Mr. India is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced jointly by Boney Kapoor and Surinder Kapoor under the former's banner, Narsimha Enterprises. Starring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, and Amrish Puri, the duo Salim–Javed wrote the screenplay and story, marking their last collaboration before their split. It focuses on Arun Verma, a poor street violinist and philanthropist who receives a cloaking device that grants him invisibility. While renting out his house to pay his debts, he meets the journalist Seema Sohni and falls in love with her. After watching his previous directorial venture Masoom, a 1983 family drama about children, Boney Kapoor approached Kapur to make another film with similar themes. Principal photography, handled by Baba Azmi, took place in Srinagar, Mumbai, and other locations in India, starting in July 1985, and finished after 350 days. Laxmikant–Pyarelal composed the soundtrack, while Akhtar wrote the lyrics.
| Director | Shekhar Kapur |
| Produced by | Boney Kapoor, Surinder Kapoor |
| Writer(s) | Salim–Javed |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Amrish Puri |
| Music | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | Baba Azmi |
| Edited by | Waman Bhonsle, Gurudutt Shirali |
| Production, company | Narsimha Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Sujata Films |
| Released | May 25, 1987 |
| Running time | 179 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹ 38 million |
| Box office | ₹ 100 million |
| Netflix ID | 60037395 |
About Mr. India
A poor man named Arun takes in orphans, despite barely being able to make ends meet. International criminal, Mogambo, comes to town and wants to take over Arun's apartment complex for his criminal endeavors. When Arun refuses to leave, he realizes he's going to have to take on the criminals himself. One day he finds an invisibility gadget his father had invented, with this he takes on Mogambo and fights injustice throughout the city, as Mr. India.
Achievement of Mr. India
Director Shekhar Kapur is most known for his film Elizabeth.
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