Filmmaker
Anurag
Kashyap,
who
has
written
the
upcoming
superhero
film
Bhavesh
Joshi,
today
said
a
mask
does
not
make
an
actor
a
superhero.
Bhavesh
Joshi
,
featuring
Harshvardhan
Kapoor
in
the
lead,
is
directed
by
Vikramaditya
Motwane.
Asked
about
younger
generation
of
actors
not
getting
acceptance
in
the
superhero
genre
and
if
that
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
filmmakers
are
not
making
such
movies,
Anurag
said,
"I
don't
think
a
filmmaker
thinks
like
that.
If
a
filmmaker
is
obsessed
with
an
idea,
that
is
what
drives
him
to
make
the
film.
"He
doesn't
think
about
rejection
or
anything.
Our
actors
are
superheroes
without
the
mask.
What
will
happen
if
you
make
a
superhero
a
superhero?
Like
'Ironman'
can't
be
a
'Spiderman'," the
45-year-old
director-producer
said.
"Salman
Khan,
Shahrukh
Khan
are
superheroes.
Mask
doesn't
make
anyone
a
superhero.
It
is
a
different
film
and
has
a
different
take
of
Vikramaditya
Motwane," he
added.
Asked
about
Indian
filmmakers
making
movies
on
the
lines
of
Hollywood
films
such
as
"Avengers:
Infinity
War",
Anurag
said
budget
is
still
an
issue.
"Even
if
we
combine
the
budget
of
all
the
films
we
make,
that
would
be
less
than
the
budget
of
'Avengers'.
The
English
language
lends
itself
to
a
larger
audience
like
how
Hindi
reaches
a
larger
audience
in
India."
The
team
of
Bhavesh
Joshi
said
their
film
will
see
Harshvardhan
as
a
student-turned-vigilante.
The
actor
said
Bhavesh
Joshi
is
not
a
regular
superhero
film.
"It
is
not
a
quintessential
superhero
film
like
'Krrish'.
The
idea
is
that
there
is
a
hero
within
all
of
us.
It
is
about
action
speaking
louder
than
words,
it
is
about
if
something
is
not
right
what
are
you
going
to
do
about
it?
It
is
a
super
power,
it
is
a
real
film," the
27-year-old
actor
added.
Motwane
believes
that
vigilante
culture
is
in
existence
in
the
Hindi
cinema
since
1970s
and
it
is
reflected
in
some
of
the
films
of
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Anil
Kapoor,
Dharmendra
and
others.
"This
is
throwback
to
70s.
The
superhero
genre
came
in
America
from
30s
when
corruption
and
crime
was
very
rampant.
When
the
justice
system
is
not
working
out,
you
need
vigilante
justice.
"There
was
time
when
you
need
a
hero.
That
person
can
be
a
with
or
without
a
face.
Our
heroes
are
about
vigilante
justice
like
'Singham'
is
vigilante
and
Salman
Khan
has
played
vigilante
in
so
many
films,"he
said.
The
film
in
set
to
release
on
May
25.
Credits
-
PTI