Shakti (transl. Strength) is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film, directed by Ramesh Sippy, written by the Salim–Javed duo, starring 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. 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. 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.
Plot : Ashwini, an honest policeman, refuses to trade a captured gangster for his son Vijay's release after a ruthless gangster kidnaps him. Vijay grows up resenting his father and turns to a life of crime.
Cast :
Dilip Kumar as DCP Ashwini Kumar
Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Kumar
Rakhee Gulzar as Sheetal Kumar, Ashwini's wife
Smita Patil as Roma, Vijay's wife
Kulbhushan Kharbanda as K. D. Narang
Amrish Puri as J. K. Varma
Ashok Kumar as Commissioner of Police (Special Appearance)
Anil Kapoor in a special appearance as Ravi Kumar, Vijay and Roma's son
Sharat Saxena as Lobo, Narang Assistant
Dalip Tahil as Ganpat Rai
Satish Shah as Satish, Goon in Local Train
Sudhir Pandey as Prakash
Goga Kapoor as Yashwant
Chandrashekhar as Senior Police Officer
Vikas Anand as Sudhakar, Police Inspector
Director : Ramesh Sippy
Music : R.D. Burman
Written By : Salim-Javed
Producer : Mushir-Riaz
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