Kalyug - 1981

The film is tale of intrigue, plots and the inevitable war between the two families. Ramchand and Bhishamchand were two pioneering brothers in business. Bhishamchand, a lifelong bachelor brought up the two sons of Ramchand on his demise. He also gave the family business a firm foundation. Khubchand (Vinod Doshi) the elder son of Ramchand begets two sons, Dhanraj (Victor Banerjee) and Sandeepraj (Akash Khurana). Puranchand, Khubchand's younger brother had died a few years ago. His three sons are Dharamraj (Raj Babbar), Balraj (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) and Bharatraj (Anant Nag). Another player in the game is Karan (Shashi Kapoor) an orphan brought up by Bhishamchand.A series of events take place that bring the long hidden feud between the two families to light and despite Bhishamchand's efforts to mediate between the two, the situation gets out of hand and events take a tragic turn.

152min
1981
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.8/10

Cast

Rekha profile pictureRekhaSupriya/Draupadi
Shashi Kapoor profile pictureShashi KapoorKaran Singh/Karna
Anant Nag profile pictureAnant NagBharat Raj/Arjuna
Sushma Seth profile pictureSushma SethSavitri/Kunti
Om Puri profile pictureOm PuriBhavani Pandey
Amrish Puri profile pictureAmrish PuriKishan Chand
Raj Babbar profile pictureRaj BabbarDharam Raj/Yudhisthira
A.K. Hangal profile pictureA.K. HangalBhisham Chand/Bhishma
Akash Khurana profile pictureAkash KhuranaSandeep Raj

About Kalyug

Kalyug Overview

The film is tale of intrigue, plots and the inevitable war between the two families. Ramchand and Bhishamchand were two pioneering brothers in business. Bhishamchand, a lifelong bachelor brought up the two sons of Ramchand on his demise. He also gave the family business a firm foundation. Khubchand (Vinod Doshi) the elder son of Ramchand begets two sons, Dhanraj (Victor Banerjee) and Sandeepraj (Akash Khurana). Puranchand, Khubchand's younger brother had died a few years ago. His three sons are Dharamraj (Raj Babbar), Balraj (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) and Bharatraj (Anant Nag). Another player in the game is Karan (Shashi Kapoor) an orphan brought up by Bhishamchand.A series of events take place that bring the long hidden feud between the two families to light and despite Bhishamchand's efforts to mediate between the two, the situation gets out of hand and events take a tragic turn.

Runtime: 152min

Extra details

Original Title: Kalyug
Original Language: Hindi
Directed By: Shyam Benegal