Kalyug (1980 film)
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| Directed by | Shyam Benegal |
| Produced by | Shashi Kapoor |
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Shyam Benegal Satyadev Dubey Girish Karnad |
| Starring |
Shashi Kapoor Rekha Raj Babbar |
| Music by | Vanraj Bhatia |
| Cinematography | Govind Nihalani |
| Edited by | Bhanudas Divakar |
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152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kalyug is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film, directed by Shyam Benegal. It is known as a modern-day version of the Indian epic Mahabharat depicted as an archetypal conflict between rival business houses. Kalyug went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Film in 1982.
The screenplay and plot are quite different from Mahabharat. However, the characterization and the critical events had a striking similarity with the epic. Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Raj Babbar, Supriya Pathak, Anant Nag, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sushma Seth, Akash Khurana, Victor Bannerjee, Reema Lagoo, and A.K. Hangal played major roles, while Urmila Matondkar appeared as a child artist.
This is a tale of intrigue, plots and the inevitable war between two families.
Ramchand and Bhishamchand were two pioneering brothers in business. Bhishamchand, a lifelong bachelor, brought up the two sons of Ramchand upon his demise. He also gave the family business a firm foundation. Khubchand (Vinod Doshi), the elder son of Ramchand begets two sons, Dhanraj (Victor Banerjee) and Sandeepraj (Akash Khurana). Puranchand, Khubchand's younger brother, had died a few years ago. His three sons are Dharamraj (Raj Babbar), Balraj (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) and Bharatraj (Anant Nag). Another player in the game is Karan (Shashi Kapoor), an orphan brought up by Bhishamchand.
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