An Action Hero

An Action Hero

An Action Hero

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An Action Hero

"I know how to act out a fight, not how to actually fight."

2022

2h 8m

6.5(78 votes)

Action

Thriller

Comedy

Overview

At the age of just 30, Maanav at the peak of his acting career gets caught up in a murder accusation, which turns his own life into an eccentric action thriller as he flees the country, with a vengeful politician hot on his heels.

Where to Watch

Stream

Netflix

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Social & External

Production Companies

T-Series

Colour Yellow Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ayushmann Khurrana

Ayushmann Khurrana

Maanav

Jaideep Ahlawat

Jaideep Ahlawat

Bhoora Solanki

Gautam Joglekar

Gautam Joglekar

Masood Abraham Katkar

Harsh Chhaya

Harsh Chhaya

Roshan

Neeraj Madhav

Neeraj Madhav

Sai

Jitender Hooda

Daroga Roop Kumar

Sumit Singh

Vicky Solanki

Sumit Gahlawat

Inder (Vicky's friend)

Vaquar Sheikh

Kaadir

Garima Jha

News Anchor (24/7)

Creative team

Directed by: Anirudh Iyer
Written by: Anirudh Iyer
Neeraj Yadav
Produced by: Bhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar

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