Mr. India is a 1987 Indian Hindi science fiction superhero film directed by Shekhar Kapur. It stars Sridevi, Anil Kapoor and Amrish Puri in lead roles
The film was the second biggest hit 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 has become synonymous with Puri.[1] The Mogambo character is also considered to be one of the best villains in Bollywood history.[1] 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.[2] 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. The film was also remade in Tamil as En Rathathin Rathame, starring K. Bhagyaraj.[3] in Kannada as Jai Karnataka, starring Ambareesh.
On the centenary of Indian Cinema, Mr. India has been declared one of the 100 Greatest Indian Films of All Time.[4]
Contents
2 Cast
3 Soundtrack
4 Reception
5 Awards
6 Sequel
7 Popular culture
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Plot[edit]
The film opens with the revelation that violence has escalated in India, in which the central villain is Mogambo (Amrish Puri). Mogambo is a brilliant yet insane General whose goal is to conquer India. From his island, modeled after the island of Dr. No, Mogambo monitors the evil-doings perpetrated by his henchmen. All his subordinates know the formal salute "Hail Mogambo!", emphasizing his complete authority over his minions.
Arun Verma (Anil Kapoor) is an orphan and a street-walking violinist who rents a large, old house. There, he houses a dozen or so orphaned children and takes care of them with the help of his cook and caretaker Calendar (Satish Kaushik). Arun is poor, owes debts to the local food merchant Roopchand (Harish Patel), and is overdue to pay the landlord Maniklal (Yunus Parvez). In spite of these problems, Arun tries to look on the bright side of every situation. As time goes by, Calendar reminds Arun that the cost of running the home continues to rise. Arun decides to rent out the room on the first floor. When he goes to the local newspaper to run an advertisement for the room, he meets Seema Sohni (Sridevi) and makes her his tenant. They get off to a rocky start but Seema eventually becomes friends with everyone.
One day, Arun receives a mysterious letter from a family friend, Dr. Sinha (Ashok Kumar), who reveals that Arun's late father had created a device that would make its user invisible. With the directions in the letter, Arun, accompanied by his ward Jugal, enters his father's laboratory and finds the device. The device is in the shape of a gold watch worn on the wrist. When it is activated, it makes the wearer invisible to the naked eye. This invisibility is pervasive except for one flaw: when red light is focused on the wearer, he becomes visible. Arun and Jugal decide to keep the device a secret between them. Seema goes to a lavish party hosted by Teja and Daaga, where she performs a song under the guise of a Hawaiian dancer. She is nearly killed by the criminals after her disguise is spoiled, but Arun invisibly rescues her, styling himself "Mr. India". Thereafter, Seema falls in love with her rescuer, though not attracted to his civilian alter ego.
Mr. India later defeats Mogambo's men in several encounters, foiling their criminal plans. Mogambo's computer-aided intelligence teams reveal that Mr. India's specific actions against the gambling den bring benefit to Arun Verma. Mogambo has bombs disguised as toys, planted in places where children can find them. One of the bombs kills Arun's youngest and dearest charge, Tina, driving Arun to immense grief. Arun, Seema, Calendar, and the surviving children are brought before Mogambo. Mogambo tortures them so that they reveal Mr. India's true identity and the location of the invisibility device. Arun eventually volunteers to this when Mogambo threatens to drop two children into a pit of acid; but because Arun has dropped the device, he cannot become invisible to prove himself. Frustrated, Mogambo has them sent into the dungeons.
However, they are all able to escape. Mogambo activates four ICBMs, which are poised to destroy all of India. Arun confronts him, and the two fight. When Arun has overcome Mogambo, he deactivates the launch which culminates in the missiles detonating on the launchpad. Arun, Seema, Calendar, and the children escape, while Mogambo's fortress is destroyed. Mogambo himself dies in the fire.
Arun's dual identity remains a secret to most people, while he returns to his former life
Cast
Sridevi .... Seema Sahni / Miss Hawa Hawaii / Charlie Chaplin in the casino of Karga Social Club
Anil Kapoor .... Arun Varma / Mr. India
Amrish Puri .... Mogambo
Satish Kaushik .... Calender the Cook
Annu Kapoor .... Mr. Gaitonde (Newspaper Editor)
Sharat Saxena .... Daaga
Ajit Vachani .... Teja
Ashok Kumar .... Prof. Sinha
Anjan Srivastav .... Baburam
Bob Christo .... Mr. Wolcott
Aftab Shivdasani.... Orphan (Child Artist)
Vivan Bhatena.... Orphan
Karan Nath .... Orphan
Ahmed Khan .... Orphan
Vidya Mohan .... Orphan
Tapan Shah .... Orphan
Harish Patel .... Roopchand
Gurbachchan Singh .... Captain Zorro
Ragini Khanna .... Tina (orphan)
Alal Uddin .... Rahul (Orphan)
Soundtrack[edit]
Mr. India
Soundtrack album by Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Genre Hindi Film Soundtrack
Label Mr India 1987 Hindi Movie Watch Online : Dailymotion Video Link : Alternative Link :
Mr India 1987 Hindi Movie Watch Online Part 1
Mr India 1987 Hindi Movie Watch Online Part 2
Mr India 1987 Hindi Movie Watch Online Part 3
Mr India 1987 Hindi Movie Watch Online Part 4
Mr India 1987 Hindi Movie Watch Online Part 5
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Mr India 1987 Hindi Movie Watch Online Part 8
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Mr India 1987 Hindi Movie Watch Online Part 17
Mr India 1987 Hindi Movie Watch Online Part 18
T-SeriesProducer Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Track # Song Singer(s)
1 "Hawa Hawaii" Kavita Krishnamurthy
2 "Karte Hai Hum Pyaar Mr. India Se" Kishore Kumar, Kavita Krishnamurthy
3 "Kate Nahi Katate Ye Din Ye Raat" Kishore Kumar, Alisha Chinai
4 "Zindagi Ki Yahin" Kishore Kumar
5 "Zindagi Ki Yahin" (Sad) Kavita Krishnamurthy