Hero No.1 is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Govinda and Karishma Kapoor with an ensemble supporting cast of actors. The film borrows the theme of Bawarchi, which was itself a remake of Bengali film Galpo Holeo Satti. It was remade in Telugu as Goppinti Alludu. Upon its release, the film was successful, grossing ₹309.5 million (equivalent to ₹1.3 billion or US$17 million in 2020) at the box office against a production budget of ₹67.5 million (equivalent to ₹290 million or US$3.7 million in 2020) and was the seventh highest grossing film of the year. The film promised to be the family one providing wholesome entertainment from 90s.