Kranti

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Kranti
Directed by Manoj Kumar
Produced by Manoj Kumar
Written by Salim-Javed
Manoj Kumar
Starring Dilip Kumar
Manoj Kumar
Shashi Kapoor
Hema Malini
Shatrughan Sinha
Parveen Babi
Sarika
Nirupa Roy
Prem Chopra
Music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Cinematography Joe D'Souza
Editing by Manoj Kumar
Release date(s) 3 February 1981
Running time 188 mins
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget INR 2.5 crores [1]
Box office INR 9 crores [1]

Kranti (Hindi: क्रांति, lit. "Revolution") is a 1981 Indian Hindi film. Produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, starring Manoj Kumar along with a very large cast consisting of Dilip Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi, Sarika, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri and Paintlal. The story was written by Javed Akhtar. The film marked the return of Dilip Kumar to films after a five year hiatus.

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[edit] Synopsis

The film takes place in 19th Century British India and is the story of the fight for independence from the British in the years spanning from 1825 to 1875. It tells the story of two men who led the war against British Rule, Sanga (Dilip Kumar) and Bharat (Manoj Kumar) both of whom call themselves Kranti.A prince(Shashi Kapoor) and a freedom fighter{Strughan Sinha}

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# Title Singer(s)
1 "Looie Shama Sha" Nitin Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
2 "Ab Ke Baras" Mahendra Kapoor
3 "Chana Jor Garam" Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Nitin Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
4 "Durga Hai Meri Maa" Mahendra Kapoor, Minoo Purshottam
5 "Zindagi Ki Na Toote Ladi" Nitin Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
6 "Mara Thumka" Lata Mangeshkar
7 "Kranti Kranti" Manna Dey, Shailender Singh, Nitin Mukesh, Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar

[edit] Box Office Notes

  • Net gross of approximately Rs.9-crore (Rs.90-million)[1]
  • Top-grossing (Hindi) film of the 1980s
  • It ran for 67 weeks in theater.[1]
  • It was Golden Jubilee HIT, entailed good profits for all India distributors despite heavy price tag (2.50 Crore) attached. It was costliest movie ever at that time.[1]

Source: Top Earners 1980-1989

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