Shakti: The Power
2002 film directed by Krishna Vamsi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shakti: The Power is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Krishna Vamsi, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Nana Patekar, and Sanjay Kapoor, with Deepti Naval, Ritu Shivpuri, Anupam Shyam, and Prakash Raj, in supporting roles.[2] The film is a remake of 1998 film Anthahpuram, which was based on the real-life story of Betty Mahmoody.[3][4] The original story of real life escape of Betty Mahmoody is depicted in the film Not Without My Daughter (1991) which itself was based on Betty Mahmoody's book of the same name. In the film, Shekhar and Nandini's decision to visit his ancestral house in a rural Indian town goes awry when they find themselves embroiled in a feudal gang war and try to return home to Canada.
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| Directed by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Written by | Krishna Vamsi Kamal Pandey (dialogues) |
| Based on | Anthapuram (1998) by Krishna Vamsi |
| Produced by | Boney Kapoor Sridevi Kapoor |
| Starring | Karisma Kapoor Shah Rukh Khan Nana Patekar Sanjay Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Sethu Sriram |
| Edited by | Shrish Kunder |
| Music by | Songs: Ismail Darbar Guest Composition: Anu Malik Background Score: Mani Sharma |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
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Running time | 177 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹20 crore |
| Box office | ₹4 100 crore[1] |
Shakti: The Power is considered to be one of Karisma Kapoor's career-best performances; with her and Patekar's performances being lauded by fans and critics.[4] Despite this, it did not fare well commercially as expected.
At the 48th Filmfare Awards, Shakti: The Power received 2 nominations – Best Actress (Kapoor) and Best Villain (Patekar).