Superman (1987)
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
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?
Director:
B. Gupta
Writer:
Sunil Priyadarshi
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Puneet Issar as Superman / Shekhar |
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Shakti Kapoor as Verma |
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Dharmendra as |
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Ashok Kumar as |
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Bob Christo as |
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Ranjeeta Kaur as Lara-El |
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Murad as |
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Sonia Sahni as |
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Lalita Kumari as |
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Jagdeep as |
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Dinesh Hingoo as |
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Guddi Maruti as |
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Jankidas Mehra as |
| Directing | B. Gupta | Director |
| Writing | Sunil Priyadarshi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sunil Priyadarshi | Story |
| Production | B. Gupta | Producer |
| Production | Sonia Gupta | Producer |
| Sound | Kamalkant | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Joe Shuster | Characters |
| Writing | Jerry Siegel | Characters |
