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.
Other Titles From Pooja Entertainment
Drama + Comedy in India
292 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hero No. 1 itself).
The 1996–1998 India Window
Hero No. 1 holds position #24 of 48 India films in the 1996–1998 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hero No. 1 premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other India films in 1997.
The 236th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
25 audience reviews — more than 58% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 55th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |