![]() 'Heroine' has every single stereotype associated with Bollywood that we are familiar with, from our newspaper supplements, tabloid gossip, sensational TV programmes, fanzines, social networking platforms. The eccentric small-budget filmmaker (Shorey), and arty actress (Goswami). The shrewish public relations type (Dutta). Wait, did I leave anything out? The famous cricketer who likes hanging out with filmstars (Hooda). The unscrupulous rival (Godse).The possessive star wives. The commitment phobic male star (Rampal). The small town girl who comes to Bollywood and becomes a star (Kapoor). It remains a string of drab cliches, despite a strong performance from leading lady Kareena Kapoor. 'Heroine', Bhandarkar's pass at Bollywood, does none of this. ![]() In his better moments, Bhandarkar has let us see the stuff that's crawled out from underneath clearly, and we've overlooked the tackiness because it has added to the understanding of the subject. ![]() ![]() ![]() The only reason to watch Madhur Bhandarkar's films is for the way they go behind the headlines and show us the dirt and the hurt that's usually brushed under frayed rags and burnished carpets. Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda, Sanjay Suri, Divya Dutta, Govind Namdeo, Ranvir Shorey, Mugdha Godse, Shahana Goswami, Helen ![]()
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