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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]],[[Sushma Seth]],[[Akash Khurana]],[[Victor Bannerjee]] played major roles,while [[Urmila Matondkar]] appeared as a child artist. |
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]],[[Sushma Seth]],[[Akash Khurana]],[[Victor Bannerjee]],[[Reema Lagoo]],[[A.K.Hangal]] played major roles,while [[Urmila Matondkar]] appeared as a child artist. |
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Directed by | Shyam Benegal |
Written by | Shyam Benegal Satyadev Dubey Girish Karnad |
Produced by | Shashi Kapoor |
Starring | Shashi Kapoor Rekha Raj Babbar |
Cinematography | Govind Nihalani |
Edited by | Bhanudas Divakar |
Music by | Vanraj Bhatia |
Release date | 28 March 1981 |
Running time | 152 min. |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
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].
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,Sushma Seth,Akash Khurana,Victor Bannerjee,Reema Lagoo,A.K.Hangal played major roles,while Urmila Matondkar appeared as a child artist.