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"Heroes don't exist"

2022 2h 7m HI

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 137

ActionCrimeThriller

Synopsis

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When a singer goes missing amid a serial killing spree, a cabbie and a businessman's son cross paths in a twisted tale where good and evil is blurred.

“Heroes don't exist”

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Cast

John Abraham
Bhairav Purohit
Arjun Kapoor
Gautam Mehra
Tara Sutaria
Aarvi Malhotra
Disha Patani
Rasika Mapuskar
J. D. Chakravarthi
ACP V.K. Ganesan
Shaad Randhawa
Aditya Rathore
Karishma Sharma
Siya
Ivan Rodrigues
Thapar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mohit Suri
Writers: Aseem Arora, Aseem Arora, Mohit Suri
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Villain Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mohit Suri, shot by Vikas Sivaraman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ankit Tiwari. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Devendra Murdeshwar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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John Abraham and Arjun Kapoor and Tara Sutaria carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Heroes don't exist".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11947158 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mohit Suri directs. Vikas Sivaraman behind the camera. Ankit Tiwari scores. Devendra Murdeshwar cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Part of the "Villain Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Mohit Suri, shot by Vikas Sivaraman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ankit Tiwari. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Devendra Murdeshwar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6John Abraham and Arjun Kapoor and Tara Sutaria carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Heroes don't exist".
8IMDB entry: tt11947158 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.