12 Best Superhero Movies Of All Time In Bollywood
Posted On: 13 Jun 2022 | Last Updated : 19 Oct 2022 | Views : 8.6k
Superhero films have always interested the cine-goers. The Marvel world is the biggest reason for creating the sensation for Superheroes around the world. Watching someone with enhanced abilities, who uses them to fight the evils of society and save innocent people, is nothing less than fascinating. In Bollywood, the 1980s and early 1990s were dedicated to cop movies, in many ways people considered them superheroes and admired them for their honesty and bravery. After tragic love stories, cop movies have been the most common go-to genre of Bollywood to date, which then opened the passage for Superhero movies in Bollywood. However, there haven’t been many Superhero movies in Bollywood in the past, and the main reason behind it was the low-quality VFX and lack of other resources, but with the availability of new technologies, Superhero movies are becoming more common in Bollywood over the years. Let’s check out the top 10 Bollywood superhero movies listed below. Stay tuned for more such Bollywood-related updates, articles, topics, and trivia on movies and celebrities.
1. Superman (1960 & 1987)
Many may not know, but the idea to turn the comic hero ‘Superman’ into an on-screen Superman came in India much before the 1978 American film Superman. The 1960 action superhero movie Superman, directed by Mohammad Hussain and Anant Thakur, stars Paidi Jairaj as Superman, with Helen and Nirupa Roy as second leads. The movie might not have attained as much success as the American movie, but still was the first ever Indian Superhero movie.
The 1987 superhero film Superman is the Indian adaption of the 1978 American film Superman. Directed, written and produced by B. Gupta, the movie features Puneet Issar as Superman. When planet Krypton was nearing to end, a baby was sent to Earth, who was later adopted by an elderly couple, who named him Shekhar. Eventually, Shekhar grows up with superhuman powers and is all set to fight his rival and the destructive villain, who wishes to end the world. Though the movie wasn’t as good as the original, mostly because of below average performance of the star cast and not too appealing editing, however, it was an inspiration for coming superhero movies in Bollywood.
2. Mr. X in Bombay (1964)
Kishore Kumar and Madan Puri starrer, Mr. X in Bombay is one of the first sci-fi movies in Bollywood that talks about invisibility. The movie revolves around a scientist, Professor Mathur (Randhir), who creates a potion and asks his assistant to try it, but the assistant dies on the spot after drinking the potion. Later, a man named Rajan (Madan Puri) blackmails the scientist, and demands to get his daughter, Shobha (Kumkum) married to him, but Shobha is in love with Sudarshan (Kishore Kumar). With the help of the scientist, Sudarshan becomes invisible and sets out to teach Rajan a lesson.
3. Elaan (1971)
The sci-fi thriller drama Elaan, directed by K. Ramanlal, stars Vinod Mehra, Rekha, Vinod Khanna and Madan Puri. A journalist named Naresh (Vinod Mehra) is assigned a project to cover the story of illegal activities carried out by a powerful goon in a remote island. He leaves for the island with his friend, but there he is arrested and kept in a prison with a scientist and another man. The scientist confided in Naresh that he has a device that can make the user invisible, and suggests they use it to get the freedom. Naresh uses the device and becomes invisible and escapes and creates havoc in the life of underworld don. How Naresh uses the device to fight evil and make everything right for others forms the rest of the plot.
4. Shiva Ka Insaaf (1985)
The 1985 film Shiva Ka Insaaf is an action superhero film, directed by Raj N. Sippy, starring Jackie Shroff, Poonam Dhillon, Vinod Mehra, Mazhar Khan, Parikshit Sahni and Shakti Kapoor in the main cast. The movie follows the story of a young boy named Bhola (Jackie Shroff), whose father is killed brutally in front of him. Later, he is raised by three kind-hearted man, Ram (Vinod Mehra), Rahim (Mazhar Khan) and Robert (Parikshit Sahni), who train him to be super strong, and he soon grows up with superhuman abilities, and is all set to avenge his father’s death. The movie is regarded as Bollywood’s first 3D movie.
5. Mr. India (1987)
Starring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Amrish Puri, the 1987 superhero film Mr. India, directed by Shekhar Kapur, follows the story of a poor man named Arun (Anil Kapoor). Arun, despite his poverty, does philanthropy and runs an orphanage and takes care of several orphans and raises them with all the love and care. Arun finds a cloaking device that grants him invisibility. Mogambo (Amrish Puri), a criminal with a goal to conquer India, sets his eyes on Arun’s orphanage, as it has the perfect location to carry out the smuggling of illegal products. When Arun learns about this, he decides to use the device to teach Mogambo a lesson and save the children of his orphanage.
