Heroine (2012 film)

Heroine
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Madhur Bhandarkar
Written by	Anuraadha Tewari[1]
Story by	Madhur Bhandarkar
Produced by	Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur Madhur Bhandarkar
Starring	Kareena Kapoor Khan Arjun Rampal Randeep Hooda
Cinematography	Mahesh Limaye
Edited by	Deven Murudeshwar
Music by	Salim–Sulaiman
Production company	UTV Motion Pictures
Release date	21 September 2012 (2012-09-21)
Running time	146 minutes[2]
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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.

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.^[3]