Return of Mr. Superman

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Return of Mr. Superman
Directed byManmohan Sabir
Produced byManmohan Sabir
Starring Paidi Jairaj
Sheila Ramani
Naazi
Shammi
Majnu
Helen
David
Music by Anil Biswas
Distributed byManmohan Films
Release date
1960
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Return of Mr. Superman is a 1960 Indian film directed by Manmohan Sabir. It is an unauthorized retelling of the origins of Superman. [1]

Contents

Plot

Finding a young child in the wreckage of a strange aircraft, a farmer and his wife raise the boy as their own. Growing up to become a newspaper reporter, he takes on a double life of a super hero when smugglers threaten the peace.

Cast

Soundtrack

  1. "Dekh O Baabu Dekh Dil Ki Dukaan" - Meena Kapoor
  2. "Dil Hamko Dhoondhata Hai" - Meena Kapoor, Suman Kalyanpur
  3. "Dil Milaate Jaaiye Nazaren Milaate Jaaiye" - Meena Kapoor
  4. "Ek To Hoon Main Haseen Baabu" - Meena Kapoor
  5. "Kisiko Yoon Tumnnaon Mein" - Meena Kapoor
  6. "Muhabbat Kisko Kehte Hain" - Mubarak Begum
  7. "Stella O Stella Tera Jaani Tha Ab Tak Akela" - Meena Kapoor, Mahendra Kapoor
  8. "Tu Haseen Hai Tu Jawaan Hai" - N/A

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References

  1. Roychoudhury, Amborish (25 December 2021). "Sands Of Time - Part 4: Bollywood's Affair With Superman: When Duryodhan Became Clark Kent". Outlook . Retrieved 12 May 2023.