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==Overview==
==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]] 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.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:34, 6 January 2009

Kalyug
DVD cover
Directed byShyam Benegal
Written byShyam Benegal
Satyadev Dubey
Girish Karnad
Produced byShashi Kapoor
StarringShashi Kapoor
Rekha
Raj Babbar
CinematographyGovind Nihalani
Edited byBhanudas Divakar
Music byVanraj Bhatia
Release date
28 March 1981
Running time
152 min.
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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.

References

Awards
Preceded by
Khubsoorat
खुबसूरत
Filmfare Award for Best Film
1981
Succeeded by
Shakti
शक्ती