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Mr. India

  • 19871987
  • 2h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
15K
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Sridevi and Anil Kapoor in Mr. India (1987)
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A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of Indi... Read allA poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac.A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
15K
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  • Director
    • Shekhar Kapur
  • Writers
    • Javed Akhtar
    • Salim Khan
  • Stars
    • Anil Kapoor
    • Sridevi
    • Amrish Puri
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  • Director
    • Shekhar Kapur
  • Writers
    • Javed Akhtar
    • Salim Khan
  • Stars
    • Anil Kapoor
    • Sridevi
    • Amrish Puri
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    • 20User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Anil Kapoor
    Anil Kapoor
    • Arun Vermaas Arun Verma…
    Sridevi
    Sridevi
    • Seema Sohnias Seema Sohni
    Amrish Puri
    Amrish Puri
    • Mogamboas Mogambo
    Satish Kaushik
    Satish Kaushik
    • Calendaras Calendar
    Annu Kapoor
    Annu Kapoor
    • Mr. Gaitonde (Editor)as Mr. Gaitonde (Editor)
    Ajit Vachani
    Ajit Vachani
    • Tejaas Teja
    Sharat Saxena
    Sharat Saxena
    • Daagaas Daaga
    Ashok Kumar
    Ashok Kumar
    • Prof. Sinhaas Prof. Sinha
    Bob Christo
    Bob Christo
    • Mr. Wolcottas Mr. Wolcott
    Ramesh Deo
    Ramesh Deo
    • Police Inspectoras Police Inspector
    Karann Nathh
    Karann Nathh
      Yunus Parvez
      Yunus Parvez
      • Maniklalas Maniklal
      Harish Patel
      Harish Patel
      • Roopchandas Roopchand
      Venus Pujari
      • Orphanas Orphan
      Tapan Shah
      • Orphanas Orphan
      Aftab Shivdasani
      Aftab Shivdasani
      • Orphanas Orphan
      Gurbachan Singh
      Gurbachan Singh
      • Captain Zorroas Captain Zorro
      • (as Gurbachchan Singh)
      Anjan Srivastav
      Anjan Srivastav
      • Baburamas Baburam
      • Director
        • Shekhar Kapur
      • Writers
        • Javed Akhtar
        • Salim Khan
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      Storyline

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      Orphan Arun Verma utilizes his adult-hood in raising orphan children, in a house where he is unable to make ends as well as fulfilled the living expenses. International criminal and smuggler, Mogambo, wants his house to store arms and ammunition and thus give him a time-frame to vacate. Arun then decides to arrange for a tenant named Seema Sohni, a local newspaper journalist, to occupy the top flat of the house. Mogambo's men then decides to force Arun to vacate by targeting him and the children. Eventually Arun's dad's friend, Professor Sinha, introduces him to a gadget that will make him invisible, he tries this device and becomes invisible only to retaliates on Mogambo's men calling himself, "Mr. India". He also becomes popular among the people by assisting the ones who are subjected to injustice, no one knows who is this, "Mr. India", except Jugal. Things comes to a boil when one of Arun's children is killed while the others, Seema and he are abducted by Mogambo, who threatens to throw them in an acid pit if "Mr. India" does not show up. Time is behind Arun as he must make such a decision that will not jeopardize the lives of his loved ones as well as the people of India. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com)
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      • orphan
      • invisibility
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      • Genres
        • Action
        • Comedy
        • Drama
        • Family
        • Musical
        • Sci-Fi
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      • Trivia
        Amitabh Bachchan was offered to play the role of Mr India but he declined as he was into politics and was not doing many movies. Shekar Kapur wanted Anupam Kher to play the role of Mogambo but then switched to Amrish Puri as he wanted someone who looked scary.
      • Goofs
        There is a continuity error while is talking with Anil Kapoor on the sea beach (time approx 1h38m02s). You will see that Sridevi is wearing a rectangular yellow-white earring. In the next shoot the earring is replaced by a circular yellow earring.
      • Quotes

        Mogambo: Mogambo is pleased.

      • Connections
        Featured in Salaam Bombay! (1988)

      User reviews20

      Review
      Top review
      the movie has soul
      As a wise young fellow mentioned, what makes this movie so watchable today is that it has soul. Watching it after 15 years, it brings back a lot of childhood memories. The movie is just full of entertainment and does not look outdated at all. Shekar Kapur's direction is fantastic. Because of his direction, the movie moves on a constant pace and the scenes aren't overdone in a silly way. Sridevi's performance is, as always, top-notch. Anil Kapoor is very likable. The kids are good too (but annoying in the songs and dances). The songs are funny and catchy giving us Sridevi's memorable Hawa Hawai and the sensual sari dance in Kaate nahi. Of course, who could forget one of Amrish Puri's most memorable roles as Mogambo? In my humble opinion this is definitely one of the most entertaining movies that I could watch over and over again with friends or family. If you want to be entertained and have a good time, watch Mr. India.
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      • Apr 16, 2007

      Details

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      • Release date
        • May 25, 1987 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Hindi
      • Also known as
        • Mr. India - Der unsichtbare Held
      • Production company
        • Narsimha Enterprises
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 59 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Stereo

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