Shakti: The Power
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| Directed by | Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi |
| Produced by |
Boney Kapoor Sridevi |
| Written by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Starring |
Karisma Kapoor Nana Patekar Sanjay Kapoor Deepti Naval Shah Rukh Khan |
| Music by |
Anu Malik Ismail Darbar |
| Edited by | Shrish Kunder |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
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Release date
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20 September 2002 |
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Running time
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177 minutes |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹10 crore (equivalent to ₹27 crore or US$4.0 million in 2016) |
| Box office | ₹13.2 crore (equivalent to ₹35 crore or US$5.2 million in 2016) |
Shakti: The Power (translation: Strength, Energy or Power) is a 2002 Indian action drama film directed by Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi and starring Karisma Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor and Nana Patekar in the lead roles and features Shahrukh Khan in a supporting role, while Aishwarya Rai appears in an Item number. The film is a remake of Telugu film Anthapuram (1998), which was based on the real-life story of Betty Mahmoody. The original story of real life escape of Betty Mahmoody is depicted in the movie Not Without My Daughter which itself was based on Betty Mahmoody's book of the same name.
The film was produced by then retired actress Sridevi (Sanjay Kapoor's sister-in-law) under the banner and was supposed to be her comeback film, but she had to find a replacement when she found out she was pregnant. She initially offered her role to Kajol, but she rejected it so Karisma Kapoor was signed instead. It is considered to be one of Karisma Kapoor's best performances; both hers and Nana Patekar's acting was acclaimed by fans and critics and received several nominations at a number of award ceremonies. However, Box Office India declared it flop. Shahrukh Khan was also given the final fight in these film.
Shekhar (Sanjay Kapoor) and Nandini (Karisma Kapoor) are friends living in Canada with their two uncles. Shekhar proposes to Nandini and she says yes and now they have a young son named Raja. Shekhar hears breaking news of violence in India, the family journeys to his ancestral house in rural North-East State of India and Nandini is shocked to see that Shekhar's family is embroiled in feudal gang wars. Shekhar's father is Narasimha (Nana Patekar). Shekhar tries to bring peace between the warring gangs, but is attacked by the rival gang & killed on way to a re-conciliatory meeting that he wanted to attend on his father's behalf. Nandini feels insecure and decides to leave India with her son but Narasimha imprisons them. Desperate to escape, she goes on a difficult journey to return to Canada with the help of Shekhar's mother and sister. Wanted by Narasimha, Nandini seeks help from drifter Jai Singh (Shahrukh Khan) who after hesitation, helps her and her son board a train to Jaipur. In order to protect Nandini and her son, Jai fights with the goon and dies after killing the goons. Meanwhile, Shekhar's mother begs his father to let Nandini and her son go. However, Narasimha goes but at the airport, he gets emotional and after kissing his grandson, allows them to go. The films ends with Nandini along with her son boarding a plane to Canada.
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