Shakti (1982 film)

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Shakti
Directed by	Ramesh Sippy
Produced by	G.P. Sippy
Written by	Salim-Javed
Starring	Dilip Kumar Amitabh Bachchan Raakhee Smita Patil
Music by	Laxmikant Pyarelal
Release date(s)	1982
Running time	180 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi
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Shakti is a 1982 Bollywood film directed by Ramesh Sippy and starring Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Smita Patil and Amrish Puri. It was written by the writing duo Salim-Javed. Although the film only had average success at the box office[1]it was notable for being the first and only film to feature Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan who are considered to be two of Bollywood's biggest superstars. Dilip Kumar won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance.

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A scrupulously honest cop DCP Ashwini Kumar (Dilip Kumar) has a very difficult decision to make when his son Vijay Kumar as a child is kidnapped by gangster JK. Verma (Amrish Puri). JK Verma demands the release of one his accomplices who was arrested and jailed by Ashwini Kumar or he will kill Vijay. Ashwini refuses to let a criminal be released and so Vijay decides to escape from the kidnappers himself and is eventually saved. Vijay grows up as (Amitabh Bachchan) never forgetting that his father refused to break the rules of his police work even if it meant saving his life. Vijay leaves home and starts living with Roma Devi (Smita Patil), a woman who has a spare room to rent. Eventually he falls in love with her and they get married secretly. He starts working for mobster K.D Narang (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), who and saved Vijay from JK Verma's clutches as a child when he attempted to escape. Vijay sees this a favour to him for what he did so he decides to do all his illegal activities for him. Eventually Ashwini has to arrest Vijay for a murder charge and Vijay goes on the run. Will Ashwini arrest him or will the fact the Vijay is his son stop him?