crore<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>45.13 crore<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</b></i> is a 2003 Indian <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>-language <a href="/wiki/Spy_thriller" class="mw-redirect" title="Spy thriller">spy thriller</a> film directed by <a href="/wiki/Anil_Sharma_(director)" title="Anil Sharma (director)">Anil Sharma</a> and produced by Time Magnetics. It stars <a href="/wiki/Sunny_Deol" title="Sunny Deol">Sunny Deol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Preity_Zinta" title="Preity Zinta">Preity Zinta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra" title="Priyanka Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</a> in her <a href="/wiki/Bollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Bollywood">Hindi</a> film debut. Written by Shaktimaan, the film tells the story of an undercover <a href="/wiki/Research_and_Analysis_Wing" title="Research and Analysis Wing">Research and Analysis Wing</a> (RAW) agent who must gather intelligence about cross-border terrorism and stop the terrorist responsible for it and his separation from his fiancé. </p><p>Sharma had long contemplated making a spy film but felt this was not economically viable for the Indian market because Indian films did not have sufficient budgets. He first planned a film about India's spy network set in the early 2000s but made the 2001 film <i><a href="/wiki/Gadar:_Ek_Prem_Katha" title="Gadar: Ek Prem Katha">Gadar: Ek Prem Katha</a></i>, which became <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films" title="List of highest-grossing Indian films">one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time</a>. Following the record-breaking success of that film, Sharma decided to make <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i>. The Shah Brothers were engaged to produce the film, which was touted to have a huge budget and scale, unlike previous Bollywood films. Aiming for high production values, a sizeable amount of money was spent on the film. Several large sets were created to give the film a feeling of grandeur, and international stunt experts were hired to coordinate action sequences new to Bollywood. <a href="/wiki/Principal_photography" title="Principal photography">Principal photography</a> was done at Indian locations, including <a href="/wiki/Kullu" title="Kullu">Kullu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manali,_Himachal_Pradesh" title="Manali, Himachal Pradesh">Manali</a>, and in locations in Canada and Switzerland. <a href="/wiki/Uttam_Singh" title="Uttam Singh">Uttam Singh</a> composed the soundtrack with lyrics written by <a href="/wiki/Anand_Bakshi" title="Anand Bakshi">Anand Bakshi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Javed_Akhtar" title="Javed Akhtar">Javed Akhtar</a>. </p><p>The film's production cost was very high, with <a href="/wiki/Trade_magazine" title="Trade magazine">trades</a> suggesting that it was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_Indian_films" title="List of most expensive Indian films">most expensive Indian film ever made</a> at that point; this was the most talked-about aspect of the film. <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> was released on 11 April 2003 to mixed to positive reviews from critics. It grossed over <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>451 million at the box office against a production and marketing budget of <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>350 million, becoming the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Bollywood_films_of_2003" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Bollywood films of 2003">third-highest-grossing film of the year</a>. Chopra won the <a href="/wiki/Stardust_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress">Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress</a> for her performance. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Hero:_Love_Story_of_a_Spy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Arun Khanna is an army intelligence officer working for the Indian Secret Service agency <a href="/wiki/Research_and_Analysis_Wing" title="Research and Analysis Wing">Research and Analysis Wing</a> (RAW) who has been sent to the <a href="/wiki/Line_of_Control" title="Line of Control">Indo-Pakistan border in Kashmir</a>. Under the identity of Major Ravi Batra, he sets up a spy network to obtain information about Pakistani terrorist activities across the border. In a nearby village, he meets Reshma, an orphan. Reshma joins the network to help Batra, and they fall in love. He reluctantly sends her into Pakistan to work as an undercover maid in Colonel Hidayatulla's house. Hidayatulla is associated with <a href="/wiki/ISI_(agnecy)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISI (agnecy)">ISI</a> head Isaq Khan and terrorist Maulana Azhar. </p><p>Reshma begins passing information to Batra. Khan, Azhar, and a group of nuclear scientists meet Hidayatulla's house, where they reveal plans to make a nuclear bomb for a terrorist attack in Kashmir. Reshma is exposed; she escapes and is chased but is saved by Batra and returns to India. Batra proposes marriage. Their engagement ceremony is cut short when terrorists attack. Reshma goes missing after falling into the river, and Batra is presumed dead. </p><p>Batra realizes Khan and Azhar are responsible for the attack. He fakes his own death and plans to infiltrate their terrorist network. In disguise, he follows Khan and Azhar to <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> and discovers they are planning to create a nuclear bomb. Reshma is found alive on the shore in Lahore, Pakistan, where she is rescued by Salman. She loses the ability to walk after learning about the deaths of Batra and her parents. Salman takes her to Canada for treatment under the care of doctor Shaheen Zakaria, the daughter of Muslim fundamentalist Mr. Zakaria, an associate of Khan. In a shopping mall, Reshma finds a muffler she had knitted for Batra, and realizes he is alive and in Canada. </p><p>Batra changes his identity to that of a nuclear scientist named Wahid. To infiltrate Zakaria's group, he wins Zakaria's trust and marries Shaheen. Reshma sees Batra as Wahid at his wedding with Shaheen and recognizes