Shakti: The Power (2002)

Directed by

Krishna Vamsi

Genre

drama film, action film

Country

India

Runtime

3h

Rated

A

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple from Canada goes to visit the husband's ancestral home in rural India. They get caught up in a violent gang conflict and struggle to escape back to safety.

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What happens

Shakti: The Power is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action film co-written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. The films Karisma Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Sanjay Kapoor in the lead roles, with Shah Rukh Khan, Deepti Naval, Ritu Shivpuri, Anupam Shyam and Prakash Raj in supporting roles. The film is a remake of the 1998 film Anthahpuram, which was based on the real-life story of Betty Mahmoody, 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. 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. 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). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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