# Mr. X (2015 film)
**Mr. X** is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language science fiction thriller directed by [Vikram Bhatt](https://www.edgepedia.org/vikram-bhatt), starring [Emraan Hashmi](https://www.edgepedia.org/emraan-hashmi) as an anti-terrorism officer who, after being framed for murder and left for dead, becomes invisible and turns vigilante to take revenge on those who wronged him.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nCicl_EFnE) • [2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mr-x-3/) The film was released in India on 17 April 2015 in both 2D and 3D formats.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nCicl_EFnE)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director and writers | Directed by Vikram Bhatt; written by Vikram Bhatt and Shagufta Rafique[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nCicl_EFnE) |
| Lead cast | Emraan Hashmi as Raghuram Rathod, Amyra Dastur as Siya, Arunoday Singh as ACP Bharadwaj[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_x_3d) |
| Release | 17 April 2015 (India), in 2D and 3D[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nCicl_EFnE) |
| Production | Vishesh Films, with Fox Star Studios; producer Mukesh Bhatt[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_x_3d) • [4](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=2850) |
| Runtime | 133 minutes[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3848938) |
| Box office | $44,995 in the United States and Canada; $3,244,995 worldwide[6](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mr-X) |
| IMDb rating | 3.7/10 from about 2,600 user votes[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3848938) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Raghuram Rathod (Emraan Hashmi) and his fiancée Siya (Amyra Dastur) are agents of the Anti Terrorist Department. A day before their wedding, their chief, ACP Bharadwaj ([Arunoday Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/arunoday-singh)), assigns Raghu to protect the Chief Minister and Siya to investigate terrorists in a hotel. The assignment is a trap: Raghu is forced to assassinate the Chief Minister to save Siya, who has been kidnapped by Bharadwaj's men. Raghu is captured and taken to a factory that is set ablaze; the world believes him dead. Surviving the fire, he undergoes an experimental treatment in a pharmaceutical lab that leaves him invisible, and he returns as Mr. X to convince Siya of his innocence and take revenge on those who wronged him.[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mr-x-3/)
The invisibility has specific rules. Hashmi described the condition as a sickness rather than a superpower: his character's cells malfunction and cannot reflect light, so Mr. X is visible only in sunlight and blue neon light, unlike the hero of *Mr. India*, who appeared in red light.[7](https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/no-connection-between-mr-x-and-mr-india-emraan-hashmi-115040400180_1.html)
## Production and release
The film was produced by Vishesh Films, the banner of the Bhatt family, in collaboration with Fox Star Studios, which also distributed it.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_x_3d) • [4](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=2850) The release date of 17 April 2015 was announced in October 2014 as part of the Fox Star Studios and Vishesh Films slate, alongside *Khamoshiyaan* and *Hamari Adhuri Kahaani*.[8](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/release-dates-for-mr-x-khamoshiyaan-and-hamari-adhuri-kahaani-announced/lite/) The music was composed by [Ankit Tiwari](https://www.edgepedia.org/ankit-tiwari), Jeet Ganguly, and Ankur Tewari, with playback singers including [Arijit Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/arijit-singh), Palak Muchhal, and [Neeti Mohan](https://www.edgepedia.org/neeti-mohan).[4](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=2850) • [9](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mr-x-3/cast/)
Shooting with heavy visual effects was a new experience for Hashmi, who said the crew shot all scenes as a regular film and that the special effects team later decided which scenes would show him invisible and which would show him flickering.[10](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/hindi/2015/Apr/18/in-mr.-x-being-invisible-is-more-like-a-disease-than-a-power-744140.html)
