| Shakti: The Power | |
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| Directed by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Produced by | Boney Kapoor Sridevi |
| Written by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Starring | Karisma Kapoor Nana Patekar Sanjay Kapoor Deepti Naval Shahrukh Khan |
| Music by | Anu Malik Ismail Darbar |
| Distributed by | Sridevi Productions |
| Release date(s) | 20 September 2002 |
| Running time | 177 mins |
| Language | Hindi |
Shakti: The Power (Hindi: शक्ती, Urdu: شکتی, translation: "Energy" or "Power") is a 2002 Bollywood movie. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Sanjay Kapoor in the main roles. Shahrukh Khan has an extended appearance, while Aishwarya Rai has special appearance in an Item number. The movie is a remake of a Telugu film "Antahpuram".[1] This was meant to be Sridevi's comeback film but was put on hold when she realised she was pregnant with her second child and asked her favourite Karisma Kapoor to step in. Karisma Kapoor and Nana Patekar's acting were acclaimed by fans and critics and received nominations at a number of award ceremonies.
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Shekhar (Sanjay Kapoor) and Nandini (Karisma Kapoor) are friends living in Canada with their two uncles. Shekhar proposes to Nandini and she says yes and now they have a young son named Raja. Shekhar hears breaking news of violence in India, the family journeys to his ancestral house in rural Bihar and Nandini is shocked to see that Shekhar's family is embroiled in feudal gang wars. Shekhar's father Narasimha (Nana Patekar) has many enemies. Shekhar tries to bring peace between the warring gangs, but is attacked by the rival gang & killed on way to a reconciliatory meeting that he wanted to attend on his father's behalf. Nandini feels insecure and decides to leave India with her son but Narasimha imprisons them. But as she is desperate to escape, she goes on a difficult journey to return to her home in Canada with the help of Shekhar's mother and sister but when she leaves the house Narasimha sets his men on them. Meanwhile Nandini and Raja meet drifter Jaisingh (Shahrukh Khan) who helps them board a train to Jaipur but dies while battling Narsimha's men. Back at Narasimha's house, his wife revolts against him, telling him to put a stop to the bloodshed and let Nandini leave. Later when Nandini and Raja are about to check-in at the airport,Narasimha comes and bids them goodbye and lets them fly back to Canada.
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