Zee Studios and Amdavad Films’ The Great Grand Superhero: Aliens Ka Aagman is the story of a bunch of school kids who are led to believe that their friend’s grandfather is a superhero. As the kids are keen to see the grandfather’s superheroic deeds, the latter keeps playing along and convinces them that his superhero powers would come alive when he would need to fight aliens. One day, an alien spaceship actually lands on Earth. And sure enough, the grandfather gets superpowers!
Manish Saini has written a simple story with a good message. He has complemented it with such a humorous screenplay that the drama becomes entertaining and engrossing. The pace does fall for a while post-interval, but it picks up soon enough. The climax is both, imaginative and entertaining. The target audience — kids — will especially like the drama in general and the climax in particular. Manish Saini’s dialogues deserve special mention. They are truly well-written and evoke laughter at many places.
Jackie Shroff does a fine job as the superhero grandfather. His transformation from a lethargic, timid and unassuming old man to a superhero is so good that it could prompt the audience to clap. Shivansh Chourghe shines as Laddu. He is very endearing and plays the character to perfection. Mihir Harshad Godbole is impressive as Dipu. He acts with confidence. Jihar Jeetendra Hodar makes a mark as Chanakya. Rudransh Shailesh Chondekar is effective as Saksham. Asmi Deo plays Chingy with a lot of conviction. Jay Rami (as Sunil), Shaurya Girish Bhanushali (as Manoj), Viraj Ganesh Latake (as Sachin) and Jineeth Vishal Jain (as the classmate) lend able support. Prateik Smita Patil makes for an effective alien villain. Saharsh Shukla and Kumar Saurabh act very well as the two aliens on earth. Durgesh Kumar is lovely as the owner of Khulasa news channel. Bhagyashree makes her mark as Musi. Sharat Saxena creates a fine impact as Boxer dada. Vinod Suryawanshi is very impressive as Vidhwan sir who fires questions at Dipu on his (Dipu’s) first day at school. . Mahesh Ghodeswar (as the PT teacher), Saurabh Bhatt (as the Hindi teacher), Aniruddh Sinh Rahevar (as the Science teacher) and Deven Khole (as the English teacher) are very natural. Kundan Kumar (as Dipu’s father) and Riddhi Shukla (as Dipu’s mother) play their parts extremely well. Nilesh Pandya lends wonderful support as Laddu’s father. Bhushan Dipak Shivtare (as the gym person), Anand Panse (as Manoj dada), Majid Khan (as Sachin dada), Ansh Shinde (as the school peon), Keshav Deshpandey (as the headmaster), Harikrishna Dave (as the commentary man), Raju Patel (as the TV announcer), Bhavesh Shrimali (as the tailor), Krishna Bhatt (as the photographer), Sheetal Chaudhary (as Laddu’s mother) and the others provide lovely support.
Manish Saini’s direction is very appealing. He has made an entertaining film which will be liked by kids although it won’t bore the audience in other age groups too. Music (by Night Song Records) is below the mark. Lyrics (Dr. Kumar Vishwas and Arushi Kaushal) are ordinary. Swathy Deepak’s camerawork is alright. Parvez Shaikh’s action and stunts are appropriate. Snigdha Karmahe and Pankaj Pol’s production designing, and Sachin Dabhade’s art direction are average. Deepa Bhatia’s editing is praiseworthy.
On the whole, The Great Grand Superhero: Aliens Ka Aagman is a well-made film which entertains. It has the merits to click at the box-office although it would require a huge push in the form of sustained publicity. The extremely dull opening is a dampener and will tell on the film’s final business tally.
Released on 29-5-’26 at Inox (daily 2 shows) and other cinemas of Bombay thru PVR Inox Pictures. Publicity: so-so. Opening: dull. …….Also released all over. Opening was poor at most of the places.