Superman (1987)

In this Indian take on the classic superhero story, a young baby from the doomed planet Krypton is sent to Earth, where he is adopted by an elderly couple in India who name him Shekhar. ... See full summary »

Director:

B. Gupta

Writers:

Sunil Priyadarshi (screenplay), Sunil Priyadarshi (story),

Stars:

Urmila Bhatt, Birbal, Bob Christo

Cast

Credited cast:
Urmila Bhatt	...	Superman's Foster Mother
Birbal	...	Birbal Chamcha
Bob Christo	...	Bob
Dharmendra	...	Superman's Biological Father
Preeti Ganguli	...	Woman from Zambia
Rajan Haksar	...	Goga
Dinesh Hingoo	...	Rustom
Puneet Issar	...	Shekhar 'Superman'
Jagdeep	...	Towffle
Jankidas	...	Jankidas
Shakti Kapoor	...	Verma (chairman of the underworld)
Ranjeeta Kaur	...	Superman's Biological Mother
Ashok Kumar	...	Superman's Foster Father
Lalita Kumari	...	Mrs. Jankidas
Guddi Maruti	...	Guddi Jhunjhunwali

Storyline

In this Indian take on the classic superhero story, a young baby from the doomed planet Krypton is sent to Earth, where he is adopted by an elderly couple in India who name him Shekhar. After growing to an adult and learning about his origins and powers, he goes to the city in search of his school sweetheart, Gita, who has become a newpaper reporter. At the same time, Verma, Shekhar's rival for Gita's affection in their school days, has gone on to become a crime lord and general super-villain. Verma has hatched at plan to become rich by devastating part of India with natural disasters, then buying up all of the abandoned land. Will Superman/Shekhar be able to put a stop to Verma's evil plan? Will he win Gita's heart? Will he keep his double identity a secret?

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Plot Keywords:

bollywood

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

31 December 1987 (India)

Also Known As:

The Indian Superman

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fine Art Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Borrows several minutes of footage and a sound bite from Superman.

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Connections

Features Superman (1978)

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Soundtracks

"Beat It"
Written and Performed by Michael Jackson

User Reviews

Best Line Ever

Best line ever from a Bollywood flick: "There is something black in my lentils..." - R.K. Verma

Now, the movie is absolutely pathetic, and yes, it rips off a fair bit from the version starring Christopher Reeves, but then again, so did every other Bollywood movie at the time! Honestly, I just watched it for comedic value, and if you take everything as tongue in cheek (and maybe if you turn down the volume and speak your own dialog on top), then maybe it's almost worth watching. Not renting, mind you. Never rent this movie. Never. Ever. Please. But if you can find someone who owns, or has been silly enough to rent this film, give it a go. At least give you a few chuckles. Heck, it's got a character named "Ms. Muscle Woman from Zambia". How bad could it really be?

Now I'm off to find a new TV. Mine decided to blow itself up instead of allowing itself to display atrocities like this film.