Heropanti

Sooraj Singh Chaudhary(Prakash Raj) is a very well known and respected man in his village in Haryana. He is a very strict and stern patriarch of the Jat family consisting of four brothers - Chaudhary himself, Bhuppi (Samar Jai Singh), Pappi (K. C. Shankar) and Sukhi (Prashant Singh). On the night of her marriage, Renu (Sandeepa Dhar), the elder daughter of Chaudhary, elopes with her boyfriend, Rakesh. Chaudhary decides to find them at any cost.

Chaudhary and his men manage to locate two of Rakesh’s friends from different places and beats them up. Chaudhary and his men bring them over to his place and one of them reveals Bablu's (Tiger Shroff) name and he might have an idea where Renu and Rakesh are. At first when Bhuppi, Pappi, Sukhi & the gang confront Bablu and attack him to know Rakesh's location, Bablu single-handedly beats up all of them in a lengthy high octane action sequence but is hit in the head and loses consciousness.

Chaudhary holds Bablu and the other three friends captive till they tell about the couple’s whereabouts. They tell him that they don’t know anything, but no one believes them. Meanwhile, Bablu tells his friends that he is in love with a girl he doesn't know and he only has her earring which she dropped. They decide to flee one day, but Bablu gets a glimpse of the girl and stops in his tracks to look at her and the boys are caught because of him.

Back at Chaudhary's household where the friends are held captive, Chaudhary's younger daughter and Renu's sister, Dimpy (Kriti Sanon) tries to ask them where her sister is, but they won't tell her. Dimpy finds her sister Renu's love letters in her room one of which reaches to her uncle. Dimpy manages to clean up everything before her uncle reaches her room. When Shalu is about to burn those letters Dimpy's uncle asks one of his men to check it. Without thinking much she drops those letters where these boys are held captive. With the help of these letters Bablu and his friends blackmail her. However, Bablu makes a deal with her that in exchange for her sister's whereabouts, Bablu asks Dimpy to find the girl he fell in love with. Dimpy does not agree, but later when circumstances force her, Dimpy agrees. That night, Bablu escapes and enters the house after the light fuse burns out. He drinks from the glass of Rajjo (who later turns out to be the suitor of Dimpy) and becomes drunk. Dimpy finds Bablu and he gives her the earring he found that belongs to the girl he fell in love with. However, to Dimpy's shock, it turns out that it was none other than Dimpy that Bablu saw that day. But Dimpy stays silent.

Bablu and his friends go with Chaudhary's men to town one day to search for Renu and Rakesh, where Bablu helps them to board a bus to Shimla. Dimpy’s uncle, Pappi accidentally comes to know that Bablu had helped them to flee when he accidentally overhears Dimpy. The entire group is beaten badly and Bablu discovers Dimpy. When they threaten to kill one of his friends, Bablu tells them that Renu and Rakesh are in Delhi.

Bablu and his friends as well as Dimpy accompany her father to Delhi to find the couple. At this juncture, Dimpy is kidnapped by some local goons, who attempt to molest her. Bablu manages to locate her in time and beats up the goons in a stunning fight sequence, winning the trust of Dimpy’s father.

Then on that night Dimpy and Bablu go to a night club. In the morning, while Dimpy is confessing her love to Bablu, Chaudhary spots Renu and Rakesh on a bus and chases after them with Bablu and Chaudhary's men following close behind. They manage to stop the bus but when Renu talks back to her father, Chaudhary is heartbroken. When Renu and Rakesh are about to be killed as punishment, Renu confesses that she is pregnant. Chaudhary decides to spare their lives stating to Renu that, "You are now dead for me."

The group go back home and Chaudhary arranges Dimpy’s marriage with Rajjo. He plans on conducting the marriage in high profile. Bablu realizes that he misses Dimpy too much so he and his friends come back with the intention to get Dimpy to elope with Bablu. Chaudhary however, is frightened when Bablu returns, fearing that he will elope with Dimpy. He keeps a close eye on Bablu and Dimpy. When Chaudhary takes Bablu outside, Bablu tells him that he understands how Chaudhary felt when Renu ran way from home and promises him that he will not elope with Dimpy.

