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Superman

“The Indian Superman”

★ 5.0/10 TMDB 1987-12-31 124 min

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?

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Billed Cast
Puneet Issar
Puneet Issar
Superman / Shekhar
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor
Verma
Dharmendra
Dharmendra
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
Bob Christo
Bob Christo
Ranjeeta Kaur
Ranjeeta Kaur
Lara-El
Murad
Murad
Sonia Sahni
Sonia Sahni
Lalita Kumari
Lalita Kumari
Jagdeep
Jagdeep
Dinesh Hingoo
Dinesh Hingoo
Guddi Maruti
Guddi Maruti
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