Shakti (1982 film)

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name = Shakti


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director = Ramesh Sippy
producer = Mushir-Riaz
writer = Salim-Javed
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starring = Dilip Kumar
Amitabh Bachchan
music = Rahul Dev Burman
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released = September 22 1982
runtime = 180 mins
country = India
language = Hindi
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imdb_id = 0084667

"Shakti" (English: "Power") is a 1982 Bollywood film directed by Ramesh Sippy and starring Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Smita Patil and Amrish Puri. It was written by the writing duo Salim-Javed. Although the film only had average success at the box office [http://www.boxofficeindia.com/80-89.htm] it was notable for being the first and only film to feature Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan who are considered to be two of Bollywood's biggest superstars.

ynopsis

A scrupulously honest cop DCP Ashwini Kumar (Dilip Kumar) has a very difficult decision to make when his son Vijay Kumar as a child is kidnapped by gangster JK. Verma (Amrish Puri). JK Verma demands the release of one his accomplices who was arrested and jailed by Ashwini Kumar or he will kill Vijay. Ashwini refuses to let a criminal be released and so Vijay decides to escape from the kidnappers himself and is eventually saved. Vijay grows up as (Amitabh Bachchan) never forgetting that his father refused to break the rules of his police work even if it meant saving his life. Vijay leaves home and starts living with Roma Devi (Smita Patil), a woman who has a spare room to rent. Eventually he falls in love with her and they get married secretly. He starts working for mobster K.D Narang (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), who used to be one of JK Verma's accomplices and had let Vijay escape from JK Verma's clutches as a child. Vijay sees this a favour to him for what he did so he decides to do all of Narang's illegal activities for him. Eventually the rivalry between JK and Narang forces Vijay to act as bodyguard for Narang and go on the run with him. Will Ashwini arrest him or will the fact the Vijay is his son stop him from doing his duty.?

Cast

* Dilip Kumar .... Ashwini Kumar
* Amitabh Bachchan .... Vijay Kumar
* Raakhee .... Sheetal Kumar
* Smita Patil .... Roma Devi
* Amrish Puri .... JK Verma
* Kulbhushan Kharbanda .... K.D Narang
* Dalip Tahil .... Ganput Rai
* Ashok Kumar .... Police Commissioner
* Satish Shah .... Satish
* Anil Kapoor .... Ravi Kumar (Vijay and Roma's son) (Guest appearance)

Awards

*Filmfare Best Movie Award
*Filmfare Best Actor Award - Dilip Kumar

External links

*imdb title|id=0084667|title=Shakti
* [http://www.moviewalah.com/diary/2007/04/26/shakti-redux-25-years-later-still-looking-for-vijay Shakti Redux - 25 years later still looking for Vijay!!!] at [http://www.moviewalah.com MovieWalah.com]

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title=Filmfare Award for Best Film
years=1982
before="Kalyug"
कलयुग
after= Ardh Satya
अर्ध सत्य