him. Batra tells Reshma they cannot be together because he is now married to Shaheen. Reshma is heartbroken and returns to India. Overhearing their conversation, Shaheen learns the truth and is heartbroken. Batra tells Shaheen the truth about her father, but she does not believe the news about her father's terrorist links. </p><p>Batra tricks the group into revealing the location of the bomb's parts, which have been kept at a high-altitude facility owned by Zakaria. The group reveals the codes to him, and he transmits a signal to the Canadian and Indian governments. Shaheen learns about the group's plan, exposing them. Khan learns about "Wahid's" true identity and attempts to kill him, but Batra survives. Soldiers arrive, forcing the terrorists toward a train station. They hijack a train and take the passengers hostage. Shaheen, on board, tries to disarm Khan, but he kills her. Before dying, she forgives Batra. Batra kills the other terrorists and Khan. He returns to Kashmir and reunites with Reshma. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Hero:_Love_Story_of_a_Spy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Credits adapted from <a href="/wiki/Bollywood_Hungama" title="Bollywood Hungama">Bollywood Hungama</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cast&crew_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cast&crew-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sunny_Deol" title="Sunny Deol">Sunny Deol</a> as Ajay Chakravarty/Arun Khanna/Major Ravi Batra/Wahid Khan/Roshanlal/Taneja</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preity_Zinta" title="Preity Zinta">Preity Zinta</a> as Reshma</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra" title="Priyanka Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</a> as Dr. Shaheen Zakaria</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabir_Bedi" title="Kabir Bedi">Kabir Bedi</a> as Mr. Zakaria</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amrish_Puri" title="Amrish Puri">Amrish Puri</a> as Isaq Khan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shahbaz_Khan_(actor)" title="Shahbaz Khan (actor)">Shahbaz Khan</a> as Capt. Idris Malik</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajpal_Yadav" title="Rajpal Yadav">Rajpal Yadav</a> as Lt. Dorjee</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parvin_Dabas" title="Parvin Dabas">Parvin Dabas</a> as Dr. Salman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_Dhillon" title="Deep Dhillon">Deep Dhillon</a> as Colonel Hidayatullah</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pradeep_Rawat_(actor)" title="Pradeep Rawat (actor)">Pradeep Rawat</a> as RAW chief Vinay Kapoor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shri_Vallabh_Vyas" class="mw-redirect" title="Shri Vallabh Vyas">Shri Vallabh Vyas</a> as Reshma's Guardian.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajat_Bedi" title="Rajat Bedi">Rajat Bedi</a> as Wasim</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arif_Zakaria" title="Arif Zakaria">Arif Zakaria</a> as Karimuddin.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Snitsky" title="Gene Snitsky">Gene Snitsky</a> as a Russian terrorist.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Guido" title="Big Guido">Big Guido</a> as Lab's security guard.</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Hero:_Love_Story_of_a_Spy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Director <a href="/wiki/Anil_Sharma_(director)" title="Anil Sharma (director)">Anil Sharma</a> had planned to make <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> before the release of his blockbuster film <i><a href="/wiki/Gadar:_Ek_Prem_Katha" title="Gadar: Ek Prem Katha">Gadar: Ek Prem Katha</a></i> (2001).<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sharma said he wanted to make a spy film and had contemplated making something like a <a href="/wiki/James_Bond" title="James Bond">James Bond</a> film for a long time but realised Indian films did not have the budget needed to make a film on such a scale.<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sharma then thought of making a film based on India's spy network and, unlike his last historical film, set it in the early 2000s. His idea was to make a family film with no sex and violence.<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the success of <i>Gadar: Ek Prem Katha</i>, Sharma decided to make <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> which Shaktimaan had written.<sup id="cite_ref-cast&crew_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cast&crew-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of his research for the film, Sharma interacted with Army personnel to understand the working methods of its intelligence section.<sup id="cite_ref-spygamesrediff_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spygamesrediff-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span 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class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sunny Deol" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Sunny_deol_2012.jpg/288px-Sunny_deol_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="288" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Sunny_deol_2012.jpg/432px-Sunny_deol_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Sunny_deol_2012.jpg/576px-Sunny_deol_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="439" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:290px;max-width:290px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:144px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Preity_Zinta_at_IPL_Players_Auction.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Preity Zinta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Preity_Zinta_at_IPL_Players_Auction.jpg/288px-Preity_Zinta_at_IPL_Players_Auction.jpg" decoding="async" width="288" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Preity_Zinta_at_IPL_Players_Auction.jpg/432px-Preity_Zinta_at_IPL_Players_Auction.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Preity_Zinta_at_IPL_Players_Auction.jpg/576px-Preity_Zinta_at_IPL_Players_Auction.