Bollywood has finally found its very own James Bond in Sunny Deol. For the Hero has all the ingredients of an Indian Bond film. A story. Bad guys. Bond girls. Gadgets. And a lot of unbelievable action as in over the top.
SPOILERS
In The Hero we meet Major Arun Khanna (Sunny Deol) who is a spy for the Indian government. The Indian government has gotten wind of a group of Pakistani fundamentalists who want to free Kashmir from India. Arun Khanna goes undercover as a major in the Indian army. Stationed at the border he meets the shepardess Reshma (Preity) whom he falls in love with. When the bad guys target them at their engagement party and Reshma ends up missing, it's up to Arun to find them and take them out.
For a long time I wondered how long it would take for Bollywood to come up with its very own Bond, and now it has. This movie has all the Bond ingredients. The baddies in the form of Amrish Puri and his sidekicks are absolutely wicked. Just like some of the SPECTRE members Puri and company are deluded enough to believe in their own plans. You also have the two obligatory Bond girls. One good and obviously the love interest, the lovely Preity. And newcomer Priyanka Chopra as daughter of one of the baddies. And ofcourse we have the Indian Bond Sunny Deol. He plays the silent, strong type who tries on various disguises.
The action is rather enjoyable. The scenery is smashing. And the songs are lovely. There is one difference between The Hero and all the other Bond movies. The Hero pays more attention to the storyline than to the action and the girls as do the Bond movies. Fortunately this is a good thing, cause this movie is very enjoyable, that is if you like James Bond movies. Personally, I can't wait for the sequel.
****/5 stars
SPOILERS
In The Hero we meet Major Arun Khanna (Sunny Deol) who is a spy for the Indian government. The Indian government has gotten wind of a group of Pakistani fundamentalists who want to free Kashmir from India. Arun Khanna goes undercover as a major in the Indian army. Stationed at the border he meets the shepardess Reshma (Preity) whom he falls in love with. When the bad guys target them at their engagement party and Reshma ends up missing, it's up to Arun to find them and take them out.
For a long time I wondered how long it would take for Bollywood to come up with its very own Bond, and now it has. This movie has all the Bond ingredients. The baddies in the form of Amrish Puri and his sidekicks are absolutely wicked. Just like some of the SPECTRE members Puri and company are deluded enough to believe in their own plans. You also have the two obligatory Bond girls. One good and obviously the love interest, the lovely Preity. And newcomer Priyanka Chopra as daughter of one of the baddies. And ofcourse we have the Indian Bond Sunny Deol. He plays the silent, strong type who tries on various disguises.
The action is rather enjoyable. The scenery is smashing. And the songs are lovely. There is one difference between The Hero and all the other Bond movies. The Hero pays more attention to the storyline than to the action and the girls as do the Bond movies. Fortunately this is a good thing, cause this movie is very enjoyable, that is if you like James Bond movies. Personally, I can't wait for the sequel.
****/5 stars