| Toonpur Ka Superrhero | |
| Director: | Kireet Khurana |
| Producer: | Kumar Mangat Pathak |
| Narrator: | Sanjay Dutt |
| Starring: | Ajay Devgn Kajol |
| Music: | Anu Malik Rishi Rich |
| Cinematography: | Nirmal Jani |
| Studio: | Big Screen Entertainment Eros International Panorama Studios Climb Media |
| Distributor: | Eros International Ltd. |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Budget: | 25 crore[1] |
| Gross: | 7.09crore[2] |
Toonpur Ka Superrhero[3] (Toonpur's Superhero) is a 2010 Indian live-action animated action comedy film written by Raagii Bhatnagar and directed by Kireet Khurana. The film features Ajay Devgn and Kajol in lead roles. The film was India's first live action - 3D animation combination feature film.
The story is based on Aditya Kumar, a famous actor who plays a very famous superhero on TV and acts in films as well. He lives in a nice village of sorts with his family, which consists of his wife, Priya and two children; Kabir and Raima. He frequently tries to explain to his son that all cartoons are fake and that he shouldn't waste his time watching them. Kabir gets irritated, and one night tells him that he is a "fake" hero too, for his stunts are performed by doubles. Feeling humiliated, he leaves home, and is soon kidnapped by the cartoons his son watches. They kidnap him for they overhear two people talking and saying that Aditya is a famous hero. This kidnapping is done through a series of underground mazes, tunnels and sewers. On waking up, he finds himself in an animated world. A group of cartoons greet him, identifying themselves as "Devtoons" i.e. the good cartoons. They try to convince Aditya to fight Jagaro, a powerful villain, to protect their existence and save their King.
Aditya initially hesitates, but when a character from Toonpur named Bolly says he is a fake hero, he feels humiliated, but then agrees to fight, so that he can prove that he is a real superhero to everyone, and particularly his son. Aditya and his cartoon friends attack Jagaro's base, defeat the "Toonasurs" i.e. the evil cartoons and save the King, Tooneshwar, but in the process, many of their friends get kidnapped by Jagaro. Now the only option left for Aditya, is to get the "Toonastra", a pencil-and-eraser-shaped overpowered weapon from Rubdoot (The supposed God of Destruction in Toonpur) and erase Jagaro from existence using its tremendous strength. He goes to meet Rubdoot, where it is discovered that Rubdoot is a hardcore fan of Aditya as a superhero. Aditya manages to get the Toonastra, however, Rubdoot warns him saying that he can use this weapon only once; the reason being that this weapon needs constant charging, and Rubdoot himself is the charger. Aditya leaves, promising Rubdoot that if the weapon worked, he would make Rubdoot his best friend. This makes Rubdoot emotional, who promises to wait as well.
However, Jagaro gets to know of the plan concocted by the Devtoons and kidnaps Aditya's family to prevent his own demise. However, Aditya challenges Jagaro to a game- a final fight. Jagaro agrees, and the game starts at his gaming club. Aditya manages to complete the first level, which is wild-west themed, by rescuing Priya from the Toonasurs and destroying them. In the second round, Priya plays a pivotal role in crossing the traps successfully and saving Raima and the Devtoons by her ingenuity. Jagaro uses many methods of cunning and deceit throughout the rounds to prevent Aditya's victory. The third round is the final duel between Aditya and Jagaro, which Aditya manages to win after a long struggle. Afterwards, Kabir finally accepts his father as a real hero, which finally makes Aditya happy. Rubdoot is given Aditya's autograph and becomes his best-friend. The end of the movie shows Aditya leaving the Devtoons in peace, and Toonpur in a joyous celebration.
The film's music was composed by Anu Malik, with lyrics by Mumzy, and was released on 14 December 2010.
Toonpur Ka Superhero received generally negative reviews. The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5, praising the performances and storyline.[4] Kaveree Bamzai from India Today rated the film 1 out of 5, terming the film as "Toonathon that's an exercise in torture".[5] Sukanya Verma from Rediff.com rated the film 2.5 out of 5.[6]
Sudhish Kamath from The Hindu criticised the film with no ratings.[7] Mayank Shekhar from Hindustan Times rated the film 2 out of 5.[8]