Saturday, February 05, 2005
The Best of Indian Cinematography
The Indian Superman
(1987) movie
Directed by: B. Gupta
Genre: Action
Plot Summary: 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?
Comments:
By DAVINDER SINGH, at
2/09/2005 3:16 PM
Nothing original ever comes out of India. This is especially true for the Bollywood film industry. I don’t know how people can sit for 3 hours straight and “enjoy” a hindi movie. As for this superman movie, talk about creativity! Almost all of the elements of the original superman are copied and weaved straight into this.
I went to India for five months a little over two years ago and had the chance to watch some Indian TV(when there was power) and honestly I have never experienced anything so boring. I could stare at a wall for 2 hours and still enjoy it more than doordarshan. The news they have there is half-good to watch. But overall Indian TV is over 25 years behind Canada/US.
Oh and about superman: it was the first superhero ever conceived and was created by a Canadian!! :D
I went to India for five months a little over two years ago and had the chance to watch some Indian TV(when there was power) and honestly I have never experienced anything so boring. I could stare at a wall for 2 hours and still enjoy it more than doordarshan. The news they have there is half-good to watch. But overall Indian TV is over 25 years behind Canada/US.
Oh and about superman: it was the first superhero ever conceived and was created by a Canadian!! :D
By pavandeep, at
2/09/2005 6:53 PM
I don't understand why Indians haven't rejected these "movies". I could imagine someone watching half an hour of a "hindi movie" as a joke or some sort of punishment for kids who misbehave, but people voluntarily watch 3 hours at a time!
A girl I know watched one particular "hindi movie" over 20 times (in the course of a couple of months). I can't even begin to imagine that.
A girl I know watched one particular "hindi movie" over 20 times (in the course of a couple of months). I can't even begin to imagine that.
By , at
2/09/2005 10:41 PM
