HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Chrysanthepop Other than the (fake) 'fact' that 'everyone in Bollywood is evil and self-centred' (according to the director), I didn't get what point Bhandarkar was trying to make. While his previous films like 'Corporate', 'Fashion', 'Page 3' etc also present a heavily biased view, the stories had more structure (as flawed as most of them might have been). However, 'Heroine' is one huge mess. Think of it as a disastrous fusion of his aforementioned films with Bollywood as the backdrop. Poorly written caricatures, lacking in focus, the film doesn't seem to be able to make up its mind.Kareena Kapoor in the title role hardly impresses at all. It doesn't help that the character is halfbaked and one-dimensional. Perhaps Bhandarkar was aware of Kapoor's limitations and had the voice-over of a pointless reporter character (one of the most annoying features of 'Heroine') dictate how the viewer is supposed to feel. Talk about spoonfeeding. Even fine actors like Divya Dutta and Lilette Dubey aren't given much scope (mostly due to horrendous writing). The only acting that stands out is that of Shahana Goswami. Her track would have been a nice addition if it weren't for the pointless lesbian fling conclusion. Exactly what was Bhandarkar trying to say here? Apart from Goswami, Govind Namdeo is likable too.The songs are just as dreadful. The execution is mediocre. Sound design is awful. The sex scenes are laughably bad. Were Bhandarkar and Kapoor shooting themselves up with heroin to make 'Heroine'?

Sreya Maitra There are a lot of negative reviews about this movie, but I differ, in a movie people always want new and entertaining things no matter what, but complain when people show them how they get that. And more importantly forget that they themselves made the film industry like that. And that's that.In short - This movie isn't so bad, as a movie maybe not so good, but it's a lie if someone says it isn't realistic. We see this ALL THE TIME in reality, that's why people got bored seeing it again. At last, it comes down to people didn't like paying for watching what they do on News or Bollywood channels.Starting with performances:- Before I go any further; Kareena is the best. No matter if you like this film or not, Kareena has done a REALLY good job; 10/10. The main guys are Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hooda, Arjun as usual hardly shows any emotion, but his role is the main. Randeep has a smaller role, but well played. Divya Dutta might be annoying but acts fine, Mugdha Godse has a small okay role. Shahana Goswami is nice. But the second best in this film after Kareena is Ranvir Shorey. He's AWESOME in his portrayal of a Bengali "realistic" film maker, his role is short but well done with his "Bengali" accent. There's also Helen in small role and some others. There are some people from Fashion also and they actually feel like Deja Vu and shouldn't have been here.Yes, it's similar to Fashion. The story is the same but with a heroine, her rising, falling and desperate trying to fix up and mess up. Only difference that everything is EXTREME here. From scenes to details of tricks, unlike Fashion which shows overall happenings, this goes into lot of details of cheap publicity tactics and relies heavily on relationships.The movie should have been titled "The Dirty Picture Behind The Picture" instead of "Heroine", get it?People dislike the character Mahi, as she just whines and throws tantrums in the whole movie. She's arrogant, insecure and emotional. But people are forgetting something - she's supposed to be SCHIZOPHRENIC. And THAT'S how they are. We should give the character some credit.Moving on to the story; It's nothing new. As I said, we see those all the time on news. From the publicity stunts to the relations, everything has happened with real people. And you tell me, when News channels have nothing to show they do a 1 hour show of a celebrity's relationships, and not giving any attention to an old star in their life, they do a whole week specially dedicated to them when they die; and people STILL watch it again and again. Instead of celebrity's films, they talk more of their love lives.People say the first part is more entertaining, but I don't think so, because at first it's just Mahi and others bitching to each other. I didn't feel any compassion for Mahi, but it gets better in the second part. Although it's melodrama and lots of twists which are predictable as that's what happens in reality.There's lot of profanity and sexuality. Movies 'Fashion' and 'Race' look like "U" rated films in front of 'Heroine' even though they were "A" rated too. I'm comparing this to Fashion because, as said it's similar, and I DON'T MIND it. Why? Because it's in the same industry! Actors all the time walk as models and models become actors. I always expected Heroine to turn out like this only. Just HOW could anyone expect something else? Fashion was different because we see models everywhere in Ads and magazines but don't even know their names and let alone personal life, but we know EVERYTHING about film stars so that's why people got bored watching it again.Now, the songs are good, but not in the film. Terrible choreography, destroyed the only 2 songs which weren't background music.People call the characters here stereotypes, but audience is the most stereotype as they OBVIOUSLY don't know how stars really are and how hard for them it can be. The bad thing about this film is that they didn't show any good sides of Bollywood.I wouldn't call this the best film ever, but definitely not worst. At least not brainless movies like 'Ready' or 'Tees Maar Khan'. And don't make me start on those COUNTLESS useless unknown films. People should appreciate psychological films. Those art films get high acclaim even though they don't have any entertainment, so why hate this one so much?Okay, lastly even after saying all this, I STILL don't recommend watching this film in cinema hall. Wait till it comes on TV, every movie seems better on TV. But if you really want to watch it for Kareena, then get the lowest priced ticket in morning shows on weekdays. In that way you won't lose much. It's actually not a "time-pass" film, but okay if you have a mood to watch a movie in halls.Wrapping up this review; my verdict - 6 out of 10 = 3 or maybe 2.75 stars out of 5 to Heroine.

