Mogambo khush hua. Luckily for producer Boney Kapoor, the sentiment was echoed by an overwhelming number of people.
At a time when angst was projected with graphic realism, Mr India was just the kind of escapist fare the audience was looking for. Playing on everyman's ultimate fantasy of becoming an invisible super hero, this filmi fantasy left no stone unturned to make this big deal, a great one.
Director Shekhar Kapur deftly married Salim-Javid's common man fervour with science fiction masala to concoct one grand children's film, steamy seduction of Kaate nahi kat te notwithstanding.
As the messiah of the downtrodden and orphaned, Anil Kapoor rendered his character a Raj Kapoor-inspired benevolence with comic undercurrents while never really parting with the Jhakaas within.
The real humour came from Amrish Puri's high-voltage giggle and trademark one-liner as well as Sridevi's wide-eyed amusement, be it as Ms Hawa Hawaii or desi Chaplin.
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