India Synopsis
“A modern retelling of Bawarchi”
Rajesh and Meena fall in love and want to get married. But Meena's grandfather rejects Rajesh without seeing him because of a terrible encounter with Rajesh's father. Rajesh pretends to be a servant and finds employment in Meena's house to try and win her family over.
The 1996–1998 India Window
48 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Hero No. 1 sits at position #24.
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The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hero No. 1 premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
6.5
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
Ranked #960 of 1,983 India films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Drama productions specifically: #630 of 1,132 (top 56%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Pooja Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 14m |
| Release Date | February 21, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0119285 |