Hero Hindustani

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Hero Hindustani
Hero Hindustani.jpg
Directed by Aziz Sejawal
Written by Kader Khan (dialogues)
Screenplay byYunus Sajawal
Story byYunus Sajawal
Starring
CinematographyNazeeb Khan
Edited byWaman Bhosle
Music by Anu Malik
Release date
  • 23 October 1998 (1998-10-23)
Language Hindi

Hero Hindustani is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Aziz Sejawal. [1] It stars Arshad Warsi and Namrata Shirodkar in lead roles. [2] It has screenplay by Yunus Sajawal and was written by Kader Khan.

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Plot

Purushottam Agarwal shifts to London for a better life. He wants his granddaughter Nikki to respect Indian culture and marry an Indian man. Initially, Nikki rejects it because she is already in love with Rohit. But, pressured by her grandfather's stubborn attitude, she plans to move to India. In India, she meets Rommie, a tourist guide. She hatches a plan to fool her grandfather by faking her marriage to Rommie. Then she plans to allow Rommie to act as a villainous person in front of Purushottam so that he changes his views about Indian grooms. She presents Rommie as a wealthy man to Purushottam. Nikki and Rommie both initially hate each other. As per the plan, Rommie makes every attempt to act negative but destiny does not seem to support him. Every attempt takes him closer to Purushottam's heart. Will Purushottam ever come to know about the plan?

Cast

Soundtrack

Hero Hindustani
Soundtrack album by
Released1998
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label T-Series

All music is composed by Anu Malik [4]

Songs
No.TitleLyricsPlaybackLength
1."Aadha Ticket Mera Full Ho Gaya"Prayag RajAbhijeet 
2."Aisi Waisi Baat Nahin" Rahat Indori Roop Kumar Rathod, Hema Sardesai, Sapna Awasthi  
3."Chaand Nazar Aa Gaya"Gauhar Kanpuri Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Iqbal, Afzal 
4."Deewana Deewana Main Tera"Zameer Qazmi Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam  
5."Hero Hindustani"Rahat IndoriKumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik 
6."Hero Hindustani" (Sad)Rahat IndoriAlka Yagnik 
7."Maahe Ramzan"Gauhar KanpuriSonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Iqbal, Afzal 
8."Saawal Saawal" Dev Kohli Ataullah Khan  

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