Kalyug (1981 film)
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| Kalyug | |
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| Image:Kalyug 1980 DVD cover.jpg 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 |
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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].
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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.
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Khubsoorat खुबसूरत | Filmfare Award for Best Film 1981 | Succeeded by Shakti शक्ती |
Films directed by Shyam Benegal |
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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) |
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