Movies like Hero 1983

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Hero (1983)
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Hero (1983)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 173 min.
Story: Hero is the story of a criminal transforming and evolving as a good person under the influence of love. Jackie is a baddie with a heart of gold though, who has to settle scores with the area's 'Thakur' and his police officer son Sanjeev Kumar. So he opts for kidnapping their soft spot, Radha, Thakur khandaan's only daughter. Radha is given to understand that Jackie and his gang are police people who have taken her away to the safety of jungles because their house has been invaded by dacoits. The rest of the story is about the gang's camaraderie with Radha in sylvan spots and the discovery of truth by Radha.
Style: masala
Plot: stockholm syndrome, love, prison, revenge, police officer, heroes, police, motorcycle, kidnapping, betrayal, criminal, crime boss, helicopter, deception, father daughter relationship, fall in love, anger, redemption, disguise, henchman, gang member, impersonating a police officer, thug, anti hero, swashbuckler ...

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Most similar movies to Hero

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and exciting films with plots about love, bollywood, hindi, fall in love, love and romance, rivalry and fight mostly in Drama, Romance and Action genres. Some movies like Hero: Allah-Rakha (1986), Ram Lakhan (1989), Acid (1988), Amarkalam (1999), The Pigeon (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Allah-Rakha (1986)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: Karim Khan is employed as driver for a gangster named Don, who has an accident with his car, and asks Karim to take the blame for it for a hefty sum of cash, which Karim does so, and is imprisoned. But Don does not fulfill his promise, and as a ...
Plot: orphan, blind woman, woman in jeopardy, bandage over eyes, death of child, attempted child murder, released from prison, imprisonment, pilgrimage, frame up, fistfight, police officer ...
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Ram Lakhan (1989)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story: Sharda (Raakhee) vows vengeance when her husband is murdered by his two evil cousins, Bhishamber (Amrish Puri) and Bhanu (Paresh Rawal), and she and her two young sons are thrown out on the street. Those sons grow into the upstanding police officer ...
Style: serious, realistic
Plot: revenge, police, cop, vigilantism, rivalry, couple relations, vengeance, gang, siblings relations, family relations, barber, brother vs brother ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: india
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26%
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Hero (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Sooraj (Sooraj Pancholi) is a gangster of Mumbai who meets Radha (Athiya Shetty). Radha is the daughter of the Chief of Police. One day, Sooraj takes Radha,telling her that he got instructions from the police to take her away from city for some ...
Style: light, captivating, romantic, suspense
Plot: chase, gangster, police, heroes, love and romance, love affair, fall in love, family relations, love story, love interest, relationships, couple relations ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Acid (1988)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 173 min.
Story: Mahesh Deshmukh has joined the nation's armed forces as that he can honestly and patriotically serve the country. During his college days he has a run-in with fellow-collegian Mohini. A bet between his friends and himself ends up with him ...
Style: masala, entertaining, crying, non-linear, realistic ...
Plot: redemption, deportation, anti hero, injustice, ex convict, tough cop, showdown, criminal, courage, crime boss, acid, frame up ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Amarkalam (1999)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Vasu is a tough street crook who lives at a movie theater. One day while transporting the reels of a new film, he clashes with a music student Mohana. Mohana is the daughter of the Police Commissioner, who Tulsidas an ex-gang leader released from ...
Plot: paternity revealed, police officer, anti hero, ex convict, love, kidnapping, deception, flashback, traumatic childhood, affection, daughter, girl ...
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22%
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The Pigeon (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story: At an early age, Kishen, to provide a better life for himself and his younger brother Karan, entered the underworld. To prevent the same fate from happening to Karan, he sent him abroad, but before this had happened, Karan had fallen in love with ...
Style: cult classic, entertaining, serious, realistic, weeping ...
Plot: brother brother relationship, murder of friend, assassination, wedding, gangster, friendship, murder, anger, teacher, love, organized crime, corrupt cop ...
Time: 80s
Place: mumbai india, new delhi, asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Cherished Memories (2001)
Genre: Musical, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 171 min.
Story: Raj Singh Puri has a very wealthy friend in Lalit Kumar Malhotra, and his wife, Nalini. After the passing away of his wife, Shalini, Raj has become more dependent on the Malhotras, and they have offered him support and solace in his time of need. ...
Style: serious, touching, realistic, emotional, romantic
Plot: family relations, young lovers, fall in love, siblings relations, win over, parents and children, sister sister relationship, husband wife relationship, love, father daughter relationship, hindu, materialism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia, london, malaysia
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21%
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Trident (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story: Vijay Kumar is the illegitimate son of a construction baron, Raj Kumar Gupta and his first love, Shanti, whom he gives up in order to marry a wealthy heiress. Raj does not know of this son, who grows up and after his mother's death comes to ...
