Kalyug (1980)

Kalyug (1980)
Kalyug (1980)

Shyam Benegal and Girish Karnad reimagine the Mahabharata epic as a modern corporate war between rival business families in contemporary urban India

Introduction

Preface — Kalyug (1980)

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still

Kapoor, Shashi (Producer), Kalyug, 1980 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Kapoor, Shashi (Producer), Kalyug, 1980 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980. Shyam Benegal, Shashi Kapoor And Amrish Puri On The Sets | Working Still

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980. Shyam Benegal, Shashi Kapoor And Amrish Puri On The Sets | Working Still

Kalyug, a crime-drama film directed by Shyam Benegal and co-written by renowned playwright Girish Karnad, is an austere and secularised reinterpretation of the Mahabharata, set in contemporary industrial India. The film follows two rival business families, each symbolising the warring factions of the epic, as they become embroiled in a destructive battle for power and control. Through corporate betrayals, family conflicts, and moral dilemmas, the film explores the devastating effects of unchecked ambition and greed on familial bonds and social structures. Its bleak, nihilistic tone underscores the disintegration of modern society, a reflection of the Kalyug age in Hindu mythology. Kalyug resonates with the rising industrialisation of India in the 1980s and the accompanying moral decay and corruption within the upper echelons of society. It critiques the capitalist ethos that fuels urban reality, unveiling how the blind pursuit of...

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कलयुग के निर्देशक थे श्याम बेनेगल और उनके साथ मिलकर इसे लिखा था प्रसिद्ध नाटककार गिरीश कर्नाड ने। यह फ़िल्म महाभारत की कथा को समकालीन औद्योगिक भारत की पृष्ठभूमि पर दोबारा से रचती है। फ़िल्म में दो प्रतिद्वंद्वी औद्योगिक घराने हैं, जिनका आपसी टकराव और अदावत महाकाव्य के कौरव और पांडव रूपी युद्धरत दोनों गुटों का प्रतीक है। मूल कथा की तरह ही यहाँ भी ये दोनों घराने सत्ता पर नियंत्रण की विनाशकारी लड़ाई में उलझे हैं। कॉर्पोरेट विश्वासघात, पारिवारिक संघर्ष और नैतिक दुविधाओं में उलझे किरदारों के माध्यम से फ़िल्म पारिवारिक बंधनों और सामाजिक संरचनाओं पर अपरिमित महत्वाकांक्षा और लालच के विनाशकारी प्रभावों को दिखाती है। इसका निराशाजन्य, शून्यवादी स्वर आधुनिक समाज के ऐसे विघटन का चित्र खींचता है, जिसकी तुलना हिंदू पौराणिक कथाओं में 'कलयुग' कहकर संबोधित किए गये वर्तमान से की जा सकती है। कलयुग में 1980 के दशक के भारत में तेज़ी से होते औद्योगीकरण और उसके साथ समाज के श्रेष्ठी वर्ग के भीतर पैर पसारते नैतिक पतन और भ्रष्टाचार की तस्वीर है। यह शहरी जीवन का आधार बने पूंजीवादी लोकाचार की आलोचना प्रस्तुत करती है और बताती है कि कैसे सत्ता पाने की यह अंधी दौड़ पारम्परिक पारिवारिक संरचनाओं को नष्ट कर देती है और समाज में गहरी जड़ें जमाए बैठे पाखंडों को सामने ले...

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Body of Work

Kalyug (1980)

Art Director

Bansi Chandragupta

Assistant Directors

Dayal Nihalani

Choreographer

Raghavan Nair

Cinematographer

Govind Nihalani

Costume Designer

Jennifer Kendal

Dialogue Writer

Satyadev Dubey

Director

Shyam Benegal

Editing

Bhanudas Divakar

Executive Producer

Narendra Jaitly

Lead Cast

Raj Babbar,

Anant Nag,

Rekha,

Shashi Kapoor

Lead Cast Rest

Victor Banerjee,

Vinod Doshi,

A.K. Hangal,

Kulbhushan Kharbanda,

Akash Khurana,

Urmila Matondkar,

Vijaya Mehta,

Supriya Pathak,

Amrish Puri,

Om Puri,

Sushma Seth

Lyricist

Balwant Tandon

Music Director

Vanraj Bhatia

Presented by Personality

Shashi Kapoor

Producer

Shashi Kapoor

Screenplay Writer

Shyam Benegal,

Girish Karnad

Still Photographer

Kamat foto

Research Centre

Kapoor, Shashi (Producer), Kalyug, 1980 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Kapoor, Shashi (Producer), Kalyug, 1980 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still Mounted on Lobby Card

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980. Shyam Benegal, Shashi Kapoor And Amrish Puri On The Sets | Working Still

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980. Shyam Benegal, Shashi Kapoor And Amrish Puri On The Sets | Working Still

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still

Nihalani, Govind (Cinematographer), Kalyug, 1980 | Photographic Still

Kapoor, Shashi (Producer), Kalyug, 1980 | Promotional Material

Kapoor, Shashi (Producer), Kalyug, 1980 | Promotional Material

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