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{{Infobox film
| name = Kranti
| image = Kranti.jpg
| caption = Kranti movie poster
| director = [[Manoj Kumar]]
| writer = [[Salim–Javed]] Manoj Kumar Santosh Anand
| producer = Manoj Kumar
| starring = [[Dilip Kumar]] Manoj Kumar [[Shashi Kapoor]] [[Hema Malini]] [[Shatrughan Sinha]] [[Parveen Babi]] [[Sarika]] [[Nirupa Roy]] [[Prem Chopra]]
| cinematography = Joe D'Souza
| editing = Manoj Kumar
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| studio =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1981|02|06}}
| runtime = 188 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindustani<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lal|first1=Vinay|last2=Nandy|first2=Ashis|title=Fingerprinting Popular Culture: The Mythic and the Iconic in Indian Cinema|date=2006|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=0195679180|page=77|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0iwa6CavnecC}}</ref>
| budget = {{INR|40 million|link=yes}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sethi |first1=Sunil |title=Year 1981 was for Indian movies what 1977 had been for Indian politics |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19820115-year-1981-was-for-indian-movies-what-1977-had-been-for-indian-politics-771393-2013-10-19 |access-date=4 July 2014 |work=[[India Today]] |date=15 January 1982}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|200 million}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=187&catName=MTk4MQ==|title=Box Office 1981|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=15 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115225648/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=187&catName=MTk4MQ==|archive-date=15 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
}}
'''''Kranti''''' ({{trans|Revolution}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[historical drama]] film, produced and directed by [[Manoj Kumar]], with the story and screenplay written by [[Salim–Javed]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cri9CgAAQBAJ|title=Written by Salim-Javed: The Story of Hindi Cinema's Greatest Screenwriters|last=Chaudhuri|first=Diptakirti|date=2015-10-01|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9789352140084}}</ref> It stars an ensemble cast, consisting of [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Manoj Kumar]], [[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Shatrughan Sinha]], [[Parveen Babi]], [[Sarika]], [[Prem Chopra]], [[Madan Puri]], [[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] and [[Pradeep Kumar]]. The film marked the return of Dilip Kumar after a five-year hiatus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/14/jul/24-news-dilip-kumar-manoj-kumar-is-a-brilliant-director-071412.asp|title=Dilip Kumar: Manoj Kumar is a brilliant director!|last=Khan|first=Mansoor|date=24 July 2014|website=www.glamsham.com|access-date=2016-08-16}}</ref> This film celebrated golden jubilee in many centres across India, including a theatre where it was housefull for 96 days. The film was declared a historic blockbuster, along with its soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|title= Rewind - Forty Years Of Historic Blockbuster KRANTI |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6155|publisher= boxofficeindia.com|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>

==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. The film is known for a nude scene of Parveen Babi

==Cast==
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
*[[Dilip Kumar]] .... Sanga
*[[Manoj Kumar]] .... Bharat
*[[Shashi Kapoor]] .... Shakti
*[[Hema Malini]] .... Rajkumari Meenakshi
*[[Shatrughan Sinha]] .... Karim Khan
*[[Parveen Babi]] .... Surili
*[[Sarika]] .... Sheetal
*[[Nirupa Roy]] .... Radha
*[[Prem Chopra]] .... Shambhu Singh
*[[Pradeep Kumar]] .... Shamsher Singh
*[[Kishore Kapoor]] .... Sir Thomas
*[[Madan Puri]] .... Sher Singh
*[[Tom Alter]] .... British Officer
*[[P. Jairaj]] .... Maharaj Laxman Singh
*[[Sudhir Dalvi]] .... Bhima, Sureeli's Father
*[[Manmohan (actor)|Manmohan]] .... Darmiyan Singh
*[[Shashikala]] .... Queen Charumati
*[[Dheeraj Kumar]] .... Prince
*[[Kunal Goswami]] .... Bharat & Meenakshi's Son.
*[[Preeti Ganguly]] .... Sureeli's Friend
*[[Shammi (actress)|Shammi]]
*[[Bhagwan (actor)|Bhagwan]] .... Allahrakha
*[[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] .... Bharat's Kranti Group Member
*[[Agha (actor)]] .... Sanga's Kranti Group Member
*[[Birbal (actor)|Birbal]] .... Sanga's Kranti Group Member
*[[Gurbachan Singh (actor)|Gurbachan Singh]] .... British Indian Sepoy
{{div col end}}

==Soundtrack==
The music is scored by Laxmikant Pyarelal and lyrics written by Santosh Anand. The music was popular with some hit songs like "Zindagi Ki Na Toote Ladi" and "Chana Jor Garam". Laxmikant Pyarelal used famous singers Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Mahendra Kapoor, Shailender Singh and Nitin Mukesh to sing for the actors.

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Lui Shamasha
| extra1 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Nitin Mukesh]]
| length1 = 07:46
|
| title2 = Ab Ke Baras
| extra2 = [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
| length2 = 06:32
|
| title3 = Chana Jor Garam
| extra3 = Lata Mangeshkar, [[Kishore Kumar]], Nitin Mukesh, [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| length3 = 07:08
|
| title4 = Durga Hai Meri Maa
| extra4 = Mahendra Kapoor, [[Minoo Purshottam]]
| length4 = 03:58
|
| title5 = Zindagi Ki Na Toote Ladi
| extra5 = Lata Mangeshkar, Nitin Mukesh
| length5 = 07:03
|
| title6 = Mara Thumka
| extra6 = Lata Mangeshkar
| length6 = 04:56
|
| title7 = Kranti Kranti (Part 1)
| extra7 = Lata Mangeshkar, [[Manna Dey]], Mahendra Kapoor, Nitin Mukesh, [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]]
| length7 = 03:01
|
| title8 = Kranti Kranti (Part 2)
| extra8 = Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, Mahendra Kapoor, Nitin Mukesh, Shailendra Singh
| written by = [[Santosh Anand]]
| length8 = 03:16
|
| total_length = 43:40
}}

==Box office notes==
* Net gross of approximately Rs.10-crore.
* The top-grossing Indian film of 1981.
* It ran for 67 weeks in theaters.
* It was a Golden Jubilee HIT, and entailed good profits for all Indian distributors despite a heavy price tag (2 Crore) attached. It was costliest movie ever at that time.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 Top Earners 1980-1989] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |date=14 October 2013 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Naya Daur (1957 film)|Naya Daur]]
* [[Saat Hindustani]]
* [[Lagaan]]
* [[Pukar (1983 film)|Pukar]]
* [[Anand Math]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0234054|Kranti}}

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[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Films set in the British Empire]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in the Indian independence movement]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Salim-Javed]]
[[Category:Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Manoj Kumar]]

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