Style: tense, captivating, serious, realistic, sentimental
Plot: true love, rebel, revenge, indians, betrayal, couples, family relations, estrangement, vengeance, on the run, dishonesty, love and romance ...
Time: 70s
Place: india, asia, new delhi
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Prem Deewane (1992)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: Radha (Pooja Bhatt) and Manohar (Vivek Mushran) love each other and want to get married, but Radha's dad (Ashok Saraf) does not approve of their marriage as Manohar comes from a poor family. He instructs Radha not to leave the house, but Radha ...
Plot: heartbreak, birthday party, flashback, showdown, chase, female police officer, father daughter relationship, class differences, electrocution, love, father son relationship, gold ...
Place: goa india
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Storm (1975)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story: J.K. is a hotel Manager in a scenic location in India. One day he gallantly comes to the rescue of a drunk daughter, Aarti, of a politician, and chooses to be discrete about it. When she recovers, she and he fall in love; get married in a small ...
Style: realistic, retro, serious, touching, banned ...
Plot: feminist, based on real people, indian woman, rebel, hotel, politics, heroes, ambition, writer's life, society, state affairs, love and romance ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 4.8
 2K
Bandhan (1998)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story: Pooja comes from a very poor family consists of her mom, dad Ramlal and brother, Raju. She meets the wealthy, Thakur Suraj Pratap and both is in love and get married with the blessings of her family and relocates to the Thakur parental mansion with ...
Style: romantic drama
Plot: childless couple, brother sister relationship, extramarital affair, sororicide, adulterous husband, seduction, prostitute, brother in law brother in law relationship, bigamy, mistress, rich man poor woman, remorse ...
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19%
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We Five (1980)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story: Tyrannical and wealthy Veer Pratap Singh, rules over a small town - ruthlessly. Whoever opposes him is crushed. He is attracted to women, and has a lengthy affair with Soundariya, and even has a secret marriage ceremony with her. When Soundariya ...
Style: cult classic, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot: rural setting, landowner, tyrant, evil landowner, injustice, social relations, family relations, rivalry, life is a bitch, fall in love, love and romance, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Khilona (1970)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: Thakur Suraj Singh lives a wealthy lifestyle with his wife; three sons - Kishore, his wife Laxmi & two children Pappu and Laali; Vijaykamal, & Mohan; and an unmarried daughter, Radha. Kishore looks after the family business, while ...
Plot: heartbreak, brother brother relationship, unrequited love, revelation, deception, hypocrisy, prostitute, grief, lie, rape, suicide, love ...
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19%
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Raavan (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: This thrilling, allegorical drama follows the intricately interwoven lives of three people, delving into concepts of good and evil, and complex emotions. Ragini re-locates to distant Lal Matti along with her Superintendent of Police husband, Dev ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot: manhunt, love triangle, police, fall in love, romancing a criminal, vigilantism, twists and turns, haunted by the past, abduction, loss of sister, revenge, kidnapping ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Sign of Marriage (1979)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 164 min.
Story: Durga and Vikram Singh have been married for years. Vikram has taken to crime in a big way, and as a result has antagonized a rival gangster, Jaggi. Durga gives birth to twins, and Jaggi steals one of them, and sells him to a bootlegger, Pascal. ...
Plot: blind character, police, indians, blind man, drunkenness, drunken girl, handicapped, fraternal twins, attempted rape, undercover cop, black market, helicopter ...
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19%
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Ek Villain (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story: When his lover becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, Guru blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge.
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, romantic, sad ...
Plot: serial killer, uncover truth, vengeance, fall in love, starting over, twists and turns, rivalry, hunt down, hopes, chases and races, psychopath, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 7.7
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Rockstar (2011)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story: An uninhibited youth woos the hottest about-to-be-married college girl. He rises to become a rock-star - then self-destructs.
Style: realistic, sentimental, serious, emotional, touching ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: terminal illness, love, fall in love, lovers, artists and showbiz, musician's life, love and romance, rebellious youth, singer, rock star, loneliness, tragic love ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: india, prague
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19%
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 2K
Diljale (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story: Captain Ranvir is assigned the task of apprehending two terrorists named Shaka and Dara. Upon arrival in the region, he meets with and falls in love with Radhika, the daughter of Rajasaheb, who also is a Mantri. The latter approves of him, and ...
Plot: politics, fugitive, surrender, redemption, anti hero, hostage, police brutality, revenge, torture, evil politician, self sacrifice, love ...
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18%
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Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: A college slacker pursues the girl of his dreams and will do just about anything to get her to like him.
