An Action Hero (2022)

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

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.

• Released: 2022-12-02
• Genres: Action, Thriller, Comedy
• Runtime: 2h 8m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 86 votes

Directed by Anirudh Iyer.

Top cast

• Ayushmann Khurrana as Maanav
• Jaideep Ahlawat as Bhoora Solanki
• Gautam Joglekar as Masood Abraham Katkar
• Harsh Chhaya as Roshan
• Neeraj Madhav as Sai
• Jitender Hooda as Daroga Roop Kumar
• Sumit Singh as Vicky Solanki
• Sumit Gahlawat as Inder (Vicky's friend)
• Vaquar Sheikh as Kaadir
• Garima Jha as News Anchor (24/7)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch An Action Hero

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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