India Synopsis
Arun Khanna is a spy for the Indian government whose aid is enlisted to stop ISI Chief Ishak Khan. Khan is trying to build a nuclear bomb with which he can liberate Kashmir from the Indians. A battle of wits ensues. When Khan detonates a bomb at Khanna's engagement party to a fellow spy, Khanna's resolve is only strengthened. Now not only does he have to fight Khan, but he also has to track down his missing fiancee.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Hero: Love Story of a Spy. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Thriller + Action in India
229 India titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Hero: Love Story of a Spy itself).
The 2002–2004 India Window
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy holds position #80 of 122 India films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Hero: Love Story of a Spy premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other India films in 2003.
The 397th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 29% of India films in our index.
Popularity (55th percentile) outruns review volume (29th) — a trending, discussed title among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- secret mission · 2
- kashmir · 2
- snow · 17
- undercover agent · 11
- pakistan · 9
- one man army · 7
- india · 84
- terrorism · 47
- spy · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,346 of 1,983 India films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Thriller productions specifically: #321 of 482 (top 67%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Time Movies |
| Runtime | 2h 40m |
| Release Date | April 10, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0347167 |