Mumbai, India (CU)_ While Hollywood frequently gets the superhero genre right, the Bollywood film industry lags far behind. Hollywood is popular for superhero movies. The movies like Superman, Ironman, Spiderman, Batman, Antman, etc, are some of the blockbuster hits. Accordingly, when Bollywood is concerned about superhero movies, they need to go far to get it right. Let’s take a look at some of the lesser-known superheroes of Bollywood.
Zokkomon
Darsheel Safary starred and played the superhero role Zokkomon following his mega hit Taare Zameen Par. The film, which was released in 2011 and starred Anupam Kher and Manjari Phadnis, was a disaster.
Alag
Akshay Kapoor portrayed a guy with psychic abilities in this box office debacle. Dia Mirza and Tom Alter also starred in the science fiction movie. The film was released in 2006.
Superman
Although Superman is not precisely an Indian superhero, Bollywood attempted to Indianize him with the 1987 flop of the same name. Puneet Issar portrayed Superman in the film, while Dharmendra played his father, a part inspired by Marlon Brando’s performance in Christopher Reeve’s 1978 superhero epic Superman.
Ajooba
Big B continued to play a superhero on the big screen, as he put on the cape once more in Shashi Kapoor’s big-budget epic tale Ajooba. The film was released in 1991 and was a colossal box office flop.
Shiva Ka Insaaf
Shiva Ka Insaaf, billed as Bollywood’s first 3D film, starred Jackie Shroff as a superhero named Shiva. Later, in 2016, his son Tiger Shroff portrayed a superhero in A Flying Jatt that was very similar to his father’s heroic role in the 1985 film. The film was a box office flop.
Khatron Ke Khiladi
Dharmendra portrayed Teesri Adalat, a vigilante Batman. The film was released in 1988 and also starred Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Chunky Panday, and Neelam. In the film, he even rides a Batmobile-style four-wheeler, much like Batman. The picture was a box office hit.
Lo Main Aa Gaya
Lo Main Aa Gaya is the only Hindi film helmed by Marathi veteran Mahesh Kothare and stars Govinda’s nephew Vinay Anand. The film was released in 1999. The film’s protagonist is a police officer who gains the super abilities of Lord Hanuman.
