Following on from the work of Ghatak and Shahani, Benegal essayed an ‘epic’ movie by transferring famous episodes from the Mahabharata to contemporary industrial society in order to explore, in his words, ‘human values as they exist today in the modern world’. The result is a crime movie about a feud between two industrial families, the Puranchands and the Khubchands, which escalates into violence and murder by contract. Karan Singh (Kapoor) is killed while changing a car tyre, referring to Karna, the tragic son of Kunti and the Sun god in the original epic, who was killed when his chariot wheel got stuck; other mythological characters become income tax inspectors raiding the Rekha’s character’s house, rummaging in her cupboard and fingering her underwear.
Cast: Raj Babbar, Rekha Ganesan, Shashi Kapoor
Crew: Shyam Benegal (Director), Govind Nihalani (Director of Photography), Vanraj Bhatia (Music Director)
Rating: U (India)
Genres: Drama
Release Dates: 28 Mar 1981 (India | Wide Theatrical Release)
Hindi Name: कलयुग
Did you know? Urmila Matondkar appears as a child artist in the film. She plays the role of Rekha's son. Read More
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Actor
Actress
Actor
as Sandeep Raj
as Kishan Chand
as Bharat Raj
as Keya
Supporting Actor
as Bal Raj
as Kulkarni
as Bhavani Pandey
as Saxena
as Kiran
as Desai
as Savitri
Supporting Actor
as Parikshit
as Dhan Raj
as Mhatre
Production
Producer
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Art
Art Director
Costume and Wardrobe
Costume Designer
Editorial
Editor
Makeup and Hair
Makeup Artist
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Music Director: Vanraj Bhatia
Playback Singer: Preeti Sagar
Trivia:
Urmila Matondkar appears as a child artist in the film. She plays the role of Rekha's son.
