Bhavesh Joshi Superhero

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVikramaditya Motwane
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySiddharth Diwan
Edited byNitin Baid
Music byAmit Trivedi
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹21 crore[2]
Box office₹4.75 crore[2]

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language vigilante action film[3][4] directed by Vikramaditya Motwane under Phantom Films banner and co-written by Motwane along with Anurag Kashyap and Abhay Koranne.[5][6] It stars Harshvardhan Kapoor in the lead role along with Priyanshu Painyuli, Ashish Verma and Nishikant Kamat in the supporting roles. This was Kamat's last appearance before his death on 17 August 2020.

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero released theatrically on 1 June 2018, and was also screened at Neuchatel Film Festival.[7] The film received generally mixed reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb grossing ₹4.35 crore on a budget of ₹21 crore.[2] However, the film has garnered a cult following based on the societal relevance and themes of the story.[a]

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