## Connections to earlier invisible-man films
Reviewers and the film's own star placed *Mr. X* in a lineage of invisibility stories. IMDb trivia identifies it as a remake of the 1957 Hindi film *Mr. X*, directed by [Nanabhai Bhatt](https://www.edgepedia.org/nanabhai-bhatt), the father of [Mahesh Bhatt](https://www.edgepedia.org/mahesh-bhatt).[11](https://www.imdb.com/hi/title/tt3848938/) The critic Nandini Ramnath of Scroll wrote that the title refers to the [Kishore Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/kishore-kumar) film *Mr. X in Bombay* (1964) and that the special effects were inspired by Paul Verhoeven's *Hollow Man*.[12](https://scroll.in/article/721213/Film-review%3A-Emraan-Hashmi-does-a-disappearing-act-in-%27Mr-X%27) India Today's review listed influences including *The Invisible Man*, *Hollow Man*, *X-Men*, and *Mr. India*.[13](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/mr-x-review-a-very-basic-revenge-saga-249171-2015-04-18)
Hashmi rejected the comparison with the 1987 hit *Mr. India*, saying the connection began and ended with a man going invisible: his character is a man battling a sickness rather than a man with a gadget, and he appears in blue light and sunlight rather than red.[7](https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/no-connection-between-mr-x-and-mr-india-emraan-hashmi-115040400180_1.html) The National noted that until *Mr. X*, Bollywood had made only one film about invisibility, *Mr. India* itself.[14](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/mr-x-vs-mr-india-a-bollywood-battle-of-the-invisible-men-1.13439)
## Reception and box office
Critical response was mixed to negative. The Times of India gave 3.0 out of 5, calling it a quasi-gratifying film with the commercial ingredients of romance, music, and action despite its flaws.[15](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mr-x/movie-review/46957344.cms) Koimoi rated it 2/5, finding the script clichéd but the visual effects for Hashmi's transformations neatly done.[16](https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/mr-x-review/) Scroll called the special effects tacky and the plot non-existent.[12](https://scroll.in/article/721213/Film-review%3A-Emraan-Hashmi-does-a-disappearing-act-in-%27Mr-X%27) India Today described it as a very basic revenge saga whose plot was dictated mostly by its special effects.[13](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/mr-x-review-a-very-basic-revenge-saga-249171-2015-04-18)
The film performed poorly commercially. In the United States and Canada it earned $44,995, with $30,097 of that in its opening weekend across 52 theaters, and it grossed $3,244,995 worldwide.[6](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mr-X) On IMDb it holds a 3.7/10 rating from about 2,600 votes.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3848938)
## References
1. [Mr X | Also in 3D | Official Trailer | Emraan Hashmi, Star Studios, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nCicl_EFnE)
2. [Mr. X Movie: Synopsis, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mr-x-3/)
3. [Mr. X | Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_x_3d)
4. [Mr. X – Cast and Credits, Box Office India](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=2850)
5. [Mr. X (2015), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3848938)
6. [Mr. X (2015) – Box Office and Financial Information, The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mr-X)
7. [No connection between 'Mr. X' and 'Mr. India': Emraan Hashmi, Business Standard/ANI](https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/no-connection-between-mr-x-and-mr-india-emraan-hashmi-115040400180_1.html)
8. [Release dates for Mr X, Khamoshiyaan and Hamari Adhuri Kahaani announced, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/release-dates-for-mr-x-khamoshiyaan-and-hamari-adhuri-kahaani-announced/lite/)
9. [Mr. X Cast List, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mr-x-3/cast/)
10. [In Mr. X, Being Invisible is More Like a Disease than a Power, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/hindi/2015/Apr/18/in-mr.-x-being-invisible-is-more-like-a-disease-than-a-power-744140.html)
11. [Mr. X (2015), IMDb (Hindi)](https://www.imdb.com/hi/title/tt3848938/)
12. [Film review: Emraan Hashmi does a disappearing act in 'Mr X', Scroll.in](https://scroll.in/article/721213/Film-review%3A-Emraan-Hashmi-does-a-disappearing-act-in-%27Mr-X%27)
13. [Mr. X review: A very basic revenge saga, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/mr-x-review-a-very-basic-revenge-saga-249171-2015-04-18)
14. [Mr X vs Mr India: A Bollywood battle of the invisible men, The National](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/mr-x-vs-mr-india-a-bollywood-battle-of-the-invisible-men-1.13439)
15. [Movie Mr. X 2015, Story, Trailers, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mr-x/movie-review/46957344.cms)
16. [Mr. X Review, Koimoi](https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/mr-x-review/)
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