Sonam K Ahuja lit the fuse by tweeting her anger about a proposed trilogy of sequels to Mr India , the beloved Hindi movie from 1987 about ...
Sonam K Ahuja lit the fuse by tweeting her anger about a proposed trilogy of sequels to Mr India, the beloved Hindi movie from 1987 about an impecunious music teacher who gains the power of invisibility, an intrepid reporter, and a despot who resembles Muammar Gaddafi in dress and Ivan the Terrible in temperament.
In Mr India, Ahuja’s father, Anil Kapoor, plays Arun, who has adopted a brood of cute orphans. They live along with the cook Calendar in a sea-facing mansion in Mumbai, and are trundling along until Arun gets his hands on a gadget that can make him invisible. The tyrant Mogambo (Amrish Puri) is desperate to get his hands on the blinking object, but he hasn’t reckoned for Arun or, for that matter, Seema (Sridevi), a fearless investigative reporter and Arun’s tenant.
As the invisible Arun and the very visible Seema team up to defeat Mogambo, writers Salim-Javed spread out the laughs and tears, Laxmikant-Pyarelal roll out the chart-busting songs, and director Shekhar Kapur expertly steers the film to a thrilling finish.
The proposed sequels are set to be directed by Ali Abbas Zafar (Gunday, Sultan, Tiger Zinda Hai) and produced by Zee Studios. No cast details have been announced, nor has a deadline been set for the...