Style: serious, touching, romantic, sincere
Plot: unspoken love, love, abusive father, dysfunctional family, death of brother, student, girl, bus, college, police officer, infatuation, hindi
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18%
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Aaina (1993)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story: Unhappy with her plans for the future, a man (Jackie Shroff) leaves his fiancee (Amrita Singh) and marries her sister (Juhi Chawla).
Style: semi serious, realistic
Plot: love triangle, unlikely couple, wedding, immigrant, boss and employee, battle of the sexes, infidelity, young lovers, uninhibited rivalry, urban, family relations, mentally unstable ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: rome italy, india
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18%
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Truth (1998)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story: A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
Style: cult classic, experimental, dark, black comedy, neo noir ...
Plot: underworld, gangster, mafia, revenge, anti hero, death of protagonist, crime boss, indian mafia, hindu, gang, rivalry, criminal underworld ...
Time: 90s
Place: india, asia, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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 2K
Major Saab (1998)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Major Jasbir Singh Rana (Amitabh Bachchan) trains cadets to become officers in the national defence academy. A spoilt brat Virendra Pratap Singh (Ajay Devgan) joins the academy. Little does he know the major is a strict disciplinarian who takes a ...
Style: entertaining, realistic, semi serious
Plot: army, courage, training, cadet, military, love and romance, soldier, rebellion, army investigation, rebelliousness, rivalry, youth ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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Aaghaaz (2000)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story: After putting together his life once again from a traumatic experience in his past; Govind Narang accompanied by his sister Rattna comes to reside in Azad Nagar, Bombay. He cannot stand injustice in any shape and form; this brings him into enmity ...
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, suspense, captivating
Plot: heroes, rebellion, betrayal, criminal, love, unhappy marriage, deception, rape, court, rape and revenge, sororicide, attempted rape ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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Chennai Express (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love ...
Style: exciting, realistic, semi serious, romantic, entertaining ...
Plot: chance meeting, fall in love, wild ride, escapades, domineering father, father daughter relationship, escape, gangster, temple, road trip, wedding planning, love ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 7.3
 2K
Aadi (2002)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 157 min.
Story: Aadi (Telugu: ఆది) is a Telugu film released in 2002 with Jr. NTR in the main lead. V.V. Vinayak directed this movie. This hit film stands second in Jr. NTR's career, right behind Simhadri. It was also remade in Tamil as Jai with ...
Style: freeze frame
Plot: drunkenness, love, prison, blood, college, revenge, punched in the face, murder, anger, villain, frame up, charity ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 4.1
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Thirunaal (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story: An underling of a gangster decides to turn over a new leaf, but will his violent past let him do so?
Style: captivating, entertaining, dramatic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: swashbuckler, gang, bandit, couples, criminal gang, male female relationship, gang member, relationships, fall in love, gang of outlaws, love, thug
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 6.7
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The Gesture (1971)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story: Andaz or Andaaz is a 1971 Hindi romantic movie starring Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini and Simi Garewal. The film was directed by Ramesh Sippy. The film was a considerable success and important in the career of Malini as an actress.
Style: semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous
Plot: single parent, fall in love, couples, injustice, family relations, pregnancy, infidelity, showbiz, parents and children, artists and showbiz, babies and infants, rebelliousness ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Flames of the Sun (1975)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Thriller, Western
Country: India
Duration: 204 min.
Story: A Police Officer, whose family was killed by a bandit named Gabbar Singh, decides to fight fire with fire and recruits two convicts, Jai & Veeru, to bring Gabbar Singh to jail alive, but will they succeed in their mission and get their reward? ...
Style: cult classic, exciting, freeze frame, epic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vengeance, fight, revenge, bandit, martial arts, partner, best friend, harmonica, flashback, villain, widow, bounty hunter ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1975
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 3.8
 6K
Style (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Jeetendra Kumar Makwana is employed full-time at a Call Center and works part-time teaching English. He is recruited by an attractive young woman, Pooja, to teach her Hinglish-speaking boss, Bhaiyaji, English. Jeetendra agrees to do so, falls in ...
Style: serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, betrayal, gangster, murder, vengeance, gang, dishonesty, fall in love, crime gone awry, rivalry, master criminal, criminal's revenge ...
Place: india, asia, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
 4.6
 9K
Veer (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: India
Duration: 169 min.
Story: Circa 1920 British India, Pindari leader, Prithvi Singh, narrates his story to a Report from London Times about betrayal and deceit at the hands of the British and Madhavgarh's Raja Gyanendra Singh which led to the massacre of 4500 Pindaris. ...
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, romantic drama, saga ...
Plot: battles, political unrest, fight for supremacy, rivalry, military, uninhibited rivalry, state affairs, war, heroes, conquering, love and romance, master warrior ...
Time: 19th century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
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