Proud that people remember Mr. India : Boney Kapoor
Mumbai May 26 (IANS) Filmmaker Boney Kapoor feels proud that people still remember the hit 1987 movie Mr. India.
Mr. India which featured Boney s wife Sridevi and his brother Anil Kapoor completed 30 years of its release in the Hindi film industry on Thursday.
I m so happy and proud that people remember Mr. India fondly even today. I remember being one of the youngest members behind the camera and today with MOM I m the eldest member. With Mr.India we were never dependent on the stardom of the actors just on the magic of the film Boney who also produced Mr. India said in a statement.
The 61-year-old added: All our fight sequences stunts and the destruction... It was real-time direction and special effects; not done during post-production.
Mr. India revolved around a man named Arun who strives to raise orphaned kids and is harassed by a gangster who s after his house. After losing one of the kids he uses an inventor s invisibility watch to fight crime and corruption.
Boney is now gearing up for the release of his next production venture Mom which features Sridevi.
The film also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Akshaye Khanna.
Mom marks Sridevi s 300th film and 2017 marks her 50th year in films.
Directed by Ravi Udyawar Mom releases on July 7.
--IANS
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