

Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
2013-09-20 · 146 min · ★ 5.1
Vishwas, the son of a widow, wants to be an actor despite his mother's wish that he become a police inspector. However, his life takes a turn when he is is mistaken for an inspector while dressed for a photo shoot and gets entangled with a criminal gang.
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- Directors
- Rajkumar Santoshi
- Production companies
- Tips Industries
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Shahid KapoorVishwas Rao
Ileana D'CruzKajal
Padmini KolhapureSavitri Rao
Mukesh TiwariYeshwant Rao / Napolean
Darshan JariwalaShivanand Khare
Saurabh ShuklaGundappa Das
Zakir HussainDeepak Ghorpade
Sanjay MishraGuruji
Nargis FakhriSpecial Appearance in "Dhating Naach" Song
Salman KhanHimself (Special Appearance)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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