कलयुग (1981): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1981, कलयुग is a drama film directed by Shyam Benegal, running about 152 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. कलयुग stars Rekha as Supriya/Draupadi, Shashi Kapoor as Karan Singh/Karna, Anant Nag as Bharat Raj/Arjuna and Sushma Seth as Savitri/Kunti, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, कलयुग has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch कलयुग page.

If you liked it. Fans of कलयुग tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.