Mr. India
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Mr.India is that rare Hindi film that deftly weaves the shop-worn five songs-four dances-three fights Bollywood formula into a grand spectacle.Yes, Mr.India has all the songs, fights and dances that you are used to. But it also offers much more in the form of an off-beat story, delightful music, tight script and fine acting. Sridevi is at her seductive and sensuous best in that fine rain dance-song Kaate Nahin Kat Te Yeh Din. The song has been so beautifully picturized as to keep the viewer entranced. Other songs that are pleasing include Zindagi Ka Yahi Reet Hai. Director Shekhar Kapur has delivered an entertaining drama in Mr.India. --searchindia.com
Mr.India is that rare Hindi film that deftly weaves the shop-worn five songs-four dances-three fights Bollywood formula into a grand spectacle.Yes, Mr.India has all the songs, fights and dances that you are used to. But it also offers much more in the form of an off-beat story, delightful music, tight script and fine acting. Sridevi is at her seductive and sensuous best in that fine rain dance-song Kaate Nahin Kat Te Yeh Din. The song has been so beautifully picturized as to keep the viewer entranced. Other songs that are pleasing include Zindagi Ka Yahi Reet Hai. Director Shekhar Kapur has delivered an entertaining drama in Mr.India. --searchindia.com
Mr.India is that rare Hindi film that deftly weaves the shop-worn five songs-four dances-three fights Bollywood formula into a grand spectacle.Yes, Mr.India has all the songs, fights and dances that you are used to. But it also offers much more in the form of an off-beat story, delightful music, tight script and fine acting. Sridevi is at her seductive and sensuous best in that fine rain dance-song Kaate Nahin Kat Te Yeh Din. The song has been so beautifully picturized as to keep the viewer entranced. Other songs that are pleasing include Zindagi Ka Yahi Reet Hai. Director Shekhar Kapur has delivered an entertaining drama in Mr.India. --searchindia.com
About the Actor
Anil Kapoor was born on the 24th December 1959 in Chembur to Surinder and Nirmal. The former was actor Shammi Kapoor s secretary who went on to produce films. His brother is well known producer Boney Kapoor married to actress Sridevi. His younger brother Sanjay Kapoor is also an actor. His sister s husband is Sandeep Marwah of the Marwah Films and Video Studios. Anil Kapoor as a child, a film buff that he was, got a chance to act in a Shammi Kapoor starrer Tu Payal Mein Geet, which never saw light. He studied at the Our Lady Of Perpetual Succor School and later joined Xavier College which he left mid-way as he was not inclined to attend classes. Soon he enrolled in Roshan Taneja s Acting School and has been going strong since. He married Sunitha Bhambhani in 1984 and has three children Sonam, Rhea and Harsh. His oldest daughter Sonam Kapoor made her debut with Saawariya in 2007. His wife Sunitha is a model turned jewelry designer. Kapoor made his debut with Hamare Tumhaare as a supporting actor in 1979. He also made a brief appearance in Hum Paanch and Shakti. In 1983, he bagged a leading role in a Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi which was the directorial debut of Mani Rathnam. He also played the lead actor in Woh Saat Din, a film produced by his father and which starred Padmini Kolhapuri and Naseeruddin Shah. Yash Chopra s Maashal in 1984, which starred the likes of Dilip Kumar and Waheeda Rehman, won Anil Kapoor the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.
About the Director
Shekhar Kapur, born 6 December 1945 in British India (in an area which became part of Pakistan) is a renowned filmmaker from India. His basic schooling was done at the Modern School, New Delhi. His works include Elizabeth (1998), a semi-historical account of the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I; it was nominated for 8 Oscars. In 2000, he was awarded the Padma Shri. ome scenes of the movie Joshilaay (1989) which starred Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Meenakshi Sheshadari were directed by Kapur. He was accused of being Anti-British by British tabloids, by the way he portrayed the British Army and the Empire in the movie The Four Feathers. This was also heightened by the fact that during an interview for the DVD release of the Four Feathers he commented, with praise, for the fanatical religious leader The Mad Mahdi. Kapur also executive produced the Hollywood film The Guru. Kapur was also executive producer of the Bollywood-themed Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Bombay Dreams, which has been running in the West End, London since 2002, and on Broadway in New York City since 2004.
Product details
- Package Dimensions : 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 ounces
- Director : Shekhar Kapur
- Media Format : Dolby, NTSC
- Run time : 2 hours and 53 minutes
- Release date : August 9, 2007
- Actors : Anil Kapoor, Shidevi
- Studio : India
- ASIN : B0016GOO8G
- Number of discs : 1
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2013Yes this is another Bollywood classic that I enjoyed...cast as well as storyline. Anil Kapoor is an excellent actor and he brings his characters to life! Friends also liked this movie.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024Mahalo for sending the DVD in excellent condition. The movie is not available on itunes so I was very happy to find the DVD for sale
- Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2017Love this film.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2014Great movie!
- Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2015The movie freezes very much.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2006I was really looking forward to this movie b/c I hadn't seen a Bollywood film about a superhero. Mr. India isn't born a superhero. He is an ordinary Indian who happens to come into the possession of a bracelet that can make him invisible. When he's not invisible, he's Arun (Anil Kapoor), a poor man who takes care of a flock of cute little orphans. Being of superhero caliber, he will of course do anything for these sweet helpless creatures, who all happen to be good breakdancers. The movie came out in 1987 and I guess breakdancing captured the imagination of India. Janet Jackson's "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" also dates the film. It plays in the background at a fancy restaurant where some villains dine. I wonder if high class restaurants really played Janet Jackson songs. Anyway, before Arun discovers the bracelet that will make him Mr. India, he meets a journalist named Seema (Sridevi). She agrees to rent a room in his house before she realizes there are like a dozen children running around and singing all the time. One of the first songs begins when Seema takes the children's football (soccer ball) away from them. The whole song consists of the children pleading with her to give them their football back. Despite her vexation, Seema eventually falls for the herd of orphans. What melts her icy career-girl heart? When Arun's grocer refuses to give him food on credit (due to an alliance with a supervillain named Mogambo), the orphans begin to starve. Seema is unwilling to trade the lives of the orphans for some peace and quiet so she feeds them a ton of junk food and immediately falls in love with them.
I mentioned the villainous Mogambo. He lives in some kind of crazy palace-compound with a bunch of mindless followers who greet each other with cries of, "Hail Mogambo!" Early in the film, Mogambo proves how loyal his followers are by asking three of them to jump into a pool of acid located beneath the floor. Without hesitation, they jump into the acid. Mogambo is always talking about taking over India. He wants to be the king. Mogambo is a very bad man. He's played by Amrish Puri, who also played the heart-eating dude from the culturally-sensitive Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Speaking of cultural sensitivity, the showstopping musical number in Mr. India features a troupe of backup dancers all dressed in blackface. The scene showcases an excellent high-energy song called "Hawa Hawaii" sung by Seema who is posing as a showgirl for some reason. The plots in most (older) Bollywood films are so convoluted that though one keeps up with all the twists and turns during the film, she (read: me) is hard-pressed to recall them. This is part of their appeal. The sensory overload one experiences is thrilling and leaves one feeling punch-drunk. It also seems to be an effective strategy for diverting the audience away from plot holes. Seema and her dancing boys go through several costume changes throughout the song which contributes to the intoxication. Before donning the aforementioned blackface, the boys are dressed in glam makeup and skintight pantsuits and then in grass skirts and pasty-style nipple paints. Seema is eventually discovered to be an imposter. Arun, in possession of his bracelet, becomes Mr. India and saves her. Lois Lane style, she falls in love with Mr. India and shuns Arun.
I'll briefly mention two more scenes. The first takes place in a gambling hall. For no apparent reason, Seema is dressed as Charlie Chaplin. The scene is filled with slapstick comedy and allows the actress to show off her comedic skills. This is a rarity in Bollywood. There's a lot of comedy in Bollywood, but it's not very often that a woman gets to be funny. Sridevi does an excellent job and has tons of goofy sex appeal. The other scene I want to mention is the love scene. Seema and an invisible Mr. India profess their love for each other in song. You probably have heard that kissing is not allowed in Bollywood films. It seems that if people know one thing about Bollywood, it's that kissing isn't allowed. I'm not sure if that's still true or if it ever was an explicit ban (and I'm pretty sure I've seen at least one onscreen kiss), but Mr. India is no exception to the rule. Though I'm all for free speech, I must admit that censorship does breed creativity. (Just watch any movie from Iran). In this scene, Seema attempts to relieve her sexual tension by literally rolling around in some hay and seductively chewing on some straw. Really.
I won't give anything else away. It's a big winner: the music is fantastic, the story's insane, and it indulges in the irresistible fantasy that there's a such thing as an "ordinary Indian" and that he could triumph over the rich, powerful, and evil. - Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2014When I saw that Eros released Mr. India on Blu Ray I was immediately curious if it had 5.1 sound. I searched on the internet and didn't get a good answer but I can confirm that it does have DD 5.1 sound. I haven't watched the whole movie but from the parts that I did see the picture quality was fairly good and the sound was good as well for a 1987 film. Also it is an anamporphic presentation (wide-screen).
Top reviews from other countries
- T.E.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2016
5.0 out of 5 starsBrilliant Film. Highly recommended.
This film was brilliant, it wasn't the sharpest definition in the world, but it was not at all poor quality. Much better than I imagined it would be for a 1987 film. It DID have 'Shemaroo' on screen throughout, but in such a way that after a little while you didn't notice it. I would recommend this film and this supplier without reservation. The DVD arrived a couple of days before it was due, carefully packaged and with a very polite request for feedback. Im one very very happy customer.
This film was brilliant, it wasn't the sharpest definition in the world, but it was not at all poor quality. Much better than I imagined it would be for a 1987 film. It DID have 'Shemaroo' on screen throughout, but in such a way that after a little while you didn't notice it. I would recommend this film and this supplier without reservation. The DVD arrived a couple of days before it was due, carefully packaged and with a very polite request for feedback. Im one very very happy customer.5.0 out of 5 starsT.E.Brilliant Film. Highly recommended.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2016Images in this review
- Parvez TyagiReviewed in India on December 11, 2021
5.0 out of 5 starsFive star
Chindhood memories - Bobby BangherReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2011
5.0 out of 5 starsOne of the best indian films ever made
This film was well ahead of it time, and it shows a lovely warmth when seeing Anil Kapoor and Sridevi together in the film. The late Amrish Puri offers one of his best roles as Mogambo, and though I do not watch many Bollywood films (roughly one every year or two), I love this film and would recommend it.
Just make sure you fast forward the majority of the songs to ensure you keep gripped with the story! - J. HendersonReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2017
5.0 out of 5 starsEnjoyable
A rattling good tale of a super hero standing up for song dance and the Indian Way! - RKS83Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2019
5.0 out of 5 starsGood price
My fave childhood movie
