Superman (1987)
2h 4m
Running Time
December 31, 1987Release Date

Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Puneet Issar
Superman / Shekhar

Shakti Kapoor
Verma

Dharmendra

Ashok Kumar

Bob Christo

Ranjeeta Kaur
Lara-El

Ashok Kumar
Superman's Foster Father

Murad

Sonia Sahni

Urmila Bhatt
Superman's Foster Mother (Special Appearance)

Birbal
Birbal Chamcha

Lalita Kumari

Jagdeep

Dinesh Hingoo

Preeti Ganguli
Woman from Zambia

B. Gupta
Director

Sunil Priyadarshi
Screenplay

Sunil Priyadarshi
Story

B. Gupta
Producer

Sonia Gupta
Producer

Kamalkant
Original Music Composer

Jankidas Mehra

Guddi Maruti
Details.
Release DateDecember 31, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
saving the world
superhero
super power
superhuman strength
bollywood
Wiki.
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. Issar plays the role of Superman. It is the unofficial Indian adaptation of 1978 American film of the same name.
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