“I know how to act like I know how to fight, not how to 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.
Ayushmann Khurrana
Maanav
Jaideep Ahlawat
Bhoora Solanki
Gautam Joglekar
Masood Abraham Katkar
Harsh Chhaya
Roshan
Neeraj Madhav
Sai
Jitender Hooda
Daroga Roop Kumar
Sumit Singh
Vicky Solanki
Sumit Gahlawat
Inder (Vicky's friend)
Vaquar Sheikh
Kaadir
Garima Jha
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An Action Hero is a action, thriller, comedy film released in 2022. Directed by Anirudh Iyer, it stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Jaideep Ahlawat, Gautam Joglekar. 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.
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