Hero (1985)

Original title

ہیرو

Country

Pakistan

Runtime

2h 25m

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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