Boney Kapoor remembers Sridevi on completion of 36 years of Mr India

It’s been over three and a half decades since Anil Kapoor and late actress Sridevi’s iconic film Mr. India hit the theaters and created history in Bollywood. Mr. India not only became the second highest-grossing film of that time, but also continued to be a crowd-puller thanks to the mythological characters played by Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Amrish Puri as Mogambo. Also, it’s been 36 years since the film released and it wouldn’t be wrong to say that its songs and dialogues are still fan favourites.

As Mr India completes 36 years, producer Boney Kapoor went down the memory lane and recalled some “lovely memories” from the days he shot for the film. Boney Kapoor, who was the producer of the 1987 film, shared a video featuring some BTS pictures from the sets of the film.

“The clock of invisibility turns 36! Reliving the memories of Mr. India, a film that has won the love of India and Indians and become a cult classic over the decades,” read the caption of his post. Fans were quick to react to the post with fire and red heart emojis.

Boney Kapoor and Sridevi’s younger daughter Khushi Kapoor reshared the post on her Instagram stories. Khushi will make her Bollywood debut with The Archies directed by Zoya Akhtar.

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Directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by Boney Kapoor, Mr. India was a hit. The credit goes to its unique superhero concept which has come up with the right mix of science fiction, action and comedy. Anil Kapoor who played the lead role of Arun, a man who finds his late father’s invisible watch, was paired opposite Sridevi as Seema. The film shows how he takes revenge on Mogambo, a local gangster.

Apart from the film and its catchy content, the iconic songs ‘Hawa Hawai’ and ‘Kate Nahi Katte’ have also become synonymous with Bollywood memories. The film also featured late actor Satish Kaushik in the lead role of Calendar.