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  • Superman (1987)
  • 123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Superman (1987)
123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

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...See moreA 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 newspaper 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? Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Director
Writers
Sunil Priyadarshi (screenplay) (story) | Naseem Saharanpuri (dialogue) | S.K.S. Sharma (dialogue)
Producer
Composer
Kamalkant (as Kamal Kant)
Editor
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Updated Dec 31, 1987

Release date
Dec 31, 1987 (India)

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Cast

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25 cast members
Name Known for
Puneet Issar
Shekhar 'Superman' Shekhar 'Superman'   See fewer
Sonia Sahni
Editor Editor   See fewer
Dharmendra
Superman's Biological Father (Special Appearance) Superman's Biological Father (Special Appearance)   See fewer
Shakti Kapoor
Verma (chairman of the underworld) Verma (chairman of the underworld)   See fewer
Ranjeeta Kaur
Superman's Biological Mother Superman's Biological Mother   See fewer
Ashok Kumar
Superman's Foster Father Superman's Foster Father   See fewer
Urmila Bhatt
Superman's Foster Mother (Special Appearance) Superman's Foster Mother (Special Appearance)   See fewer
Birbal
Birbal Chamcha Birbal Chamcha   See fewer
Preeti Ganguli
Woman from Zambia Woman from Zambia   See fewer
Dinesh Hingoo
Rustom Rustom   See fewer
Jagdeep
Towffle Towffle   See fewer
Jankidas
Jankidas Jankidas   See fewer
Lalita Kumari
Mrs. Jankidas Mrs. Jankidas   See fewer
Guddi Maruti
Guddi Jhunjhunwali Guddi Jhunjhunwali   See fewer
Murad
Chief of the other planet Chief of the other planet   See fewer
Sudhir
John (No. #6) John (No. #6)   See fewer
Leena Das
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Manik Irani
Goon (uncredited) Goon (uncredited)   See fewer
Maqsood
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Surendra Rahi
Vikram's Man (uncredited) Vikram's Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Kedarnath Saigal
In the crowd (uncredited) In the crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
Sunder Taneja
Man offering food to orphanage (uncredited) Man offering food to orphanage (uncredited)   See fewer
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