Phata Poster Nikla Hero

Phata Poster Nikhla Hiro
Directed by	Rajkumar Santoshi
Produced by	Ramesh Taurani Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur
Written by	Rajkumar Santoshi
Starring	Shahid Kapoor Ileana D'Cruz Padmini Kolhapure
Music by	Pritam
Cinematography	Ravi Yadav
Editing by	Steven Bernard
Studio	Tips Music Films
Release date(s)	20 September 2013
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Phata Poster Nikhla Hero is an upcoming Bollywood action comedy film starring Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz. The film will be produced by Ramesh Taurani of Tips Music Films and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, who earlier directed films such as Ghayal(1990), Andaz Apna Apna (1994), Khakee (2004) and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009). The film is set to release on 20 September 2013.

Plot

The film follows the story of Vishwas Rao, an aspiring actor mistaken as a super cop.Salman Khan has made a special apperance in this movie,in which shahid plays a fan of salman.

Cast

• Shahid Kapoor as Vishwas Rao
• Ileana D'Cruz as Kajal
• Padmini Kolhapure
• Deepika Kamaiah
• Nargis Fakhri (special appearance in an item song)
• Salman Khan as himself in a special appearance
• Darshan Jariwala
• Saurabh Shukla
• Sanjay Mishra

Development

The film has often been termed as a full on "mirchi" commercial entertainer. Apart from the casting and genre, the makers have refused to divulge into further details.

Casting

In early August 2012, it was confirmed by director Rajkumar Santoshi that he has offered the film to actor Shahid Kapoor and that talks have been on for the film for the previous six months. Soon after, when Kapoor was asked, he said that he has not yet signed the film, but is on the verge of doing so. It was earlier reported that actress 

Diana Penty has been signed as the female lead, although the producers have stated that they have signed on Ileana D'Cruz for the role instead as she would be perfectly suited for the role. Actress Padmini Kolhapure has been signed on to play the role of Kapoor's mom in the film. It was later confirmed that newcomer Deepika Kamainah will play an important role alongside Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz. The rest of the cast is yet to be confirmed.

Filming

The film was expected to begin filming in November 2012, after Kapoor completed Maneesh Sharma's next for Yash Raj Films but the actor had opted out of the Maneesh Sharma movie because of other commitments. Shahid Kapoor announced via Twitter that the filming began on November 2, 2012. The film was expected to be completed till Feb 2013 but due to date issues it was completed in March 2013.

Trailer

The trailer of Phata Poster Nikhla Hero released on the 14th of July. Trailer has crossed 2 million views on YouTube. Upon release of the trailer, it was received very well by critics and its audience.

Music

Music is composed by Pritam with lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil and Amitabh Bhattacharya. The first song Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai released on the 26th of July. The song has been sung by Mika Singh. The film has five tracks.Dhating Naach is a item number featuring Nargis Fakhri and Hey Mr DJ is a club song sung by Benny Dayal, Shefali Alvares &Shalmali Kholgade. The song Rang Sharbaton Ka is sung by Atif Aslam and Chinmayi.

The first two tracks were released exclusively on the music streaming service Saavn