25 May marked 30 years of the release of Mr India. Released in 1987, produced by Boney Kapoor and starring Anil Kapoor and Sridevi, Mr India went on to become a cult film, entertaining audiences for years after its release. The widely popular film directed by Shekhar Kapur - made the invisible Mr India played by Anil Kapoor and Sridevi a hit pair.
Far ahead of its time, with a strong patriotic motif, Mr India managed to strike a balance between novelty, technology and all the ingredients of a typically universal entertaining film. The characters became all time favourites, the tunes are sung till date and the story is yet unrivalled.
I’m so happy and proud that people remember Mr India fondly even today. I remember being one of the youngest members behind the camera and today with Mom, I’m the eldest member. With Mr India we were never dependent on the stardom of the actors, just on the magic of the film. All our fight sequences, stunts and the destruction… it was real-time direction and special effects; not done during post-production.Boney Kapoor, Producer
The cast and crew of Mr India got together at the MAMI film festival in Mumbai in 2015. Watch the videos here:
The dynamic duo, Boney Kapoor and Sridevi, team up yet again for the film Mom which also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Akshaye Khanna. Mom happens to be Sridevi’s 300th film and 2017 marks her 50th year in films. Directed by Ravi Udyawar, with music by A R Rahman, the film is set to release on the 7 July this year in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi.
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