When Bablu and his friends are about to leave, Rajjo, Dimpy's husband-to-be, enters at this juncture and beats up Bablu with the intention of injuring him, however Bablu fights back and defeats Rajjo in a hand-to-hand combat when Rajjo insults him and Dimpy. They are however stopped at the last moment by Chaudhary, who upon realizing that Dimpy will only be happy if she gets to be with Bablu, tells Bablu to take Dimpy away. Bablu and Dimpy unite with a hug, Chaudhary and the other Jat community people agree to permit inter-caste and love marriages, and Chaudhary accepts Renu back as his daughter. The movie ends on a happy note.

• Tiger Shroff as Bablu^[4][5]
• Kriti Sanon as Dimpy^[6]
• Prakash Raj as Sooraj Singh Chaudhary/ Chaudhary Saab
• Sandeepa Dhar as Renu^[7]
• Vikram Singh as Rajjo Fauji^[8]
• Shireesh Sharma as Police Commissioner
• Samar Jai Singh as Bhuppi
• K. C. Shankar as Pappi
• Sunil Grover as Driver

Salman Khan asked Sajid Nadiadwala to launch Jackie Shroff's son Tiger Shroff for the film who was signed in June 2012.^[9] Filming was mostly done in Kashmir including the romantic song "Rabba".^[10] Official trailer was released on 6 April 2014.^[11] The film was released on 23 May 2014.^[12][13]

The film received mixed reviews, who appreciated performances of ensemble cast, action sequences performed by Shroff, and cinematography, but criticized for screenplay, pace, and narration.

Film critic Subhash K. Jha gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars and said that Shroff delivers a rare combination of romantic and action oriented protagonist.^[14] Bollywood Hungama critic Taran Adarsh also gave the movie 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it an entertainer that hits the right notes.^[15] News18 critic Rajeev Masand gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and stated that "for Heropanti, with its regressive themes, sexist humor, and stock villains wears you out early on during its 2 hours 26-minute running time."^[16] Anupama Chopra also gave the movie 2 out of 5 stars and overall criticised the movie by saying, "the disjointed narrative brims with low-IQ high-testosterone men brandishing weapons. The women are puppets who either simper or scream."^[17] According to Firstpost critic Mihir Fadnavis, Tiger Shroff can pull off stunts, but that is about it.^[18] Faheem Rumani of India Today gave it 1.5 out of 5 stars, stating that, "Heropanti is all about Shroff's athletic ability and has little to do with his acting skills".^[19] Puneet kapil Gave this movie 2/5* and added that the movie is for only one time watch and that too for light comedy and action scenes.

The soundtrack was composed by Sajid–Wajid, Manj Musik and Mustafa Zahid. The lyrics were written by Kausar Munir, Raftaar and Mustafa Zahid. Mohit Chauhan, Wajid, Manj Musik, Nindy Kaur, Raftaar, Mustafa Zahid, Shreya Ghoshal and Arijit Singh lent their voices for the soundtrack. The soundtrack was released on 21 April 2014.

The song Whistle Baja had its signature tune similar to the hit song Lambi Judai originally sung by Reshma for Tiger Shroff's father Jackie Shroff's film Hero.

Joginder Tuteja from Rediff gave 3.5 stars and stated, "With four good songs in a row, Heropanti's music is pretty much a paisa vasool experience already. So, though you may be taken aback by the title of Manju Musik Raftaar's next offering 'The Pappi Song', you would like to hear it."^[30] Koimoi's Aishwarya gave 3 stars and said, "A sweet stereotypically Bollywood album with nothing much to say about. Love it for the good old pyaar – vyaar and dance – shance or hate it for being yet another pile of numbers tracing the lines of tested compositions."^[31]

The film grossed approximately ₹726 million (US$8.7 million) worldwide.^[1] At the end of three weeks, Heropanti had collected ₹500 million (US$6.0 million) nett.^[32]

The sequel, Heropanti 2 was confirmed by Tiger Shroff on 19 February 2020, and the official announcement happened on 28 February with the unveiling of two first look posters presenting its release date as 16 July 2021.^[33] In October 2020, makers announced that Tara Sutaria will enact the heroine opposite Shroff and that filming will begin in December 2020.^[34] However the filming ended up getting pushed ahead due to COVID-19 pandemic which led to the postponement of release date too. On 2 March 2020, the sequel's third poster, along with a new release date of 3 December 2021, was revealed. Filming of the first schedule finally kicked off in Mumbai in April 2021.^[35]

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