“The Indian Superman”
In this Indian take on the classic superhero story, a young baby from the doomed planet Krypton is sent to Earth, where he is adopted by an elderly couple in India who name him Shekhar. After growing to an adult and learning about his origins and powers, he goes to the city in search of his school sweetheart, Gita, who has become a newpaper reporter. At the same time, Verma, Shekhar's rival for Gita's affection in their school days, has gone on to become a crime lord and general super-villain. Verma has hatched at plan to become rich by devastating part of India with natural disasters, then buying up all of the abandoned land. Will Superman/Shekhar be able to put a stop to Verma's evil plan? Will he win Gita's heart? Will he keep his double identity a secret?
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Cast
13 people
Puneet Issar
Superman / Shekhar
Known for
Bigg Boss
Krrish
Shakti Kapoor
Verma
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Andaz Apna Apna
Animal
Dharmendra
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Sholay
Chupke Chupke
Ashok Kumar
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Mr. India
Bob Christo
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Mr. India
Star
Ranjeeta Kaur
Lara-El
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Satte Pe Satta
Pati Patni Aur Woh
Murad
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Mughal-e-Azam
Sonia Sahni
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Bobby
Aflatoon
Lalita Kumari
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Anand
Chupke Chupke
Jagdeep
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Sholay
Andaz Apna Apna
Dinesh Hingoo
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Baazigar
Hera Pheri
Guddi Maruti
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Chamatkar
B. Gupta Director · Sunil Priyadarshi Screenplay Sunil Priyadarshi Story
First release December 31, 1987 · Produced in India · Production GoldminesTelefilms
Production
Fine Art Pictures
Production
GoldminesTelefilms
Production
India
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Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Hindi
Release dates
India · December 31, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Spain
December 6, 2003 · Theatrical
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