6. Krrish (2006), Krrish 3 (2013)
The superhero films - Krrish and Krrish 3 are among the best Indian superhero movies. Directed by Rakesh Roshan and featuring Hrithik Roshan as the superhero named Krrish, the film became immensely popular among the kids. As stated by the director, the main reason behind this film was to give India its own superhero. A young man named Krishna has superhuman abilities and intellect. Since childhood, Krishna shows these unique superpowers, thus his grandmother takes him to a remote mountain village. Years later, he meets Priya (Priyanka Chopra), who lived in Singapore, but came to his village for camping. Priya learns about his abilities and tricks him to come with her. Later, when Krishna comes to Singapore, he realizes there are many who need his help, thus he takes the identity of a black mask man named Krrish, and goes around saving people in need.
7. Drona (2008)
Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra starrer Drona is directed by Goldie Behl. This fantasy action drama follows the story of a lone youngster named Aditya (Abhishek Bachchan), whose life takes an unexpected turn when he learns that his life too has its purpose. Aditya comes from the family of warriors, who have protected and guarded a cosmic energy for generations, and now it’s Aditya or as they call him, Drona’s turn to maintain the legacy. Aditya or Drona is no ordinary man, he, like his ancestors, has some exceptional fighting abilities that make him the saviour of the poor.
8. Robot (2010), 2.0 (2018)
Robot is an Indian Tamil-language sci-fi action film, which was translated in many languages including Hindi. The Robot Film Series, consisting of Robot and 2.0, is the second highest grossing Indian film franchise after Baahubali. Created by S. Shankar, the film features superstar Rajnikanth as Dr. Vaseegaran and Chitti in both films. After years of research, Dr. Vaseegaran, a scientist, creates a humanoid robot named Chitti, who looks exactly like him, for the aid of the Indian Army. Being a robot Chitti possessed unique abilities and high intellect, which helped everyone around him, and others in need. In its second installment, 2.0, we see Akshay Kumar in the role of Pakshi Rajan, an ornithologist, who tries to fight for the safety of birds but gets no success, later he commits suicide, but his spirit comes back to take revenge. Chitti comes to aid this time too and helps save the innocents from Pakshi Rajan’s spirit, who has taken the shape of a vigilant bird.
9. Zokkomon (2011)
Directed by Satyajit Bhatkal, Zokkomon features Darsheel Safary in the titular role. The movie follows the story of a young innocent boy named Kunal Kumar (Darsheel Safary), whose parents died years back and left him a huge sum of property. Kunal is raised by his evil uncle and aunt, who only wish to eliminate him to get hold of his property. Later, Kunal’s uncle spreads rumours that he had died, so that he could easily claim all his money. However, the story doesn’t end there. Kunal returns with superhuman powers to take revenge from his uncle and aunt, and teach a lesson to those who have always bothered him.
10. Ra.One (2011)
Anubhav Sinha’s 2011 superhero film Ra.One stars Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Armaan Verma in the main cast. The movie follows the story of a game designer named Shekhar Subramaniam, who follows his son’s advice and creates a game in which the antagonist (Ra.One) is more powerful than the protagonist (G.One). G.One looks exactly like Shekhar Subramaniam, while Ra.One can take up any shape or form. Things go extremely wrong, when Ra.One escapes the virtual gaming world and enters the real world to finish Lucifer, the gaming name of Shekhar’s son, who once challenged Ra.One of his powers. Now, they have only one option to end Ra.One, which is to bring G.One too in the real world to protect them from Ra.One. The film witnessed the largest international theatrical release for an Indian film in 2011, which preceded its commercial expectations.
11. Mr. X
Emraan Hashmi and Amyra Dastur starrer Mr. X is a superhero science fiction action film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The movie follows the story of an honest police officer, Inspector Raghuram Rathore (Emraan Hashmi), who goes on a secret mission involving terrorists. However, after he completes the mission, he is beaten and left to die by the corrupt officers, but somehow, he manages to survive by drinking a healing potion. The healing potion has a side effect on him, which makes him invisible. Raghuram now takes the identity of Mr. X, and is all set to take revenge, and also comes to the aid of those who become targets of corruption.
12. A Flying Jatt (2016)
Directed by Remo D’Souza, A Flying Jatt is a Bollywood superhero movie featuring Tiger Shroff, Jacqueline Fernandez, Amrita Singh, Kay Kay Menon and Nathan Jones in the main cast. Aman (Tiger Shroff), the son of a religious Punjabi woman Mrs. Dhillon (Amrita Singh), is a martial arts teacher. An influential contractor named Mr. Rakesh Malhotra (Kay Kay Menon) wants the land owned by Dhillon family, and brings Raka (Nathan Jones), a mercenary to get his work done. However, Aman is able to bring down Raka which is when he learns about his superpowers. Aman takes the identity of ‘Flying Jatt’ and goes on to protect those in need.
