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Kalyug(Movie, 1981)

2h 32min | Genre: Drama
KalyugRating: 3.0/5 (with 11 vote)
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, ()
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Awards & Nominations for Kalyug

Filmfare Award for Best Film

About Kalyug

The film is tale of intrigue, plots and the inevitable war between the two families. Ramchand and Bhishamchand were two pioneering brothers in business. Bhishamchand, a lifelong bachelor brought up the two sons of Ramchand on 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.A series of events take place that bring the long hidden feud between the two families to light and despite Bhishamchand's efforts to mediate between the two, the situation gets out of hand and events take a tragic turn.

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Additional Information

Production country: India
Original language: Hindi (HI)
Spoken languages: Hindi (HI)
Translated into 3 languages: English (EN), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 03/05/1981
Director: Shyam Benegal
Producer: Shashi Kapoor
Screenwriter: Shyam Benegal
Director of Photography: Govind Nihalani
Composer: Vanraj Bhatia
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"The Machine Age"
Keywords: police, dinner

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Other movies with this title: Kalyug (IN, 2005), Kalyug (2013)

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