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="439" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Sunny_Deol" title="Sunny Deol">Sunny Deol</a> (top) and <a href="/wiki/Preity_Zinta" title="Preity Zinta">Preity Zinta</a> (bottom) were cast in the lead roles</div></div></div></div> <p>The Shah brothers of Time Magnetics—Dhirajlal Shah, Hasmukh Shah, and Pravin Shah—were engaged to produce the film.<sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-saferediff_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saferediff-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aiming for high production values, Sharma mounted the film on a sizable budget and the scale he said was needed for a story of this proportion. He said the film was a risk, especially when the Indian film industry was going through a slump.<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sharma defended the budget, saying, "But everything is risky; even walking on the street is risky. I knew before I started how much it would cost. I think the two years I gave to the film are more important than the budget. The money may come back, the time won't. Films these days don't work because filmmakers don't give enough time to them."<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sharma cast Sunny Deol, who also starred in <i>Gadar: Ek Prem Katha</i>, in the role of an Indian spy.<sup id="cite_ref-saferediff_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saferediff-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The director felt that the film differed greatly from their previous collaboration because Deol played a "subtle spy" who did not "scream and shout" (Deol's trademark in his films).<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deol streaked his hair blond and wore several disguises in the film, which made him uncomfortable.<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Preity Zinta was cast in the female lead as a naive Kashmiri village girl, while <a href="/wiki/Miss_World_2000" title="Miss World 2000">Miss World 2000</a> Priyanka Chopra was cast in the supporting role of a Pakistani-born Canadian doctor.<sup id="cite_ref-saferediff_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saferediff-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-spygamesrediff_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spygamesrediff-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chopra's other 2003 film <i><a href="/wiki/Andaaz" title="Andaaz">Andaaz</a></i> was supposed to be her debut Bollywood film, but <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> ended up releasing a month before and thus became the actress' debut Bollywood film.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zinta thought that the film had "a terrific script" and she identified with her character thanks to Zinta's <a href="/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh" title="Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</a> roots.<sup id="cite_ref-preityrediff_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preityrediff-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chopra thought the film had "a very emotional subject" and being a part of a big film like this seemed like a good option for her.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kabir_Bedi" title="Kabir Bedi">Kabir Bedi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amrish_Puri" title="Amrish Puri">Amrish Puri</a> completed the cast.<sup id="cite_ref-cast&crew_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cast&crew-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-saferediff_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saferediff-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Simple_Kapadia" title="Simple Kapadia">Simple Kapadia</a>, Abu Jani, <a href="/wiki/Sandeep_Khosla" title="Sandeep Khosla">Sandeep Khosla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neeta_Lulla" title="Neeta Lulla">Neeta Lulla</a> and Sheetal India designed the cast's costumes.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sanjay Dhabade was the film's production designer. Several huge sets were constructed, including a massive glass house on water.<sup id="cite_ref-spygamesrediff_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spygamesrediff-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kabir Lal handled the cinematography.<sup id="cite_ref-cast&crew_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cast&crew-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Principal_photography" title="Principal photography">Principal photography</a> took place in <a href="/wiki/Kullu" title="Kullu">Kullu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manali,_Himachal_Pradesh" title="Manali, Himachal Pradesh">Manali</a> in India with filming in <a href="/wiki/Lonavala" title="Lonavala">Lonavala</a> and <a href="/wiki/Film_City,_Mumbai" title="Film City, Mumbai">Film City</a><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where half the film was shot. The rest half was filmed at locations in Canada and Switzerland.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cast&crew_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cast&crew-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Filming in freezing weather in Canada and Switzerland proved to be difficult for the cast who had to be transported to rooms with heaters every five minutes. Sometimes, the temperatures fell to −20 °C (−4 °F).<sup id="cite_ref-saferediff_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saferediff-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Allan_Amin" title="Allan Amin">Allan Amin</a> designed the action set pieces, and international action experts coordinated the stunts.<sup id="cite_ref-cast&crew_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cast&crew-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In one of the "heavy duty" action scenes, eight helicopters were used in the filming.<sup id="cite_ref-spygamesrediff_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spygamesrediff-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film's producers cast professional wrestler <a href="/wiki/Big_Guido" title="Big Guido">Big Guido</a> as Bedi's bodyguard for an action sequence.<sup id="cite_ref-saferediff_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saferediff-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For one scene, Deol had to jump off an 11,000-foot (3,400 m) tall peak, which he felt was difficult.