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| director = [[Shyam Benegal]] | | director = [[Shyam Benegal]] | ||
| producer = [[Shashi Kapoor]] | | producer = [[Shashi Kapoor]] | ||
| writer = | | writer = Shyam Benegal<br />[[Satyadev Dubey]]<br />[[Girish Karnad]] | ||
| based_on = [[Mahabharata]] <br /> by [[Vyasa]] | |||
| narrator = | | narrator = | ||
| starring = | | starring = Shashi Kapoor<br>[[Rekha]]<br>[[Raj Babbar]]<br>[[Anant Nag]] | ||
| music = [[Vanraj Bhatia]] | | music = [[Vanraj Bhatia]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Govind Nihalani]] | | cinematography = [[Govind Nihalani]] | ||
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| runtime = 152 minutes | | runtime = 152 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = | | language = Hindi | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
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'''''Kalyug''''' (''Age of vice'') is a | '''''Kalyug''''' (''Age of vice'') is a 1981 Indian [[Hindi-language]] [[crime drama film]], directed by [[Shyam Benegal]]. It is known as a modern-day adaptation 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 and was among the only three Indian films which were submitted to the [[54th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]. The film also went in [[Berlin International Film Festival]] for best screenplay and [[Shashi Kapoor]]’s phenomenal acting who played the central role of Karna in the epic film was also praised. | ||
[[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Rekha]], [[Anant Nag]], [[Raj Babbar]], [[Supriya Pathak]], [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]], [[Sushma Seth]], [[Akash Khurana]], [[Victor Bannerjee]], [[Reema Lagoo]], and [[A.K. Hangal]] played major roles and [[Urmila Matondkar]] appeared as a child artist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2021/jul/24/30581/revisiting-kalyug-1981-an-intense-inter-generational-film-reconfigured-for-modern-times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917155928/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2021/jul/24/30581/revisiting-kalyug-1981-an-intense-inter-generational-film-reconfigured-for-modern-times|url-status=live|archive-date=17 September 2021|title=Revisiting Kalyug (1981): An intense inter-generational film reconfigured for modern times|first=Sukhpreet|last=Kahlon|website=Cinestaan}}</ref> The film had its world premiere at 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> on 21 July 1981 and was released theatrically in India on 24 July 1981. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Shashi Kapoor]] as Karan Singh | * [[Shashi Kapoor]] as Karan Singh/[[Karna]] | ||
* [[Rekha]] as Supriya | * [[Rekha]] as Supriya/[[Draupadi]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Anant Nag]] as Bharat Raj/[[Arjuna]] | ||
* [[Raj Babbar]] as Dharam Raj/[[Yudhisthira]] | |||
* [[ | * [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Bal Raj/[[Bhima]] | ||
* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Bal Raj | * [[Reema Lagoo]] as Bal Raj's wife/[[Hidimbi]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Supriya Pathak]] as Subhadra/[[Subhadra]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Victor Bannerjee]] as Dhan Raj/[[Duryodhana]] | ||
* [[Victor Bannerjee]] as Dhan Raj | * [[A.K. Hangal]] as Bhisham Chand/[[Bhishma]] | ||
* [[Sushma Seth]] as Savitri/[[Kunti]] | |||
* [[A.K. Hangal]] as Bhisham Chand | * [[Amrish Puri]] as Kishan Chand/[[Krishna]] | ||
* [[Amrish Puri]] as Kishan Chand | |||
* [[Om Puri]] as Bhavani Pandey | * [[Om Puri]] as Bhavani Pandey | ||
* [[Akash Khurana]] as Sandeep Raj/[[Dussasana]] | |||
* [[Urmila Matondkar]] as child artiste/[[Parikshit]] | |||
* [[Vijaya Mehta]] as Devaki/[[Gandhari (Mahabharata)|Gandhari]] | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
This is a tale of intrigue, plots and the inevitable war between two families. | This is a tale of intrigue, plots and the inevitable war between two families. | ||
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 | 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, the elder son of Ramchand begets two sons, Dhanraj and Sandeepraj. Puranchand, Khubchand's younger brother, had died a few years ago. His three sons are Dharamraj, Balraj and Bharatraj. Another player in the game is Karan, an orphan brought up by Bhishamchand. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
[[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> '' | [[Madhu Trehan]] of [[India Today]] wrote ″Kalyug, as most film-goers have learnt to expect from Shyam Benegal, is different. The film demands that it be seen slowly, mulled over carefully and, preferably, as in all epics, seen again. Benegal snips away at a richly labyrinthia of tapestry of his own making of two battling industrial families destroying each other, leaving nothing but shreds of torn broken thread.″<ref>{{Cite web|author=Trehan, Madhu|author-link=Madhu Trehan|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19810515-film-review-kalyug-starring-shashi-kapoor-rekha-kulbhushan-kharbanda-raj-babbar-805938-2014-02-26|title=Film review: Kalyug, starring Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raj Babbar|website=India Today|url-access=subscription|access-date=9 February 2023|archive-date=9 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209075955/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19810515-film-review-kalyug-starring-shashi-kapoor-rekha-kulbhushan-kharbanda-raj-babbar-805938-2014-02-26|url-status=live}}</ref> [[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|title=Kalyug|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BNVkAAAAMAAJ&q=International%20Film%20Guide%201981|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|access-date=21 March 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418125225/https://books.google.com/books?id=BNVkAAAAMAAJ&q=International%20Film%20Guide%201981|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
