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By Euler Leaks

Updated 18 March 2023

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1987 Hindi film

Mr. India

Released	1987 (35 years, 4 months ago)

Director	Shekhar Kapur
Genre	science fiction film and children's film
Composer	Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Country of origin	India
Producer	Boney Kapoor

About Mr. India

Mr. India is a 1987 Indian Hindi science fiction superhero film directed by Shekhar Kapur. It stars Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Amrish Puri in the lead roles

The film was the highest grossing Indian film of 1987, and remains a cult classic in India. The film was known for several of its lines and songs, including Sridevi's Miss Hawa Hawaii performance, and Amrish Puri's quote "Mogambo khush hua" (Mogambo is pleased), which is one of the most famous quotes of Bollywood and became synonymous with Puri. The Mogambo character is also considered to be one of the best villains in Bollywood history. Laxmikant-Pyarelal's music performed well too, especially the song Hawa Hawaii which is very popular till today. The film has often been featured in different lists of top Bollywood films. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. This was the last film that the writing duo Salim-Javed wrote together. They had split up earlier in 1982, but came back for one last film.

On the centenary of Indian Cinema, Mr. India has been declared one of the 100 Greatest Indian Films of All Time. Interestingly Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan were offered the lead role, but they turned it down as they couldn't relate with the invisible hero.