The film is based out of Mumbai. It tells the story of three young friends, Bhavesh (Priyanshu Painyuli), Siku (Harshvardhan Kapoor) and Rajat (Asish Verma) who get utterly frustrated with the corruption existing at every level of administration and decide to challenge the wrong and do the right. They come up with an YouTube channel Insaaf TV creating an online show about Insaaf (justice) trying to expose to people some common wrongdoings and corruption which are rampant in the city. Initially, their show garners success, where they help to solve or confront some small scale corruptions involving local police and government officials. Unfortunately, a few circumstances make Siku quickly come back to reality who soon quits his vigilante acts for a decent MNC job. While Siku struggles to get a passport so that he can move to the U.S. for his job, Bhavesh gets obsessed about eradicating corruption from society and eventually stumbles upon a major conspiracy about water supply control involving water mafia, some top shot ministers, police officers and a few opportunists. A corrupt politician Rana (played by Nishikanth Kamat) tries to stop him and claims that Bhavesh Joshi is a secret agent from an enemy country. But Bhavesh does not stop and soon things start to go haywire for him as he becomes target for the local goons backed by Rana. When Bhavesh meets his fatal end at their hands, Siku gets deeply affected by the loss of his friend and decides to take things upon himself to keep the name Bhavesh Joshi alive in the hearts and minds of the wrongdoers. He starts training himself as a proper vigilante and sets out to avenge his friend's death. The next series of events follow the gradual rise of Bhavesh Joshi Superhero.

In the mid-credit scene, Bhavesh is telling a driver to reverse his car from a no-entry road.

• Harshvardhan Kapoor as Sikandar "Siku" Khanna
• Priyanshu Painyuli as Bhavesh Joshi
• Ashish Verma as Rajat
• Shreiyah Sabharwal as Sneha
• Pratap Phad as Patil
• Chinmayee Mandlekar as Sunil Jadhav
• Nishikant Kamat as Rana
• Hrishikesh Joshi as Subhash Mhatre

Development

The film was officially announced sometime in April 2014. The title of the film was said to be Bhavesh Joshi.

Casting

The makers of the film initially decided on Imran Khan for the lead. The role then went to Sidharth Malhotra, but he was eventually replaced by Harshvardhan Kapoor due to frequent delays in the film's pre-production schedule.

Filming

The principal photography of the film commenced in July 2016.The film shooting ended on 30th May 2017^[4]

The music of the film was composed by Amit Trivedi while the lyrics were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, Anurag Kashyap, Babu Haabi and Naezy. The first song of the film to be released was Hum Hain Insaaf which is sung by Babu Haabi and Naezy and was released on 12 May 2018. The second song of the film titled as Chavanprash featuring Arjun Kapoor, sung by Divya Kumar, Pragati Joshi and Arohi Mhatre was rereleased on 16 May 2018. The soundtrack of the film was released on 23 May 2018 by Eros Music.

Official teaser trailer for the film was released on 18 April 2018.^[11] The official trailer was released on May 2.^[12] The film released theatrically on 1 June 2018. It was also officially selected for the 2018 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.^[13]

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Bhavesh Joshi Superhero has an approval score of 71% based on 7 reviews with an average rating of 5.8 out of 10.^[14] Neil Soans of The Times of India praised the central theme of the film and the acting performances with a special mention for Priyanshu Painyuli and gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5.^[15] Raja Sen of NDTV said that the film has good intentions and is filled with praiseworthy acting performances but the screenplay lacks originality and is not strong enough to make the film an interesting watch.^[16] Rajeev Masand of News18 was impressed with the concept of the film, the acting performances and the music by Amit Trivedi but was critical of the poorly written script and gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5.^[17] Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times appreciated director Vikramaditya Motwane for making a film which is unlike any other super hero film made in India but criticized the film for its long length and poor editing and gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5.^[18] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that the film has some good acting performances but suffers from poor editing and an inconsistent screenplay.^[19]