Hero (1985)
- Original title
- ہیرو
- Country
- Pakistan
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Pakistani action film from 1985, it was the passion project of actor Waheed Murad. He wrote and produced it himself after facing career difficulties, but died before its completion. The movie was finished by his director friend and released posthumously.
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What happens
Hero is a 1985 Pakistani action film starring Waheed Murad, Babra Sharif, Mumtaz, Aslam Pervaiz, Saqi, with Nadeem and Murad's son Adil Murad in guest appearances. It was produced by Murad and directed by Iqbal Yousuf. Murad died leaving the film incomplete in 1983, was later completed by Yousuf, and released after two years of Murad's death on 11 January 1985 countrywide. During that time, Murad was facing challenges and was being offered supporting roles or projects from B-class film directors. So, he decided to produce his own film and chose his close friend Iqbal Yousuf as the director. Murad wrote the script and story himself, and he had high expectations for the film, as he shared his enthusiasm in an interview on Anwar Maqsood's program Silver Jubilee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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