Sooraj Pancholi considers Athiya Shetty, his heroine from their debut film "Hero", as a huge support in the film industry.

During a promotional visit to a college here, Sooraj and Athiya were asked to describe each other as a co-star.

Sooraj said: "Athiya is the biggest support in the entire film industry... Because of her I am looking like a hero in the film."

Meanwhile, Athiya described Sooraj by saying: "He is fun... really funny for all the girls and naughty too. He troubled me and did lots of pranks on the sets."

But all in all, she said he is an "amazing co-star... And he is hot".

Directed by Nikhil Advani, "Hero" is a remake of Subhash Ghai- directed 1983 film of the same name. The original film stars Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Seshadri.