The Hero: Love Story of a Spy

2003 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Foreign Language, Spy

Synopsis

Arun is an Indian undercover agent enlisted to stop ISI chief Ishaq Khan. The village girl Reshma helps him but endangers her own life.

Scores

Overall Score
44.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
29.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
59.7%
Review Aggregate
49.8

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, scary, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

grittyscarycharacter-drivensuspensefulaction-packedemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sunny Deol2003$0$0(est)
Preity Zinta2003$0$0(est)
Priyanka Chopra2003$0$0(est)
Amrish Puri2003$0$0(est)
Kabir Bedi2003$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes2,756

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$285,394$486,566
International2003$5,550,452$9,462,917
Worldwide2003$5,835,846$9,949,483

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2003$2,362,878$4,028,450
Digital Rentals ?2003$37,000$63,081
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$7,280,000$12,411,609
Physical Purchases ?2003$13,281,000$22,642,661
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$128,427$218,955
Total Revenues2003$23,089,305$39,364,755
Expenses
Budget ?2003$35$60
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2003$7,616,000$12,984,452
Participations2003$924,000$1,575,320
Residuals ?2003$1,520,000$2,591,435
Interest & Overhead2003$7$12
Total Expenses2003$10,060,042$17,151,278
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$13,029,263$22,213,477

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