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
Edited by	Manoj Kumar
Release date	February 6, 1981; ; ; ; ;
Running time	188 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi-Urdu
Budget	?1.5 crore
Box office	?10 crore

Kranti (English: Revolution) is a 1981 Indian epic historical drama film, produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, with the story and screenplay written by Salim-Javed. It stars Manoj Kumar along with an ensemble cast consisting of Dilip Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi, Sarika, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri, Paintal and Pradeep Kumar. The film marked the return of Dilip Kumar after a five-year hiatus.^[4]

Synopsis

The film takes place in the 19th Century British India and is the story of the fight for independence from the British between 1825 and 1875. The film tells the story of men that lead the war against British Rule: Sanga (Dilip Kumar), Bharat (Manoj Kumar) known as Kranti, a prince (Shashi Kapoor) and a freedom fighter (Shatrughan Sinha). Sanga is an honest and dedicated employee in the kingdom of Ramgarh, owing allegiance and loyalty to no one except Raja Laxman Singh. When Laxman Singh conditionally permits the British to use the port for trading purposes, Sangha finds out that the British are taking out gold and jewellery and bringing in ammunition, and puts a stop to this. He goes to report this outrage to Laxman Singh, only to find him stabbed to death. Sanga is charged with treason and of killing Laxman Singh. Sentenced to death, he escapes and forms a group of revolutionaries who have only one goal - to drive the British out of India. This group multiplies into several armies, all united with one slogan - an Independent India, also known as Kranti.

Cast

Dilip Kumar .... Sanga
Manoj Kumar .... Bharat
Shashi Kapoor .... Shakti
Hema Malini .... Rajkumari Meenakshi
Shatrughan Sinha .... Kareem Khan
Parveen Babi .... Surili
Sarika .... Sheetal
Nirupa Roy .... Radha
Prem Chopra .... Shambhu Singh
Pradeep Kumar .... Shamsher Singh
Veeru Devgan .... Sir Thomas
Madan Puri .... Sher Singh
Tom Alter .... British Officer
P. Jairaj .... Maharaj Laxman Singh
Manmohan .... Darmiyan Singh
Shashikala......queen Charumati
Dheeraj Kumar.....prince
Prem Nath.... Meenakshi's soldier

Soundtrack

The music is scored by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The music was popular with some hit songs like "Zindagi Ki Na Toote Ladi" and "Chana Jor Garam". Following the huge starcast Laxmikant Pyarelal assembled the famous singers Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor, Shailender Singh and Nitin Mukesh to voice the actors.

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Lui Shamasha"	Nitin Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
2	"Ab Ke Baras"	Mahendra Kapoor
3	"Chana Jor Garam"	Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, 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

Box office notes

Net gross of approximately Rs.10-crore.
Top-grossing Indian film of 1981.
It ran for 67 weeks in theater.
It was Golden Jubilee HIT, entailed good profits for all India distributors despite heavy price tag (2 Crore) attached. It was costliest movie ever at that time.^[5]