Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018)

The origin story of Bhavesh Joshi, an Indian superhero, who sets out to fulfill his slain friend's wish to clean and reform the country, by training himself to fight and wearing a mask.

Director:

Vikramaditya Motwane

Writers:

Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap

Stars:

Harshvardhan Kapoor, Priyanshu Painyuli, Ashish Verma

Top Rated Indian Movies #227 | 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Harshvardhan Kapoor	...	Sikander Khanna (Sikku)
Priyanshu Painyuli	...	Bhavesh Joshi
Ashish Verma	...	Rajat
Shreiyah Sabharwal	...	Sneha
Pratap Phad	...	Patil
Chinmay Mandlekar	...	Sunil Jadhav
Nishikant Kamat	...	Rana
Ram Kishan Dhakad	...	Ping Man
Hrishikesh Joshi	...	Subhash Mhatre
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ramesh Bhatkar	...	Chief Minister Dhule
Shibani Dandekar	...	Special Appearance
Vijay Gokhale	...	Subodh
Harsh Hansraj	...	Passport policeman
Pawan Jam	...	Bike Seller
Rajiv Kachroo	...	Company Boss

Storyline

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero is an action film about a young man who wants to continue doing the right and challenge the wrong. And on this journey, he discovers that he's destined to do bigger things, which will transform him from a common man into a superhero.

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Plot Keywords:

vigilante | friendship | violence | death | killed with a hammer | 

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Taglines:

This year, justice will have a new name.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The concept of the film was made in 2012 but due to some production issues it got delayed and director Vikram Aditya Motwane finally made it in 2018.

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Goofs

The three main characters refer to the film Ra.One in the opening scene of the film. However the subsequent scenes of the film, supposedly in chronological order, show that it is August 2011. When in fact Ra.One was released in October of that year.

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Quotes

[subtitled version]
Bhavesh Joshi: What is the point of living in this country?
Bhavesh Joshi: One should run away to America leaving this kind of country.
Bhavesh Joshi: This country is already broken, nobody does anything, everyone is a coward like you.
Bhavesh Joshi: Sikku do you know what is the difference between us?
Bhavesh Joshi: I love this country and I cannot see suffer like this.
Bhavesh Joshi: So i will stay here only and I will change this country.

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Crazy Credits

There is a mid credits scene.

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Alternate Versions

Two versions of the film are available online: one that has the special thanks and partner credits in the beginning, and the other one that doesn't have them.

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Connections

References Daredevil (2015)

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Soundtracks

Hum Hain Insaaf
Lyrics by Anurag Kashyap, Babu Haabi and Naezy
Music by Amit Trivedi
Performed by Babu Haabi and Naezy

User Reviews

Hero Paida nahi hota, banta hai.- Super Cool film!

Director Vikramaditya Motwane is back after a well attempted film Trapped which was released last year. The Harshvardhan Kapoor starrer film is under the production house of Phantom. Written and directed by Motwane, this is an action+drama of an Indian Superhero, called Bhavesh Joshi, who fights against wrong.

It is a tale of two friends, who are inspired from a party to getting justice. And ended up making 'Insaaf Duo'. They make videos of people doing wrong things, & then upload them on social media. One of them gets settled with his job. The other one is still doing to save his country and countrymen. One day a case has been come to him about water crisis. How he will solve it, or what this case is bringing to him and his partner, is the story of this film.

Phantom production always brings to us something fresh. This is not a marvel or DC film, where we can see some superhero flying. Here we see a common man fighting for all common men. Water crisis is the biggest crime one can ever do. I mean, here there is no problem of that. But I'm sure this film is surely based on some facts. To understand what this type of crisis is, and how normal people are affected to this, you have to see this film. I am thankful to the makers, for showing this crime on celluloid.

Harshvardhan Kapoor is superb. This film is his true debut film. He is the perfect choice of Sikku in this film. Priyanshu and Ashish give solid support. Shreiyah Sabharwal looks stunning. Nishikant and other badmen deliver good performances.

What I like the most, is background score. Though, there are not any song in the film. Except two in the background. Chavanprash sounds cool to me. Qasam Kha Li is suitable in the flow. But, hat's off for the subtle background score in the entire film. No high, no low, to the mark!

Overall, this film is surely an one time watch. Chase sequences are damn cool. The entire climax portion is superb, too. People, who are watching this film over Veere, are generally boys. They will surely remember Harsh's avtaar for a longer time. 'Hero paida nahi hota, banta hai.' Thumps up for the real life superhero. Go for it.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival]

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

1 June 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$42,579, 3 June 2018

Gross USA:

$57,376

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$334,723

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eros International, Phantom Films, Reliance Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

154 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1