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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kalyug<br />
| image = Kalyug 1981 poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = [[Shyam Benegal]]<br />
| producer = [[Shashi Kapoor]]<br />
| writer = [[Shyam Benegal]]<br />[[Satyadev Dubey]]<br />[[Girish Karnad]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Shashi Kapoor]]<br>[[Rekha]]<br>[[Raj Babbar]]<br>[[Anant Nag]]<br />
| music = [[Vanraj Bhatia]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Govind Nihalani]]<br />
| editing = [[Bhanudas Divakar]]<br />
| distributor = Film-Valas<br />
| released = {{film date|1981|07|24|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 152 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Kalyug''''' (''Age of vice'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]] Indian [[Hindi-language]] [[crime drama film]], directed by [[Shyam Benegal]]. It is known as a modern-day version of the Indian epic [[Mahabharat]], depicting an archetypal conflict between rival business houses. ''Kalyug'' went on to win the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]] in 1982.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/Directors-Be-Bu/Benegal-Shyam.html Shyam Benegal at filmreference]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kalyug - 1981 |url=http://www.cinemasangeet.com/bollywood-films/classic-revisited/kalyug-1981.html |website=cinemasangeet |access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref><br />
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The screenplay and plot are 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]], and [[A.K. Hangal]] played major roles, while [[Urmila Matondkar]] appeared as a child artist.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Shashi Kapoor]] as Karan Singh<br />
* [[Rekha]] as Supriya<br />
* [[Raj Babbar]] as Dharam Raj <br />
* [[Supriya Pathak]] as Subhadra<br />
* [[Anant Nag]] as Bharat Raj <br />
* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Bal Raj <br />
* [[Sushma Seth]] as Savitri<br />
* [[Akash Khurana]] as Sandeep Raj<br />
* [[Victor Bannerjee]] as Dhan Raj<br />
* [[Reema Lagoo]] as Kiran<br />
* [[A.K. Hangal]] as Bhisham Chand <br />
* [[Amrish Puri]] as Kishan Chand <br />
* [[Om Puri]] as Bhavani Pandey<br />
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==Plot==<br />
This is a tale of intrigue, plots and the inevitable war between two families.<br />
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Ramchand and Bhishamchand were two pioneering brothers in business. Bhishamchand, a lifelong bachelor, brought up the two sons of Ramchand upon his demise. He also gave the family business a firm foundation. Khubchand ([[Vinod Doshi]]), the elder son of Ramchand begets two sons, Dhanraj ([[Victor Banerjee]]) and Sandeepraj ([[Akash Khurana]]). Puranchand, Khubchand's younger brother, had died a few years ago. His three sons are Dharamraj ([[Raj Babbar]]), Balraj ([[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]) and Bharatraj ([[Anant Nag]]). Another player in the game is Karan ([[Shashi Kapoor]]), an orphan brought up by Bhishamchand.<br />
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A series of events brings the long-hidden feud between the two families to light. Despite Bhishamchand's efforts to mediate between the two, the situation gets out of hand and events take a tragic turn. Dhanraj's men accidentally kill the young son of Balraj and to take revenge, Bharatraj murders Karan. Quite a few skeletons from the family cupboard are brought into the open that only add to the tensions and hatred, finally culminating in the destruction of the two families, showing the brittleness of our moral fabric.<br />
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==Reception==<br />
[[Anil Dharker]], writing for ''International Film Guide'', wrote a positive review, calling it "ambitious" and noting it as "the most complex of Benegal's films so far", which is "carefully paced" and "expertly put together". Dharker praised the cinematographic work and the acting: "Govind Nihalani, Benegal's regular cameraman, highlights each shifting mood with skillful lighting. The cast, most of it Benegal regulars, is excellent, with virtuoso performances from Victor Banerjee, and Shashi Kapoor..."<ref>{{cite journal|journal=International Film Guide|author=Dharker, Anil|author-link=Anil Dharker|publisher=Tantivy Press|year=1981|page=178|isbn=0-498-02568-3|editor=Peter Cowie|editor-link=Peter Cowie}}</ref> ''Kalyug'' was entered into the [[12th Moscow International Film Festival]].<ref name="Moscow1981">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1981 |title=12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981) |access-date=2013-01-27 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421050907/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1981 |archive-date=21 April 2013 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0080982|Kalyug}}<br />
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{{FilmfareAwardBestFilm 1971–1990}}<br />
{{Shyam Benegal}}<br />
{{Works based on the Mahabharata}}<br />
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[[Category:1981 films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Shyam Benegal]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]]<br />
[[Category:1980s business films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Business films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian business films]]</div>>Shadman24