Kalyug

Kalyug

152 mins | Drama | March 5, 1981

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.

Kalyug

152 mins | Drama | March 5, 1981

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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers
Original title Kalyug
Directors Shyam Benegal
Writers Shyam Benegal, Rekha, Shashi Kapoor, Girish Karnad, Raj Babbar, Amrish Puri

Cast

Rekha

as Supriya/Draupadi

Shashi Kapoor

as Karan Singh/Karna

Anant Nag

as Bharat Raj/Arjuna

Sushma Seth

as Savitri/Kunti

Om Puri

as Bhavani Pandey

Amrish Puri

as Kishan Chand

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

as Bal Raj/Bhima

Raj Babbar

as Dharam Raj/Yudhisthira

A.K. Hangal

as Bhisham Chand/Bhishma

Akash Khurana

as Sandeep Raj

Supriya Pathak

as Subhadra