Aa Gaya Hero
Aa Gaya Hero is a 2017 Indian action comedy film directed by Dipankar Senapati starring Govinda in the lead role. Previously titled Abhinay Chakra, it was Govinda's comeback film. The film received highly negative reviews from critics.
Plot
ACP Ravindra Varma is a daredevil and sincere police officer who has been called in to nab a dreaded terrorist. During his attempts to catch the terrorist, Ravindra Varma realises that there are two ministers who work hand in hand with the said terrorist.Besides them, there are two brothers who form the right hand of the two corrupt ministers. The film is about whether the righteous ACP Ravindra Varma manages to bring the crooks to the book or not.
Cast
- Govinda as ACP Ravindra Verma
- Ashutosh Rana
- Murli Sharma
- Makarand Deshpande
- Harish Kumar
- Chandrachur Singh
- Richa Sharma
- Poonam Pandey in an item number
Promotion
Govinda visited the BSF camp near Najafgarh, Delhi, to promote the film. He got an opportunity to have a conversation with the BSF jawans. He did a lot of activities there, from having lunch to making the jawans dance with their family members. He also promoted the film on The Kapil Sharma Show, where he was joined by his wife and actor Shakti Kapoor, who was shooting nearby and decided to drop in and meet him.Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film features seven tracks which was released 15 February 2017.Release
Aa Gaya Hero was certified U/A by the CBFC on 6 March 2017. The film released in 300 screens on 17 March 2017 all over India along with other releases being Machine and Trapped.Reception
BookMyShow reviewed the film and wrote, "Catch the film in your nearest theatre to entertain yourself with a two-hour parody of the 90s, with signature Govinda dance moves and hilarious dialogues and action. Take along your friends to experience a laugh riot. However The Times of India gave it 1.5 stars saying "Unfortunately, besides the actor's trademark dance moves, there is nothing worth watching here. The 'hero' might just need to make another comeback soon and hopefully a more 'relevant' one this time."Box office
The film had a disappointing box office performance despite strong initial showings. It made 23 lakh on its opening day, 32 lakh on Saturday, and 42 lakh on Sunday, totaling 97 lakh in its first weekend. By Friday, its total domestic earnings had reached 1.66 crores, with its second-weekend collection of 17 lakh bringing the total to 1.80 crores. Its lifetime domestic earnings amounted to 2.78 crores.Overseas, it started strong with 10 lakh on Friday and 50 lakh over its first weekend, but its total overseas earnings reached only 99 lakh. The film had a modest success in Malaysia with 40 screens but ultimately grossed 1.39 crores against a production budget of 8 crores, making it a financial disaster.