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Kalyug (1981)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 32M

Director : Shyam Benegal

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Rekha
Rekha
Supriya/Draupadi
Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor
Karan Singh/Karna
Anant Nag
Anant Nag
Bharat Raj/Arjuna
Sushma Seth
Sushma Seth
Savitri/Kunti
Om Puri
Om Puri
Bhavani Pandey
Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri
Kishan Chand
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Bal Raj/Bhima
Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar
Dharam Raj/Yudhisthira
A.K. Hangal
A.K. Hangal
Bhisham Chand/Bhishma
Akash Khurana
Akash Khurana
Sandeep Raj
Supriya Pathak
Supriya Pathak
Subhadra

Crews

Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
Director
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
Writer
Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad
Writer
Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri
Writer
Rekha
Rekha
Writer
Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor
Writer
Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar
Writer

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