Amitabh Bachchan original choice of writers Salim-Javed for Shekhar Kapoor directorial “Mr.India: not Anil Kapoor
Amitabh Bachchan original choice of writers Salim-Javed
for Shekhar Kapoor directorial
“Mr.India: not Anil Kapoor
Boney Kapoor’s Mr India was planned since the late-70s, and this Amitabh Bachchan was approached by Salim-Javed. However, the angry young man wasn’t too keen to do the film.
Long before Marvel brought their Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Captain America to the big screen, India got their very own superhero- Mr India.
The 1987 superhero drama was directed by maverick director Shekhar Kapoor, and featured Anil Kapoor in the titular role. Mr India became a cult-classic blockbuster and still regarded as one of the best movies from the 80s.
Svripted by the former dynamic writer-duo Salim-Javed, the movie was packed with laughter, emotional, and dramatic moments along with a social commentary. M
Mr India proved to be a landmark film for many artists associated with the film. However, the journey of this movie isn’t easy, and there was a time when the movie was been made with a superstar, but he decided not to take up the project.
Over an interview Bony Kapoor revealed that the first choice for Mr India was Amitabh Bachchan and Ramesh Sippy was to direct the film.
However, as per reports, the actor wasn’t too keen to lead a project on an invisible hero on the big screen.
The Senior Bachchan wasn’t sure if an invisible-man concept would work as his fans came to the theatres to see him.
However, prolific writers
Salim – Javed were for sure that his voice could do wonders at the box office.
But, ironically,, Amitabh Bachchan refused the film, and GP Sippy also backed out from producing it. Later, Boney Kapoor decided to produce the film, with Anil Kapoor in the lead role, and the rest is history.
Mr India also featured Amrish Puri as the famous antagonist Mogambo along with Sridevi, Satish Kaushik, and Sharat Saxena, along with Aftab Sidhvasani, and Ahmed Khan as child artists.
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