silvan-desouza Madhur Bandarkar started his career with a flop masala film Trishakti(1999) but he took Bollywood by surprise when he made realistic films like Chandni Bar(2001), Satta(2003), Page 3(2005). Corporate(2006) and Traffic Signal(2007) too were good films. Fashion(2008) won him accolades for his tremendous depiction of fashion world though it had it's stereotypes, clichés.etc then he made Jail(2009) which didn't win him much response and then he changed lanes and made crap film Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji.Not to forget the commercial fiasco Aan Men At work(2004). Heroine seems like another Madhur film just like Fashion, Page 3. Though it does show the true story of Bollywood yet it hardly seems novel. The director tries to cram in many aspects like bipolar disorder, broken relationships.etc and also Helen's character does have pathos. In fact the film isn't bad but it isn't anything out of the ordinary too. The film follows the same style of Madhur films where carricatures, stereotypes exist. There are several great scenes, the film starts with a jolt and it slowly gets you involved, but the film seems like one tedious exercise towards the end. While the first half does involve you, despite the predictability, the second half becomes a melodrama and slow paced especially towards the end.Direction by Madhur Bandarkar is good but he needs to change his style,he is getting repetitive and please he needs to stop showing gays in every film. Here there is also a lesbian angle thrown in Music is good with Halkat Jawani being the crowd puller, while Saiyaan and "Khwahishein" are good tracksAmongst actors One expects after Tabu, Raveena, Bipasha, Konkona that Kareena too will outshine her previous work. She gets a meaty part and does carry it off superbly, she is perfect in her role only fault is director resorts too much on melodrama and even the script curtails her performance. Arjun Rampal is good in his role though his sudden change of character towards the end seems hard to digest Randeep Hooda yet again proves his mettle, in a small role he does a superb job especially in his breakdown. The film has a vast array of characters in small roles, and many guest appearances. Sanjay Suri seen after a long time does a competent job, Helen after a long time again does a superb job, Rakesh Bapat gets hardly anything to do, Shahana Goswani is superb while Ranveer Shorey is brilliant as the Bengali director, Shilpi Sharma, Mughda Ghodse, Lillete Dubey all fit in well. Govind Namdeo is superb, Pallavy Sharda(Gayatri) is okay, rest are okay

kulsum-thakore Heroine. The amazing trailers and the famous song 'Halkat Jawani' would compel anyone to know what the movie is about. But like a majority of movies even Heroine fails to be as good as the trailer portrays it to be. As the movie progresses one would find themselves constantly comparing it to 'Fashion'. Even though i am not a Kareena Kapoor fan, I'd admit that after 'Jab We Met', this is going to be among one of her most noticed performances, as there are few scenes which she has carried out with utter perfection. The constant use of 'babes' and the word 'shits' gets irritating after sometime. A one time watch is what I'd call it. And in my opinion Priyanka in Fashion >>>>>> Kareena in Heroine :)