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7.9/10   113 votes
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Director:
Shyam Benegal
Writers:
Shyam Benegal (screenplay)
Satyadev Dubey (dialogue)
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Release Date:
28 March 1981 (India) more
Genre:
Drama
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Because, times, they're a changing! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Shashi Kapoor ... Karan Singh

Rekha ... Supriya
Raj Babbar ... Dharam Raj
Kulbhushan Kharbanda ... Bal Raj
Anant Nag ... Bharat Raj

Amrish Puri ... Kishan Chand
A.K. Hangal ... Bhisham Chand
Sushma Seth ... Savitri
Victor Banerjee ... Dhan Raj
Vijaya Mehta ... Devki

Om Puri ... Bhavani Pandey
Reema Lagoo ... Kiran (as Rima Lagu)
Salim Ghouse ... Desai
Vinay Apte ... Mhatre
Madan Jain ... Kulkarni
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Machine Age
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Runtime:
152 min
Country:
India
Language:
Hindi
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
India:U
Filming Locations:
India
Company:
Film-Valas more

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Because, times, they're a changing!, 27 June 2009
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Author: Prateek Dham from India

Now, this is what we call the power of cinema. I always have had a notion in my mind that movies should be a medium to showcase the raw potential of a director and the actors in an unstrung way, that is, whatever is shown on the screen is believable and can be related to. Kalyug breaks all fronts, and how! It's a new-age Mahabharata, India's ancient epic mythological book, and the characters are so vulnerably powerful in it. It's going to be years to come before any Indian director can possibly overshadow the sheer strength of this motion picture. Even Benegal can't strive to make this movie again as it possesses hardly any scope for improvement. Hats off to Shashi Kapoor and Anant Nag!

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