<sup id="cite_ref-saferediff_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saferediff-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The climax of the film was shot at <a href="/wiki/Jungfrau" title="Jungfrau">Jungfrau</a> in temperatures of −16 °C (3 °F).<sup id="cite_ref-saferediff_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saferediff-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To shoot the scene, Lal propped himself on top of an open helicopter to capture the Jaungfrau Heights from 15,000-foot (4,600 m) in −30 °C (−22 °F). The shot took two hours to film. After landing, he collapsed and was rushed to a hospital immediately.<sup id="cite_ref-spygamesrediff_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spygamesrediff-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ganesh_Acharya" title="Ganesh Acharya">Ganesh Acharya</a> choreographed the songs, and <a href="/wiki/Suresh_Urs" title="Suresh Urs">Suresh Urs</a> edited the film.<sup id="cite_ref-cast&crew_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cast&crew-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Budget_and_trade_analysis">Budget and trade analysis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Hero:_Love_Story_of_a_Spy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Budget and trade analysis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the record-breaking success of Deol's and Sharma's previous collaboration <i>Gadar: Ek Prem Katha</i>, which had become the <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films" title="List of highest-grossing Indian films">highest-grossing Indian film of all time</a> at that point, their next collaboration was highly anticipated and a lot was expected from it.<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/Taran_Adarsh" title="Taran Adarsh">Taran Adarsh</a>, there were "gargantuan" expectations for the new film.<sup id="cite_ref-tareview_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tareview-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> was much talked about for its budget and scale.<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Adarsh said the producers had spared no expense in making it a film of "epic proportions" and "grand production values", writing, "The money spent is visible in every frame, the grand look of the film just cannot be overlooked."<sup id="cite_ref-tareview_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tareview-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was also talked about for including stunts that were new to Bollywood cinema.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Industry experts and trade analysts declared <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> the <a href="/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_Indian_films" title="List of most expensive Indian films">most expensive Indian film ever made</a> at that point, with some estimating its budget as being between <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>500 and <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>600 million.<sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbc_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-yearrediff_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yearrediff-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/Box_Office_India" title="Box Office India">Box Office India</a></i>, the film had a budget of <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>350 million, including production and marketing costs.<sup id="cite_ref-boxoffice_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxoffice-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sharma refused to confirm the exact budget but agreed it was an expensive film, telling Subhash K. Jha: "The producers have gone on record about the budget. I cannot tell you the exact cost. But yes, it is an expensive film."<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The director, however, was extremely unhappy with the hype around the film's budget because he did not want to raise audience expectations.<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rajesh Thadani said the film should have been made on a lower budget because the economics of film-making had changed and that restraining a film's budget was "the need of the hour".<sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A distributor told <i><a href="/wiki/Rediff.com" title="Rediff.com">Rediff.com</a></i> "making such a costly film in the 2000s was not a viable proposition and that audiences had become extremely unpredictable". He added: "<i><a href="/wiki/Devdas_(2002_Hindi_film)" title="Devdas (2002 Hindi film)">Devdas</a></i>, with all its hype, barely managed to recover its cost. For <i>The Hero</i> to succeed, it will have to do better than <i>Devdas</i>."<sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> was in production, the Hindi film industry's revenues were declining, and many were hopeful the film would help to revive the industry.<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film's trailers and promos created "enormous" to "positive" <a href="/wiki/Marketing_buzz" title="Marketing buzz">buzz</a> in the public and the media, but some trade analysts were skeptical about its high budget and its potential box-office earnings.<sup id="cite_ref-directorrediff_4-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-directorrediff-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An editor of <i>Box Office India</i> said the recovery of the cost of a film like this, filmed on "an extra-large canvas", was impossible from the Indian market alone.<sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He said big-budget films like this mostly rely on overseas markets, which was uncertain for this film because it offered nothing new to overseas audiences as a "James Bond type of movie" that had been done several times before.<sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Trade analyst Amod Mehra was more optimistic about the film, saying he hoped it would help revive the Bollywood film industry, which had "virtually gone dead", and that "the public is anticipating something as thrilling and fast-paced as <i>Gadar</i>. If he has kept the pulse of the public in mind, I see no reason why [the film] won't run well."