Overview
A kind-hearted man who runs an orphanage inherits a device that makes him invisible, which he uses as the costumed hero Mr. India to battle the evil crime lord Mogambo.
Released in 1987, Mr. India was directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced under the Narsimha Enterprises banner. The film occupies a significant place within the Independent — telling a self-contained story outside of shared-continuity superhero franchises.
The film features lead performances from Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Amrish Puri, among others, anchoring a story that adapts characters first brought to life in Independent. Its source material gives the film a foundation rooted in decades of published storytelling, which Kapur and the creative team interpret through a cinematic lens.
With an audience rating of 8.0, Mr. India is generally praised as a strong entry in the superhero genre — its strengths in storytelling, performance, and production design regularly cited by viewers.
Principal Cast
Trivia & Facts
Mr. India released in 1987, placing it within the 1980s era of comic book cinema — a decade that helped establish the superhero film as a viable major-studio genre.
Directed by Shekhar Kapur, the film was produced by Narsimha Enterprises and adapts source material from Independent.
The principal cast features Anil Kapoor and Sridevi, with key supporting roles played by Amrish Puri, Satish Kaushik.
The film belongs to Independent — an independent / standalone production, not tied to a shared cinematic universe.
Mr. India carries an audience rating of 8.0 — a strong critical benchmark that few comic book films have achieved.
The Independent source material for Mr. India has been in continuous publication for decades, giving filmmakers a rich well of storylines, character arcs, and iconography to draw upon.
Earlier comic book films relied heavily on physical sets, miniatures, and in-camera effects — the VFX approach modern audiences take for granted had not yet matured.
Mr. India is catalogued on Movies on Comics among our collection of 163 comic book films spanning 48 years of cinema — from Richard Donner's 1978 Superman to the present day.