== Awards == | |||
;[[29th Filmfare Awards]]: | |||
'''Won''' | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] – [[Shashi Kapoor]] | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] – [[Supriya Pathak]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/supriya-pathak-recalls-fond-memories-with-farooq-shaikh-from-sets-of-their-iconic-film-bazaar-52872.html|title=Supriya Pathak recalls fond memories with Farooq Shaikh from sets of their iconic film Bazaar|website=filmfare.com|access-date=9 February 2023|archive-date=9 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209081259/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/supriya-pathak-recalls-fond-memories-with-farooq-shaikh-from-sets-of-their-iconic-film-bazaar-52872.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design|Best Sound Design]] – Hitendra Ghosh | |||
'''Nominated''' | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – [[Shyam Benegal]] | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] – Shyam Benegal, [[Girish Karnad]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Works based on the Mahabharata}} | {{Works based on the Mahabharata}} | ||
[[Category:1981 films]] | [[Category:1981 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1981 Hindi-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by Shyam Benegal]] | [[Category:Films directed by Shyam Benegal]] | ||
[[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]] | [[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]] | ||
[[Category:1980s business films]] | [[Category:1980s business films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian business films]] | [[Category:Indian business films]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:22, 4 March 2026
| Kalyug | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Shyam Benegal |
| Produced by | Shashi Kapoor |
| Written by | Shyam Benegal Satyadev Dubey Girish Karnad |
| Based on | Mahabharata by Vyasa |
| Starring | Shashi Kapoor Rekha Raj Babbar Anant Nag |
| Music by | Vanraj Bhatia |
| Cinematography | Govind Nihalani |
| Edited by | Bhanudas Divakar |
| Distributed by | Film-Valas |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kalyug (Age of vice) is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film, directed by Shyam Benegal. It is known as a modern-day adaptation 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 and was among the only three Indian films which were submitted to the Academy Awards. The film also went in Berlin International Film Festival for best screenplay and Shashi Kapoor’s phenomenal acting who played the central role of Karna in the epic film was also praised.
Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Anant Nag, Raj Babbar, Supriya Pathak, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sushma Seth, Akash Khurana, Victor Bannerjee, Reema Lagoo, and A.K. Hangal played major roles and Urmila Matondkar appeared as a child artist.[1] The film had its world premiere at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] on 21 July 1981 and was released theatrically in India on 24 July 1981.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Shashi Kapoor as Karan Singh/Karna
- Rekha as Supriya/Draupadi
- Anant Nag as Bharat Raj/Arjuna
- Raj Babbar as Dharam Raj/Yudhisthira
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Bal Raj/Bhima
- Reema Lagoo as Bal Raj's wife/Hidimbi
- Supriya Pathak as Subhadra/Subhadra
- Victor Bannerjee as Dhan Raj/Duryodhana
- A.K. Hangal as Bhisham Chand/Bhishma
- Sushma Seth as Savitri/Kunti
- Amrish Puri as Kishan Chand/Krishna
- Om Puri as Bhavani Pandey
- Akash Khurana as Sandeep Raj/Dussasana
- Urmila Matondkar as child artiste/Parikshit
- Vijaya Mehta as Devaki/Gandhari
Plot[edit | edit source]
This is a tale of intrigue, plots and the inevitable war between two families.
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, the elder son of Ramchand begets two sons, Dhanraj and Sandeepraj. Puranchand, Khubchand's younger brother, had died a few years ago. His three sons are Dharamraj, Balraj and Bharatraj. Another player in the game is Karan, an orphan brought up by Bhishamchand.
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.
Reception[edit | edit source]
Madhu Trehan of India Today wrote ″Kalyug, as most film-goers have learnt to expect from Shyam Benegal, is different. The film demands that it be seen slowly, mulled over carefully and, preferably, as in all epics, seen again. Benegal snips away at a richly labyrinthia of tapestry of his own making of two battling industrial families destroying each other, leaving nothing but shreds of torn broken thread.″[3] 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..."[4]
Awards[edit | edit source]
Won
- Best Film – Shashi Kapoor
- Best Supporting Actress – Supriya Pathak[5]
- Best Sound Design – Hitendra Ghosh
Nominated
- Best Director – Shyam Benegal
- Best Story – Shyam Benegal, Girish Karnad
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kahlon, Sukhpreet. "Revisiting Kalyug (1981): An intense inter-generational film reconfigured for modern times". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
- ↑ "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ Trehan, Madhu. "Film review: Kalyug, starring Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raj Babbar". India Today. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ↑ Dharker, Anil (1981). Peter Cowie (ed.). "Kalyug". International Film Guide. Tantivy Press: 178. ISBN 0-498-02568-3. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "Supriya Pathak recalls fond memories with Farooq Shaikh from sets of their iconic film Bazaar". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
External links[edit | edit source]
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