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Overview

Heroine is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Madhur Bhandarkar. Revolving around the life of a once-successful film actress whose career is on the decline, the film features Kareena Kapoor as the protagonist, along with actors Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hooda. Additionally, the film also stars Shahana Goswami, Raqesh Bapat, Divya Dutta, Helen, Shilpi Sharma, Mugdha Godse and Lillete Dubey in supporting roles. Heroine released on 21 September 2012 across 2000 screens, coinciding with Kapoor's 32nd birthday. Despite mixed-to-positive critical opinions on the film, Kapoor's performance received widespread critical acclaim, and is considered to be one of her career-best performances. Kapoor received a Best Actress nomination at the 58th Filmfare Awards for her performance in the film. Plot A journalist reports on the life of Mahi Arora, a renowned actress and film heroine, describing her as unstable and problematic, but damaged and lonely due to childhood trauma, and bipolar disorder. Through a flashback, we are shown Mahi's relationship with leading actor, Aryan. Aryan is going through a divorce with his wife whilst dating Mahi. The couple makes a sex tape of themselves. When Mahi learns of an intimate scene Aryan is shooting for a movie, she creates a scene on the set, which upsets Aryan. The couple reconciles but Mahi is repeatedly insulted by Aryan's wife. While driving back from a party with Aryan, she raises the topic of his wife, which results in her being thrown out of the car. Realising her place in Aryan's life, Mahi goes into depression, putting her career in decline. A friend convinces Mahi to leave the past behind her and re-enter the industry so Mahi decides to rejuvenate her career. She employs a public relations manager, Pallavi, who uses sensationalist tactics to reinvent Mahi's image. Mahi starts a relationship with the Vice Captain of the Indian National Cricket team, Angad Paul. Soon, her personal and professional life is stable once again. On the advice of Pallavi, she uses Angad's connections to get a role in a big budget film. The lead actor of the film, Abbas Khan, a married playboy, attempts to initiate an affair with her. She rejects him, which causes him to seek revenge. He demands that the director re-edit the movie so that story becomes about him and an item girl.

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Notable quotes

“Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh — that is to say, over fear: fear of poverty, of suffering, of calumny, of sickness, of isolation, and of death. There is no serious piety without heroism. Heroism is the dazzling and glorious concentration of courage.”
— Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Journal entry dated 1 October 1849, Journal Intime (1882)
“A hero is an average person who has done something extraordinary.”
— Ann E. Dunwoody, A Higher Standard (2015)
“Someone can conquer kingdoms and countries without being a hero; someone else can prove himself a hero by controlling his temper. Someone can display courage by doing the out-of-the-ordinary, another by doing the ordinary. The question is always-how does he do it?”
— Soren Kierkegaard, Either/Or Part II, Hong, p. 298 (1843).
“Heroing is one of the shortest-lived professions there is.”
— Will Rogers nationally syndicated column number 114, Monuments Are All Right But Even Heroes Must Eat (1925).
“Il faut être bien héros pour l'être aux yeux de son valet-de-chambre.”
— A man must indeed be a hero to appear such in the eyes of his valet.
“I want to be a hero like my brother is to me; somehow become the person he inspires me to be.”
— Robert & Teila Walker, You Can Be a Hero (2024), Cheyenne: Forgotten Places Publishing, first edition hardcover, p. 1

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Overview

Heroine is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Madhur Bhandarkar. Revolving around the life of a once-successful film actress whose career is on the decline, the film features Kareena Kapoor as the protagonist, along with actors Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hooda. Additionally, the film also stars Shahana Goswami, Raqesh Bapat, Divya Dutta, Helen, Shilpi Sharma, Mugdha Godse and Lillete Dubey in supporting roles. Heroine released on 21 September 2012 across 2000 screens, coinciding with Kapoor's 32nd birthday. Despite mixed-to-positive critical opinions on the film, Kapoor's performance received widespread critical acclaim, and is considered to be one of her career-best performances. Kapoor received a Best Actress nomination at the 58th Filmfare Awards for her performance in the film. Plot A journalist reports on the life of Mahi Arora, a renowned actress and film heroine, describing her as unstable and problematic, but damaged and lonely due to childhood trauma, and bipolar disorder. Through a flashback, we are shown Mahi's relationship with leading actor, Aryan. Aryan is going through a divorce with his wife whilst dating Mahi. The couple makes a sex tape of themselves. When Mahi learns of an intimate scene Aryan is shooting for a movie, she creates a scene on the set, which upsets Aryan. The couple reconciles but Mahi is repeatedly insulted by Aryan's wife. While driving back from a party with Aryan, she raises the topic of his wife, which results in her being thrown out of the car. Realising her place in Aryan's life, Mahi goes into depression, putting her career in decline. A friend convinces Mahi to leave the past behind her and re-enter the industry so Mahi decides to rejuvenate her career. She employs a public relations manager, Pallavi, who uses sensationalist tactics to reinvent Mahi's image. Mahi starts a relationship with the Vice Captain of the Indian National Cricket team, Angad Paul. Soon, her personal and professional life is stable once again. On the advice of Pallavi, she uses Angad's connections to get a role in a big budget film. The lead actor of the film, Abbas Khan, a married playboy, attempts to initiate an affair with her. She rejects him, which causes him to seek revenge. He demands that the director re-edit the movie so that story becomes about him and an item girl.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh — that is to say, over fear: fear of poverty, of suffering, of calumny, of sickness, of isolation, and of death. There is no serious piety without heroism. Heroism is the dazzling and glorious concentration of courage.”
— Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Journal entry dated 1 October 1849, Journal Intime (1882)
“A hero is an average person who has done something extraordinary.”
— Ann E. Dunwoody, A Higher Standard (2015)
“Someone can conquer kingdoms and countries without being a hero; someone else can prove himself a hero by controlling his temper. Someone can display courage by doing the out-of-the-ordinary, another by doing the ordinary. The question is always-how does he do it?”
— Soren Kierkegaard, Either/Or Part II, Hong, p. 298 (1843).
“Heroing is one of the shortest-lived professions there is.”
— Will Rogers nationally syndicated column number 114, Monuments Are All Right But Even Heroes Must Eat (1925).
“Il faut être bien héros pour l'être aux yeux de son valet-de-chambre.”
— A man must indeed be a hero to appear such in the eyes of his valet.
“I want to be a hero like my brother is to me; somehow become the person he inspires me to be.”
— Robert & Teila Walker, You Can Be a Hero (2024), Cheyenne: Forgotten Places Publishing, first edition hardcover, p. 1

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.