Abstract
The author considers evolvement of Indian postcolonial movie comics, which pantheon today includes a great and multifarious number of characters. The author dwells on two key specimen (Mister India, 1987, dir. Shekhar Kapur and Krrish, 2006, dir. Rakesh Roshan), analyzing genesis of the new screen personages and the role of the films in question in formation of national identity in India which acquired its independence. The author accentuates, that alongside with usage of well-known American patterns the given films, which were mainly generated on the mythological heritage, have undergone renaissance in accordance with urgent political situation and societal demand. This transition marked a significant shift from domineering image of Mother India, oriented on non-resistance to evil according to Gandhian principles, towards an active masculine Mister India’s one.
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