Superman (1987 film)

Superman
Directed by	B. Gupta
Written by	B. Gupta
Based on	Superman (1978) by Mario Puzo      David Newman      Leslie Newman      Robert Benton      Richard Donner
Produced by	B. Gupta
Starring	Puneet Issar Preeti Ganguli Bob Christo Sonia Sahni Ranjeeta Kaur Urmila Bhatt Dharmendra
Edited by	Gyan Shiv
Music by	Kamalkant
Production company	Fine Art Pictures
Release date	29 May 1987 (1987-5-29)(India)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Superman is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language superhero film produced and directed by B. Gupta. The film stars Dharmendra, Puneet Issar, Sonia Sahni and Ranjeeta Kaur. ^[1] Issar plays the role of Superman. ^{[2] [3]} It is the unofficial Indian adaptation of 1978 American film of the same name. ^[4]

Cast

• Puneet Issar as Shekhar / Superman ^[5]
• Sonia Sahni as Editor
• Dharmendra as Jor-El, Superman's Biological Father ^[6]
• Ranjeeta Kaur as Lara-El, Superman's Biological Mother
• Ashok Kumar as Jonathan Kent, Superman's Foster Father
• Birbal as Birbal Chamcha
• Bob Christo as Bob
• Preeti Ganguli as Woman from Zambia
• Rajan Haksar as Goga
• Dinesh Hingoo as Rustom
• Jagdeep
• Jankidas
• Shakti Kapoor as Verma
• Lalita Kumari as Mrs. Jankidas
• Guddi Maruti as Guddi Jhunjhunwali
• Murad as Chief of the other planet

Soundtrack

1. "Kankari Jhade Paon Mein" - Anuradha Paudwal
2. "Maine Maana Tumhi Ho" - Anuradha Paudwal
3. "Puchho Na Kya Mujhe" - Chandrani Mukherjee
4. "Tujhe Paani Pila Ke Maarenge" - Chandrani Mukherjee, Shabbir Kumar
5. "Raat Ho To Aisi Ho Mastani" - Alka Yagnik

See also

• Superman in film

References

1. Sen, Raja (29 June 2006). "Ye desh hai superheroes ka: Making Dharmendra play Marlon Brando". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
2. Arora, Radhit (14 May 2018). "Bollywood films that followed the superhero genre". Filmfare . Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
3. "There is an actual Indian 'Superman' movie and it is oh so bad!". News18 . 23 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
4. Lopez, Rachel (15 December 2018). "Superman: 80 years old and steel going strong". Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019. 1987: India makes an awful Superman film, setting the story here, with Puneet Issar in the lead.
5. Jha, Lata (29 August 2016). "Ten Bollywood superhero films". Livemint . Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2020. Superman (1987): In the first of its kind, Puneet Issar played an Indian version of the iconic superhero, Superman. Also featuring Urmila Bhatt, Dharmendra, Sonia Sahni and Ranjeeta Kaur, the film was directed by B.Gupta.
6. Chauhan, Gaurang (7 May 2020). "Throwback Thursday: When Dharmendra played Superman's father in this 1987 film starring Puneet Issar". Zoom . Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

External links

• Superman at IMDb