Hero is Salman Khan's next production after the blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijaan.The superstar personally chose the best talent from across the various fields in Bollywood to prepare Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty for a perfect debut.

The newcomers have been styled by the renowned costume designer Anaita Shroff. And, they also underwent extensive acting workshop under casting director, Mukesh Chhabra. Even though Salman is shooting for his other films simultaneously, he ensured he made time for detailed discussions with director Nikhil Advani to whom he has entrustedHero.

The music in Salman's films have always been chartbusters. And for this production too, the Bollywood superstar personally curated the music. He spent long hours with composers Amaal Mallik, Meet Bros Anjjan and Sachin-Jigar, to put together a solid music album. He lent his voice to the song 'Main hoon hero tera'as well and this ditty already has one of the highest number of hits on a popular video-sharing website.