Vidhaata is a 1982 Bollywood film directed by Subhash Ghai and produced by Gulshan Rai's company Trimurti Films. It stars Dilip Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Amrish Puri, Madan Puri and Sarika. This was the first of three successful film collaborations between Subhash Ghai and Dilip Kumar and was followed by Karma (1986) and Saudagar (1991).

[edit] Synopsis

Shamsher Singh (Dilip Kumar) is a very wealthy, powerful, and influential man. His son Pratap Singh (Suresh Oberoi) was tragically killed at a young age, leaving behind a son, Kunal Singh (Sanjay Dutt), who now lives with his grandfather. Also living with Shamsher are a faithful old employee Abu Baba (Sanjeev Kumar) who has taken care of Kunal for most of his childhood and teen years.

Kunal grows up without any hang-ups, and is attracted to a local young lady, Durga (Padmini Kolhapure), who lives with her mother is not wealthy. When Kunal takes Durga to introduce her to his granddad, and Abu Baba, Shamsher instantly takes a dislike to Durga, due to her poverty, and asks Durga's mother, not to permit Durga to see nor contact Kunal again. Durga and her mother decide to move out, but are molested. Abu Baba comes to their rescue, and as a result he is killed. Kunal is enraged, and swears to avenge Abu Baba's death. His investigation to the man behind Abu Baba's death leads him to the associates of his grandfather Shamsher, and subsequently to his grandfather himself, who it seems is living a double life. Eventually it is discovered that Shamsher's associates are none other the ones who killed his son Pratap.

[edit] Cast

• Dilip Kumar .... Shamsher Singh / Shobraj
• Sanjay Dutt .... Kunal Singh
• Sanjeev Kumar .... Abu Baba
• Shammi Kapoor .... Gurbaksh Singh (Shamsher's friend)
• Padmini Kolhapure .... Durga
• Madan Puri .... K.K Singh (Shamsher's associate)
• Amrish Puri .... Jagawar Choudhry
• Sarika .... Neelima
• Suresh Oberoi .... Inspector Pratap Singh (Shamsher's son)
• Shreeram Lagoo .... Sir Mizya (Chairman of Mizya Group)
• Jagdeep .... as Peter John D'costa
• Sudha Shivpuri .... as Durga's Mother

[edit] Awards

Shammi Kapoor won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance.

[edit] External links

• Vidhaata at the Internet Movie Database

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