37 Years of Mr. India (25/05/1987)

37 Years of Mr. India (25/05/1987).

Mr. India is a superhero film directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by Boney Kapoor and Surinder Kapoor under the Narsimha Enterprises banner. The film’s story and screenplay were written by the duo Salim-Javed, marking their last collaboration before their split. Starring Ashok Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Amrish Puri, Annu Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Bob Christo, Ahmed Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, Yunus Parvez, Sharat Saxena, Ajit Vachani, Gurbachan Singh and Ramesh Deo. The film tells the story of Arun Verma (Kapoor), a humble violinist and philanthropist who receives a device that grants him invisibility. While renting out his house to pay his debts, he meets journalist Seema Sahni (Sridevi) and falls in love with her. Meanwhile, the villain Mogambo (Puri) plans to conquer India. The film was shot by Baba Azmi in Srinagar, Mumbai, and other locations in India, starting in July 1985 and concluding after 350 days. The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. The film was edited by Waman Bhonsle and Gurudutt Shirali, with special effects by Peter Pereira. Mr. India was a breakthrough for its director and cast and became a milestone in Hindi cinema for its unique superhero genre. It inspired several Indian films in later years. The film was remade in Tamil as En Rathathin Rathame (1989) and in Kannada as Jai Karnataka (1989).