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Vidhaata (1982)

Vidhaata poster
Directed by
Subhash Ghai
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 48m
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ensemble drama about family honor and sacrifice. A father and son are separated early in life, and their reunion sets the stage for conflict with a powerful enemy.

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What happens

Vidhaata (transl. Creator) is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Subhash Ghai and produced by Gulshan Rai under his own production company Trimurti Films. It stars an ensemble cast of Dilip Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Shammi Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Madan Puri, Amrish Puri, Suresh Oberoi, and Sarika in pivotal roles. The film was remade in Kannada as Pithamaha, in Malayalam as Alakadalinakkare, and in Tamil as Vamsa Vilakku. Vidhaata was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1982 and the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of the decade, when adjusted for inflation, being declared a "Blockbuster" by Box office India. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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