Heroine (2012 film)
Heroine (IPA: [ˈɦiː.ɾoː.ɪn]) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Madhur Bhandarkar. Revolving around the life of a once-successful film actress whose career is on the decline, the film features Kareena Kapoor as the protagonist, along with actors Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hooda. Additionally, the film also stars Shahana Goswami, Raqesh Bapat, Divya Dutta, Helen, Shilpi Sharma, Mugdha Godse and Lillete Dubey in supporting roles.
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| Directed by | Madhur Bhandarkar |
| Written by | Anuraadha Tewari |
| Story by | Madhur Bhandarkar |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur Madhur Bhandarkar |
| Starring | Kareena Kapoor Arjun Rampal Randeep Hooda |
| Cinematography | Mahesh Limaye |
| Edited by | Deven Murudeshwar |
| Music by | Salim–Sulaiman |
Production company | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Heroine released on 21 September 2012 across 2000 screens, coinciding with Kapoor's 32nd birthday. Despite mixed-to-positive critical opinions on the film, Kapoor's performance received widespread critical acclaim, and is considered to be one of her career-best performances. Kapoor received a Best Actress nomination at the 58th Filmfare Awards for her performance in the film.