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| released = {{Film date|2002|09|20|[[India]]}}

| country  = [[India]]

| language = [[Hindi]]

'''''Shakti: The Power''''' is a 2002 Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi-language]] [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Krishna Vamsi]] and starring [[Karisma Kapoor]], [[Nana Patekar]] and [[Sanjay Kapoor]] in leading roles with [[Deepti Naval]], [[Ritu Shivpuri]], [[Anupam Shyam]] and [[Prakash Raj]] in supporting roles. [[Shah Rukh Khan]] makes an extended special appearance and [[Aishwarya Rai]] makes a cameo appearance in an [[Item number]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shakti&nbsp;– The Power Cast & Crew|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/510587|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> The film is a [[remake]] of 1998 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] [[film]] ''[[Anthapuram (1998 film)|Anthapuram]]'', which was based on the real-life story of [[Betty Mahmoody]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020920/cth2.htm#6|title=Karisma back with 'Shakti&nbsp;– The Power'|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=20 September 2002|access-date=2 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=shakti>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/album/listing/entertainment/bollywood-remakes-of-south-indian-films-8551/slide/8|publisher=[[NDTV]]| access-date=22 December 2008|title=Bollywood remakes of South Indian films}}</ref> The original story of real life escape of Betty Mahmoody is depicted in the movie ''[[Not Without My Daughter (film)|Not Without My Daughter]]'' which itself was based on Betty Mahmoody's book of the same name.

It is considered to be one of Karisma Kapoor's best performances; both hers and [[Nana Patekar]]'s acting was acclaimed by fans and critics and received several nominations at a number of award ceremonies.<ref name=shakti/> Despite this, commercially it did not perform as well as expected.

{{More plot|date=April 2021}}<!--per [[WP:FILMPLOT]], plot summaries should be between 400 and 700 words-->

Shekhar and Nandini are an Indian couple living in Canada with their young son Raja. Shekhar hears news of violence in India, and the family journeys to his ancestral house, which is in a rural town of Bihar, the North Indian State of India. Nandini is shocked to see that Shekhar's family is deeply patriarchal and embroiled in feudal gang wars, lead by Shekhar's father Narasimha. Shekhar tries to bring an end to these feuds but is attacked by a rival gang and killed. Nandini, having been suddenly made a widow, decides to leave India with her son but Narasimha does not allow this and virtually imprisons them. Desperate to escape, her only allies are Shekhar's mother and sister. Wanted by Narasimha, Nandini seeks help from drifter Jai Singh who, after hesitation, helps her and her son board a train to [[Jaipur]]. Jai engages in a fight with Narasimha's men and successfully protects Nandini and Raja, but he dies. Shekhar's mother emotionally begs Narasimha to let Nandini and her son go, but he does not relent. At the airport, Narasimha becomes overwhelmed with emotion after interacting with his grandson and allows Nandini and Raja to peacefully leave and go back to Canada.

* [[Karishma Kapoor]] as Nandini

* [[Nana Patekar]] as Narasimha, Nandini's father-in-law

* [[Sanjay Kapoor]] as Shekhar, Nandini's husband

* [[Deepti Naval]] as Shekhar's mother

* [[Anupam Shyam]] as Maharaj, Narsimha's Step brother

* [[Divya Dutta]] as Shekhar's sister

* [[Rajshree Solanki]] as Shekhar's sister

* [[Ritu Shivpuri]] as Kamli, Shekhar's sister

* [[Prakash Raj]] as Sharpshooter

* [[Vijay Raaz]] as Beeja

* [[Tiku Talsania]] as Nandini's uncle

* [[Jaspal Bhatti]] as Nandini's uncle

* [[Chandrakant Gokhale]] as Narsimha Father

* [[Jai Gidwani]] as Raja, Nandini and Shekhar's son

* [[Shahrukh Khan]] as Jai Singh Drifter (special appearance)

* [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] in the song 'Ishq Kamina' as Jai Singh's Dream Girl

* [[Prabhu Deva]] & [[Ganesh Acharya]] in song 'Dumroo Baja Re'

The film was produced by then retired actress [[Sridevi]] ([[Sanjay Kapoor]]'s sister-in-law) under the banner ''[[imdbcompany:0035972|Sridevi Productions]]'' and was supposed to be her comeback film, but she had to find a replacement when she found out she was pregnant. She initially offered her role to [[Kajol]], but she rejected it so [[Karisma Kapoor]] was signed instead.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karishma flexs her muscles in Shakti&nbsp;– the power|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/sep/18sld1.htm|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=September 2002|access-date=2 February 2012}}</ref>  

[[Fardeen Khan]] was the original choice for Sanjay Kapoor's role and the film was originally titled "Vaapsi".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331639/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv|title = Shakthi: The Power (2002) - IMDb}}</ref>

| [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Sonu Nigam]]

| [[imdbname:1249033|Mohammad Salamat]]

''Shakti: The Power'' grossed {{INRConvert|13.82|c}} in India and $1.35 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}6.54 [[crore]]) in other countries, for a worldwide total of {{INRConvert|20.36|c}}, against its {{INRConvert|10|c}} budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of {{INRConvert|7.33|c}}, and grossed {{INRConvert|11.26|c}} in its first week.<ref name="Shakti: The Power Box office"/> It is the [[Bollywood films of 2002|13th-highest-grossing film of 2002]] worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/2002#.VcCsONyqqko|title=Top Worldwide Grossers 2002|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref>

It opened on Friday, September 20, 2002, across 285 screens, and earned {{INRConvert|98|l}} nett on its opening day. It grossed {{INRConvert|2.82|c}} nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of {{INRConvert|4.62|c}} nett. The film earned a total of {{INRConvert|8.47|c}} nett, and was declared "[[box-office bomb|Flop]]" by ''[[Box Office India]]''.<ref name="Shakti: The Power Box office"/> It is the [[Bollywood films of 2002|20th-highest-grossing film of 2002]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_gross_boxoffice/2002#.VcCsPtyqqko|title=Top India Total Nett Gross 2002|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref>

It had an opening weekend of $565,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}2.74 [[crore]]) and went on to gross $770,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}3.73 [[crore]]) in its first week. The film earned a total of $1.35 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}6.54 [[crore]]) at the end of its theatrical run.<ref name="Shakti: The Power Box office"/> Overseas, It is the [[Bollywood films of 2002|5th-highest-grossing film of 2002]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_over_total/2002#.VcCsO9yqqko|title=Top Overseas Gross 2002|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref>

! Category || Recipient & Winners || Result

| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]

| [[Karisma Kapoor]]<ref name=awards>{{cite web|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/33453439.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=18 April 2012|title=Awards 2002&nbsp;– Filmfare Awards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120716185857/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/33453439.cms|archive-date=16 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

| [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role]]

| [[Screen Award for Best Actress|Star Screen Award for Best Actress]]

| [[Karisma Kapoor]]

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