Story: A gritty tale, the story begins with Mahie Arora (kareena) who is a top league actress. Success and fame is what Mahie wants in the film industry. However, she is very impulsive, lacks emotional control and does anything once she loses her cool. This affects her relationship with her lover Aryan Khanna (Arjun Rampal) and also her career. As Mahie starts taking decisions which are quite a gamble she goes through various experiences in her life. Whether she achieved what she wanted to or not forms the rest of the story.
Presentation: The director has come up with a thought provoking storyline and while the presentation was good, the narrative was slow. The dialogues were normal, the script was average and the screenplay was balanced. Background score was effective but some tunes were copied and two songs were not that appealing. Cinematography was upto the mark. Editing was required at few places. Costumes were well designed while the art department was appealing. Kareena Kapoor shouldered the role very well and depicts the various facets very well. Arjun Rampal looks very worned out. Randeep Hooda was brief but good. Mugdha Godse was moderate. Govind Namdeo was good. Helen was apt. Ranvir Shorey was excellent. Divya Dutt was effective. The others did their bit as required and added value.
Conclusion: A film related to the film industry is always an exciting one for the cine industry folks but this time the journey of an actress has been shown well. While the first half goes about with the various ups and downs, the second half goes about with how certain decisions in life can change the fortunes of people. Overall, this is a film which has tried to showcase the other side of a heroine’s life. At the box office, this will be a commercial success if it was not for the drag.
Cinejocks verdict: Sensible and realistic, can be watched
Movie Review : Heroine
Banner : UTV Motion Pictures, Bhandarkar Entertainment
Cast : Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda, Pooja Chopra, Govind Namdev, Mugdha Godse, Ranvir Shorey, Helen, Lilette Dubey and Others
Music : Salim-Sulaiman
Cinematographer : Mahesh Limaye
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala, Madhur Bhandarkar, Siddharth Roy Kapur
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar
Released Date: September 21, 2012
Heroine Movie Rating : 3 / 5