<sup id="cite_ref-workrediff_6-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-workrediff-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Soundtrack">Soundtrack</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Hero:_Love_Story_of_a_Spy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Soundtrack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent haudio"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary album" style="font-style: italic; color: inherit; background-color: gainsboro; font-size: 125%;">The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: gainsboro"><a href="/wiki/Soundtrack_album" title="Soundtrack album">Soundtrack album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Uttam_Singh" title="Uttam Singh">Uttam Singh</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">4 January 2003<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-01-04</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Soundtrack" title="Soundtrack">Feature film soundtrack</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">33</span>:<span class="s">47</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Time Music</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Uttam_Singh" title="Uttam Singh">Uttam Singh</a> composed the soundtrack for <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> with lyrics written by <a href="/wiki/Anand_Bakshi" title="Anand Bakshi">Anand Bakshi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Javed_Akhtar" title="Javed Akhtar">Javed Akhtar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cast&crew_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cast&crew-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially, Bakshi was the sole lyricist on the soundtrack, but during production he fell ill. He wrote the lyrics for a few songs after his recovery, but after his death, Akhtar was brought in to write the lyrics for the rest of the songs.<sup id="cite_ref-preityrediff_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preityrediff-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film contains eight original tracks with vocals provided by <a href="/wiki/Vital_Signs_(band)" title="Vital Signs (band)">Vital Signs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Udit_Narayan" title="Udit Narayan">Udit Narayan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alka_Yagnik" title="Alka Yagnik">Alka Yagnik</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaspinder_Narula" title="Jaspinder Narula">Jaspinder Narula</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sunidhi_Chauhan" title="Sunidhi Chauhan">Sunidhi Chauhan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sardool_Sikander" title="Sardool Sikander">Sardool Sikander</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(singer)" title="Hariharan (singer)">Hariharan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cast&crew_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cast&crew-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Times Music released the soundtrack on 4 January 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-cast&crew_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cast&crew-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Bollywood_Hungama" title="Bollywood Hungama">Bollywood Hungama</a></i> said the soundtrack did not have "anything great or extraordinary to offer" and that the music is below expectations considering the budget and scale of the film.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist 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href="/wiki/Udit_Narayan" title="Udit Narayan">Udit Narayan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alka_Yagnik" title="Alka Yagnik">Alka Yagnik</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaspinder_Narula" title="Jaspinder Narula">Jaspinder Narula</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">04:37</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"Tere Shehar Ka Kya Hai Naam"</td><td>Anand Bakshi</td><td>Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik</td><td class="tracklist-length">04:25</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"In Mast Nigahon Se"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Javed_Akhtar" title="Javed Akhtar">Javed Akhtar</a></td><td>Udit Narayan, <a href="/wiki/Sunidhi_Chauhan" title="Sunidhi Chauhan">Sunidhi Chauhan</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">05:02</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Mari Koyal Ne Aisi Cook"</td><td>Anand Bakshi</td><td><a href="/wiki/Sardool_Sikander" title="Sardool Sikander">Sardool Sikander</a>, Jaspinder Narula</td><td class="tracklist-length">06:35</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Tum Bhi Na Mano"</td><td>Javed Akhtar</td><td>Alka Yagnik, <a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(singer)" title="Hariharan (singer)">Hariharan</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">06:11</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Dil Main Hai Pyaar 2"</td><td>Anand Bakshi</td><td>Alka Yagnik, <a href="/wiki/Jaspinder_Narula" title="Jaspinder Narula">Jaspinder Narula</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">06:57</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"Tu Hai"</td><td>Anand Bakshi</td><td>Vital Signs</td><td class="tracklist-length">05:21</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Tu Hai 2"</td><td>Anand Bakshi</td><td>Vital Signs, Alka Yagnik & Sunidhi Chauhan</td><td class="tracklist-length">05:21</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Hero:_Love_Story_of_a_Spy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> was nearing its release, the 2003 Bollywood Producers' strike prevented the release of new Hindi films in theaters after 1 April 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-strikerediff_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strikerediff-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deol was unhappy about the strike because he felt postponing a big film like this was not an affordable option, saying: "When a producer has spent so much money promoting and publicising a film like <i>The Hero</i>, how is he expected to scrap his campaign, postpone his film and start from scratch?"