A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac.
Acting
Amrish Puri's Mogambo: theatrical villainy at its unhinged peak
Direction
Shekhar Kapur balances spectacle with genuine orphanage warmth
Costume
Sridevi's 'Kaate Nahin Kat Te' saree: instantly iconic
Director
Shekhar Kapur
Anil Kapoor
Arun Verma / Mr. India
Sridevi
Seema Sohni
Amrish Puri
Mogambo
Satish Kaushik
Calendar
Annu Kapoor
Mr. Gaitonde - Editor
Sharat Saxena
Daaga
Ajit Vachani
Teja
Ashok Kumar
Professor Sinha
Aanjjan Srivastav
Baburam
Bob Christo
Mr. Wolcott
Harish Patel
Roopchand
Yunus Parvez
Maniklal
Ramesh Deo
Police Officer
Aftab Shivdasani
Orphan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mr. India remains the definitive desi superhero template—no origin trauma, just a guy stepping up.
'Mogambo khush hua' became India's 'I'll be back'—Puri improvised the delivery.
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