Nayak: The Real Hero
2001 3h 7m movie Film India

Nayak: The Real Hero

नायक

“Fight The Power”

Synopsis

नायक

“Fight The Power”

TV reporter Shivajirao gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day, after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his successful one-day stint, he attempts to get back to his normal life, but it is not as easy as he thought it to be, with the lives of his near and dear ones now in danger on account of his honesty.

Audience Engagement

79
Reviews
88th
Review-volume percentile
92nd
Popularity percentile

79 audience reviews — more than 88% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among India films.

Drama + Thriller in India

149 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Nayak: The Real Hero itself).

The 2000–2002 India Window

Nayak: The Real Hero holds position #17 of 101 India films in the 2000–2002 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
    #1

    Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

    ★ 7.8 · 2001
  2. Rhythm
    #2

    Rhythm

    ★ 7.7 · 2000
  3. Kannathil Muthamittal
    #3

    Kannathil Muthamittal

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  4. Meesa Madhavan
    #4

    Meesa Madhavan

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  5. Thenkasipattanam
    #5

    Thenkasipattanam

    ★ 7.6 · 2000
  6. Devdas
    #6

    Devdas

    ★ 7.5 · 2002
  7. Narasimham
    #7

    Narasimham

    ★ 7.5 · 2000
  8. Tum Bin
    #8

    Tum Bin

    ★ 7.4 · 2001

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Nayak: The Real Hero premiered alongside 34 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 34 other India films in 2001.

The 340th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
79
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #434 of 1,983 India films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #312 of 1,132 (top 28%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesSri Surya Films
Runtime3h 7m
Release DateSeptember 7, 2001
IMDbtt0291376