<sup id="cite_ref-strikerediff_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strikerediff-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> was released on 11 April 2003 on 500 screens despite the ongoing ban on the release of Hindi films.<sup id="cite_ref-yearrediff_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yearrediff-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The film had a good opening at the box office,<sup id="cite_ref-boxoffice2003_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxoffice2003-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> collecting <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>22.2 million on its opening day and <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>63.1 million in its opening weekend in India with worldwide opening-weekend revenue of over <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>111.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-boxoffice_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxoffice-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In its first week, the film collected over <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>107 million at the domestic box office and over <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>188.2 worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-boxoffice_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxoffice-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a report published in <i>Rediff.com</i>, Jha said the strike proved to be beneficial for <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> because it had sustained a steady second-week run.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During its box office run, the film grossed <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>414.5 million in India and over <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>36.8 million in the overseas market, making a worldwide gross of over <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>451.3 million.<sup id="cite_ref-boxofficeworldwide2003_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxofficeworldwide2003-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Bollywood_films_of_2003" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Bollywood films of 2003">third-highest-grossing Indian film of the year</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-boxofficeworldwide2003_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxofficeworldwide2003-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the film's box-office gross was considered to be below expectations due to high production costs.<sup id="cite_ref-boxoffice_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxoffice-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-boxoffice2003_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxoffice2003-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Time released <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> as a single-disc, <a href="/wiki/NTSC" title="NTSC">NTSC</a>-format <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a> on 8 July 2003 across all regions.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dvdrelease_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dvdrelease-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A DVD version released by <a href="/wiki/Venus_Records" title="Venus Records">Venus Records</a> contains some bonus features, including a "making-of" documentary and a collection of Deol's songs.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Video_CD" title="Video CD">Video CD</a> version was released at the same time.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tip Top Video released the film internationally on an all-regions, <a href="/wiki/PAL" title="PAL">PAL</a>-<a href="/wiki/Widescreen_display_modes" title="Widescreen display modes">Widescreen</a> format DVD.<sup id="cite_ref-dvdrelease_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dvdrelease-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/VHS" title="VHS">VHS</a> version was released on 1 September 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Moser_Baer" title="Moser Baer">Moser Baer</a> later released another version of the DVD across all regions on an NTSC-format single disc.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Hero:_Love_Story_of_a_Spy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Priyanka_Chopra12.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Priyanka Chopra" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Priyanka_Chopra12.jpg/220px-Priyanka_Chopra12.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Priyanka_Chopra12.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="292" data-file-height="438" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Miss_World_2000" title="Miss World 2000">Miss World 2000</a> Priyanka Chopra made her Bollywood debut with the film, winning the <a href="/wiki/Stardust_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress">Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress</a> for her performance</figcaption></figure> <p><i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> garnered mixed to positive reviews from critics.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deepa Gumaste of <i><a href="/wiki/Rediff.com" title="Rediff.com">Rediff.com</a></i> praised the film, calling it a "comicbook spy movie", comparing it to <i><a href="/wiki/Die_Another_Day" title="Die Another Day">Die Another Day</a></i> (2002) and <i><a href="/wiki/Mission:_Impossible" title="Mission: Impossible">Mission: Impossible</a></i> (2000), and wrote, "At last an original <i><a href="/wiki/Desi" title="Desi">desi</a></i> spy who combines the guile and charm of James Bond and the raw appeal of <a href="/wiki/John_Rambo" title="John Rambo">Rambo</a>!" She said the cinematography is a "treat for the eyes with exquisite footage of the picturesque landscapes" and wrote, "For once in a Hindi film, foreign locations have actually been put to good use."