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Vidhaata ( Creator) is a 1982 Indian action-drama film directed by Subhash Ghai and produced by Gulshan Rai under his own production company Trimurti Films. It stars Dilip Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Shammi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Padmini Kolhapure, Madan Puri, Amrish Puri, Suresh Oberoi, and Sarika in pivotal roles.

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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.

Released: 1982-09-03168 minDir: Subhash GhaiAction, Drama, Family

Cast

  • Sanjay Dutt as Kunal Singh
  • Shammi Kapoor as Gurbaksh
  • Viju Khote as Kolhapuri husband in song 'Saat Saheliyan'
  • Padmini Kolhapure as Durga
  • Dilip Kumar as Shamsher Singh / Sobhraj
  • Tom Alter as David

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6.8/10

563 votes

Year
1982
Runtime
168 min
Genres
Action, Drama

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publication date
1982-12-03
title
विधाता
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Vidhaata ( Creator) is a 1982 Indian action-drama film directed by Subhash Ghai and produced by Gulshan Rai under his own production company Trimurti Films. It stars Dilip Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Shammi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Padmini Kolhapure, Madan Puri, Amrish Puri, Suresh Oberoi, and Sarika in pivotal roles.

The film was remade in Kannada as Pithamaha, in Malayalam as Alakadalinakkare, and in Tamil as Vamsa Vilakku. Vidhaata was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1982 and the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of the decade, when adjusted for inflation, being declared a "Blockbuster" by Box office India.

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