Mr. India is a 1987 Hindi science fiction superhero film directed by Shekhar Kapur. It stars Anil Kapoor in the title role, Sridevi as his romantic interest and Amrish Puri in one of his best-known roles as the villain Mogambo. The film was the second biggest hit of 1987 after the Anil Sharma film, Hukumat, which starred Dharmendra. It 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" , which is one of the most famous quotes of Bollywood and has become... 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.
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| Release date: | May 25, 1987 |
| Directed by: | Shekhar Kapur |
| Runtime: | 179 Minutes |
| Producer: | Boney Kapoor |
| Music by: | Laxmikant Pyarelal, Javed Akhtar |
| Cinematography: | Baba Azmi |
| Genre: | Comedy, Musical |