| Shakti: The Power | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Written by | Story & Screenplay: Krishna Vamsi Dialogues: Kamal Pandey |
| Based on | Anthapuram (1998) by Krishna Vamsi |
| Produced by | Boney Kapoor Sridevi Kapoor |
| Starring | Karisma Kapoor Shah Rukh Khan Nana Patekar Sanjay Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Sethu Sriram |
| Edited by | Shrish Kunder |
| Music by | Songs: Ismail Darbar Guest Composition: Anu Malik Background Score: Mani Sharma |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
Release date |
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Running time | 177 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹10 crore |
| Box office | ₹20 crore[1] |
Shakti: The Power is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film co-written and directed by Krishna Vamsi, starring Karisma Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Sanjay Kapoor in leading roles, with Shah Rukh Khan, Deepti Naval, Ritu Shivpuri, Anupam Shyam and Prakash Raj in supporting roles.[2] The film is a remake of the 1998 film Anthahpuram, which was based on the real-life story of Betty Mahmoody.[3][4] The original story of real life escape of the Betty Mahmoody is 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.[4] 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).
- ^ "Shakti: The Power Box office". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Shakti – The Power Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Karisma back with 'Shakti – The Power'". The Tribune. 20 September 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Bollywood remakes of South Indian films". NDTV. Retrieved 22 December 2008.