Vidhaata (1982): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1982, Vidhaata is an action, drama and family film directed by Subhash Ghai, running about 168 minutes.

What it’s about. When a Police inspector is killed by a band of thugs, his grieving father Samsher Singh seeks justice. Pratap Singh has left behind a pregnant widow, who dies in chidbirth, leaving Samsher to bring up the child Kunal. The transformation of Samsher Singh (a locomotive engine driver) into Sobhraj, multi millionaire and owner of a vast network of business. Kunal is brought up by Abu Baba, a servant of Sobhraj to be honest, upright, and very independent minded. Durga, the daughter of a former employee of Sobhraj, who is serving time and Kunal fall in love. This not acceptable to his grandfather, though Abu Baba approves of the relationship. Disaster strikes when an attempt is made to separate the lovers. The life of Samsher Singh alias Sobhraj begins to unravel from here. How Kunal's ethical upbringing by his foster-father, and his financial and business circumstances of his grandfather meet in a titanic conscience clash and how he resolves matters is at the nexus of the plot.

Who’s in it. Vidhaata stars Sanjay Dutt as Kunal Singh, Shammi Kapoor as Gurbaksh, Viju Khote as Kolhapuri husband in song 'Saat Saheliyan' and Padmini Kolhapure as Durga, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Vidhaata has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In GB you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Vidhaata page.

If you liked it. Fans of Vidhaata tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.