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Kranti (transl. Revolution) is a 1981 Indian historical drama film, produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, with the story and screenplay written by Salim–Javed. It stars an ensemble cast, consisting of Dilip Kumar in the title role along with Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi in pivotal roles. The film also marked the return of Dilip Kumar after a four-year hiatus. It ranks among the top 10 highest grossing Indian films of all time, when adjusted for ticket-price inflation. It was one of the most expensive Indian films of the time and it went on to become the highest grossing Indian film of the 1980s decade by a distance, when adjusted for inflation. Kranti is the biggest patriotic hit ever seen in India. It was the second highest grossing Indian film ever behind Sholay (1975) at the time of its release. However, it did higher business than Sholay in its original run. It grossed ₹20 crore as compared to ₹15 crore of Sholay in the original run. Sholay did exceptionally well in re-runs earning more profit in the meanwhile period.
Original Release
02/03/1981
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dilip Kumar | Sanga / Kranti / Sanga/Kranti |
Shashi Kapoor | Shakti |
Hema Malini | Rajkumari Meenakshi |
Shatrughan Sinha | Kareem Khan |
Parveen Babi | Sureli |
Sarika Thakur | Sheetal |
Nirupa Roy | Radha |
Prem Chopra | Shambhu Singh |
Pradeep Kumar | Shamsher Singh |
Dheeraj Kumar | Prince Heera |
Directors
Writers
Manoj Kumar, Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dilip Kumar | Sanga / Kranti / Sanga/Kranti |
Shashi Kapoor | Shakti |
Hema Malini | Rajkumari Meenakshi |
Shatrughan Sinha | Kareem Khan |
Parveen Babi | Sureli |
Sarika Thakur | Sheetal |
Nirupa Roy | Radha |
Prem Chopra | Shambhu Singh |
Pradeep Kumar | Shamsher Singh |
Dheeraj Kumar | Prince Heera |
Shashikala Jawalkar | Charumati (Shakti's Adopted Mother) |
Madan Puri | Sher Singh |
Kanwarjeet Paintal | Bharat's Kranti Group Member |
Paidi Jairaj | Maharaj Laxman Singh |
Agha | Sanga's Man (man who faked death) |
Kishore Kapoor | Sir Thomas |
Rammohan Sharma | Mohan |
Master Bhagwan | Allah Rakha |
Sudhir Dalvi | Bhima |
Tom Alter | English General / British officer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Manoj Kumar | Producer |
Shashi Goswami | Producer |