Kalyug (1981 film)

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Kalyug

DVD cover
Directed by Shyam Benegal
Produced by Shashi Kapoor
Written by Shyam Benegal
Satyadev Dubey
Girish Karnad
Starring Shashi Kapoor
Rekha
Raj Babbar
Music by Vanraj Bhatia
Cinematography Govind Nihalani
Editing by Bhanudas Divakar
Release date(s) 28 March 1981
Running time 152 min.
Country India
Language Hindi
IMDb profile

Kalyug is a Hindi film made in 1981, and was directed by Shyam Benegal.

The film is known as a modern day version of an Indian mythological epic Mahabharat depicted as an archetypal-conflict between rival business houses [1].

[edit] Overview

The screenplay and plot was 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 played the major roles,while Urmila Matondkar appeared as a child artist.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Shyam Benegal at filmreference

[edit] External links

Awards
Preceded by
Khubsoorat
खुबसूरत		 Filmfare Award for Best Film
1981		 Succeeded by
Shakti
शक्ती
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Films directed by Shyam Benegal

Ankur  (1974) • Charandas Chor  (1975) • Nishant  (1975) • Manthan  (1976) • Bhumika  (1977) • Kondura  (1978) • Junoon  (1978) • Anugraham  (1978) • Kalyug  (1980) • Arohan  (1982) • Mandi  (1983) • Trikaal  (1985) • Susman  (1987) • Antarnaad  (1991) • Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda  (1993) • Mammo  (1994) • Sardari Begum  (1996) • The Making of the Mahatma  (1996) • Samar  (1999) • Hari-Bhari  (2000) • Zubeidaa  (2001) • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero  (2005) • Mahadev Ka Sajjanpur  (2008)
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