Shakti (1982 film)

Shakti
Shakti
Directed by	Ramesh Sippy
Written by	Salim–Javed
Produced by	Mushir-Riaz
Starring	Dilip Kumar; Amitabh Bachchan; Rakhee Gulzar; Smita Patil; Kulbhushan Kharbanda; Amrish Puri
Cinematography	S.M. Anwar
Edited by	M. S. Shinde
Music by	R.D. Burman
Production; company	M. R. Productions
Distributed by	M. R. Productions
Release date	1 October 1982;
Running time	167 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Shakti (transl. Strength) is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film, directed by Ramesh Sippy, written by the Salim–Javed duo, and produced by Mushir-Riaz. It stars Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Smita Patil, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Amrish Puri. Shakti was notable for being the first and only film to feature veteran actors Kumar and Bachchan together on screen.^[1] Considered to be one of the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema, it went on to win four Filmfare Awards, for Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Sound Editing, and Best Actor for Kumar. It's inspired from Tamil film Thangappathakkam.

The movie was highest grosser movie at box office of that year. Kumar and Bachchan were both nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor, which Kumar won. Talking about Bachchan's performance, Sippy said, "I don't think anyone else could’ve played the role the way Mr. Bachchan did. He had to play a hurt and wounded son."^[1]

^ ^a ^b Jha, Subhash K. (23 January 2017). "Ramesh Sippy on casting Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar together in Shakti". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[auto-1] Jha, Subhash K. (23 January 2017). "Ramesh Sippy on casting Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar together in Shakti". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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