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Mahaul Teek (Theek) Hai, meaning 'the situation is okay', is a Punjabi satire on the police force in India. The movie was mostly shot in the beautiful city of Chandigarh in North India. It is a typical story of boy (played by Smeep Kang) meets girl played by (Chandni Toor), sings a few songs, runs around trees, boy fights with the villains, and in the end good prevails over evil. The hero's father, played by Raj Babbar, is involved is an illegal businessman. Kulbhushan Kharbanda as heroine's father is cheated of land by his own brother and the story revolves around their lives.

The villain of the movie is (mis)director and satirist Jaspal Bhatti, who plays the fictional corrupt SSP police officer. He would abuse his power to threaten the people and also to hide his own excesses. However, every situation which should seem serious, is actually filled with incessant jokes and splitting humour which are Bhatti's trademark. Bhatti's wife is played by his wife in real life, Savita Bhatti.

Saaransh is a story of an old couple living in Bombay, coming to terms with the death of their only son who is killed in a mugging incident in New York.

A poignant moment in the movie is one in which Pradhan, the school teacher (played by Anupam Kher) is haggling with the customs officials to recover the ashes of his son.

Ironically, Anupam plays a stubborn old man in the movie which was his first. Saaransh established him as a great actor.

'Saaransh' was India's official entry for the 1985 Oscar awards but was not nominated.

From the film industry which releases the largest number of movies in the world (more than Hollywood can even dream!), Mr. India was the perfect mix of dreams and reality. On the one hand is Arun, the caretaker of orphans, trying to have a living for everyone out of his non-existent income, and on the other is Mocambo (or Mogambo), the villain who wants to destroy India and take over control.

Things change for Arun when he discovers a secret to become invisible. The magic band does wonders for his love life and comes in handy to do good for the humanity.. fighting the bad guys and ultimately saving the world!

Mr. India can be described as the 'Indian twist' to 'The Invisible Man', where the hero can never do anything bad. Shekhar Kapoor (The Director) has done a good job in mixing adventure, comedy, drama and romance, while retaining the original flavor of the 'good old' Indian film musical. Overall, a delight to watch!