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Shekhar Kapur recalls his spat with Javed Akhtar over Mr India sequel, says writer asked what he had done for the film: 'I have no rights'

March 10, 2026 10:48 am

Shekhar Kapur, responding to his famous public spat with Javed Akhtar in 2019 over his tweet about intellectuals, said that the screenwriter had completely misunderstood his point.

Amrish Puri joked about feeling 'trapped' by Mogambo, was asked to repeat his iconic dialogue wherever he went, recalls Shekhar Kapur

February 28, 2026 2:39 pm

Shekhar Kapur recalled that Amrish Puri had grown tired of saying 'Mogambo khush hua' as fans kept asking him to repeat the dialogue wherever he went.

Shekhar Kapur shared that Sridevi's contributions to Mr India went beyond her performance, as she also threw her weight behind him when the film faced hurdles.

Shekhar Kapur reveals how Sridevi 'protected' him when their film ran into trouble: 'Behind her stardom and incredible talent lay...'

August 17, 2025 7:50 pm

Shekhar Kapur shared that Sridevi's contributions to Mr India went beyond her performance, as she also threw her weight behind him when the film faced hurdles.

Sholay at 50: When Gabbar Singh sold us biscuits

August 14, 2025 12:19 pm

Over the generations, Indians have inherited a deep and abiding love for ‘Sholay’, a film that made Hindi cinema cool in a whole new way

Anupam Kher said that he would have played Mogambo differently in Mr India had he not been fired.

'Was kicked out of Mr India and replaced by Amrish Puri; felt belittled, hurt, jealous', says Anupam Kher

July 17, 2025 3:34 pm

Actor Anupam Kher said that he and director Shekhar Kapur had a very different idea of how Mogambo should be presented in the film Mr India, compared to what Amrish Puri ultimately delivered.

Salim-Javed conceived the idea of Mr India for Amitabh Bachchan

Mr India was originally conceived for Amitabh Bachchan before Salim-Javed's split, Javed Akhtar reveals: 'I developed it completely on my own'

May 10, 2025 10:22 am

Javed Akhtar reveals there were initially no takers for Mr. India, as people believed films like these were mere gimmicks that don’t work at the box office.

Sridevi: India's first female superstar who lit up screens but was a recluse in real life

August 13, 2024 11:01 pm

Sridevi, touted as the 'first female superstar,' was extremely guarded and shy in real life. The actor who, lit up the screens with her vibrant persona, kept her life private. On her birth anniversary, we look at how she attained the pinnacle of success despite the tag of being 'reclusive.'

Boney Kapoor opens up about Mr India sequel, says he has been 'approached by a foreign studio'

April 02, 2024 6:20 pm

37 years after the movie Mr India, Boney Kapoor said that the film is now getting ready for a sequel.

Anil Kapoor returns as Mr India in new ad; Shekhar Kapur impressed by his agelessness, Boney Kapoor hints at sequel

October 22, 2023 11:13 am

Anil Kapoor returned as Mr India for a smartphone commercial, leaving fans nostalgic. Amid their demand for a sequel, producer Boney Kapoor added fuel to the fire as he wrote, 'Work in progress for a big screen appearance'.

Shekhar Kapur reveals how he shot a crucial scene in Mr India without special effects, explains why Ramayan used green screen and they didn't

July 29, 2023 1:26 pm

Shekhar Kapur also revealed that Javed Akhtar came up with the dialogue 'Mogambo khush hua.'

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Mr India 2017 Grand Finale: Kangana Ranaut, Shraddha Shashidhar and other beauties dazzle at the red carpet

December 15, 2017 11:41 am

The finale of Mr India 2017 was held at Bandra Fort in Mumbai. It was judged by Bollywood's "Queen" Kangana Ranaut, designer Manish Malhotra and tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi among others.