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lawrence Van Gelder of <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times">New York Times</a></i> was appreciative of the film, noting its "multiple pleasures" and writing, "Stretching from the snow-capped peaks of Kashmir to the ski slopes of Canada, mingling gunplay, spectacular explosions and chases with songs, dances and romance, this colorful Indian spy adventure constitutes the cinematic equivalent of the delightful and inconsequential escapism of a 700-page summer beach novel."<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sify" title="Sify">Sify</a> gave <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> film three out of five, writing, "The central theme gets more spice with a love story giving much role to play for Zinta and Chopra. The action sequences are well shot and Deol essays his role with his usual skill."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kevin Thomas of the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> called the film "straightforward escapist fare" with the sensibility of an "old-fashioned comic-book", and said it "may be corny" and "unintentionally amusing at times" but it is also "a lot of fun" and has "all the classic elements of a Bollywood blockbuster taken to a spectacular level".<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a></i>'s Manish Gajjar called the film "great escapist" cinema and praised the performances, writing that, "the role of Ravi Khanna was tailor-made for Deol. He got a chance to exhibit the various looks of a secret agent ... Zinta is radiantly refreshing throughout the film, whilst ex-Miss World Chopra appears natural considering that this is her debut film."<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Derek Elley of <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> said <i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> is "wildly over-the-top" but "undeniably entertaining". Praising the performances, Elley wrote, "Deol makes a solid, rather than exciting hero, better in military duds than his increasingly outre disguises, and Puri overacts wildly as the villain. The female leads are much more engaging, with Zinta typically sparky and likable, and mega-looker Chopra making a solid screen debut as a modern urban miss."<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Anupama_Chopra" title="Anupama Chopra">Anupama Chopra</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/India_Today" title="India Today">India Today</a></i> said the narrative has flair, noting the love story, including the courtship and consequent separation that has "emotional vigour" works to some extent but the spying part is a problem. She wrote: "The leads try hard—Deol appears suavely sincere and Zinta, vulnerable—but Shaktimaan's script doesn't hold. The incendiary dialogue got whistles but the comic-book discussions on nuclear bombs were a sleeping pill."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Taran Adarsh of <i>Bollywood Hungama</i> criticized the "superficial" writing but praised the technical aspects of the film, such as the "terrific" visuals and "awe-inspiring" action sequences, and said it "lacks the soul to make you cry and make your heart go out for the on-screen characters ... [the film] has gloss and hype as its trumpcards, but ... lacks in emotions, music and a taut screenplay".<sup id="cite_ref-tareview_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tareview-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Hero:_Love_Story_of_a_Spy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Date<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col">Category </th> <th scope="col">Recipient(s) and nominee(s) </th> <th scope="col">Result </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/International_Indian_Film_Academy_Awards" title="International Indian Film Academy Awards">IIFA Awards</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/5th_IIFA_Awards" title="5th IIFA Awards">22 May 2004</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IIFA_Award_for_Best_Performance_in_a_Negative_Role" title="IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role">Best Performance in a Negative Role</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Puri !"><a href="/wiki/Amrish_Puri" title="Amrish Puri">Amrish Puri</a></span> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Screen_Awards" title="Screen Awards">Screen Awards</a> </th> <td>16 January 2004 </td> <td>Best Action </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Amin !"><a href="/wiki/Allan_Amin" title="Allan Amin">Allan Amin</a></span> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Stardust_Awards" title="Stardust Awards">Stardust Awards</a> </th> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stardust_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress">Best Supporting Actress</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Chopra !"><a href="/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra" title="Priyanka Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</a></span> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Zee_Cine_Awards" title="Zee Cine Awards">Zee Cine Awards</a> </th> <td rowspan="4">26 February 2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zee_Cine_Award_for_Best_Performance_in_a_Negative_Role" title="Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role">Best Performance in a Negative Role</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Puri !"><a href="/wiki/Amrish_Puri" title="Amrish Puri">Amrish Puri</a></span> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zee_Cine_Award_for_Best_Female_Debut" title="Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut">Best Female Debut</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Chopra !"><a href="/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra" title="Priyanka Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</a></span><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zee_Cine_Award_for_Best_Action" title="Zee Cine Award for Best Action">Best Action</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Amin !"><a href="/wiki/Allan_Amin" title="Allan Amin">Allan Amin</a></span> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Visual Effects </td> <td><i>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Hero:_Love_Story_of_a_Spy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output 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