When they get into the village, Nanadini is shocked and terrified to witness a very wild rural culture Shekhar's family, ruled by his cruel, highly cynical and merciless father Narasimha, lives a poor and highly violent lifestyle which is full of murder and terror and where women are subservient and helpless. All of a sudden her husband informs her that his family in India (of whom she had never been aware) is in troubles and the couple rush to India. The film tells the story of an Indian woman, Nandini, who lives in Canada with her husband Shekhar and little kid Raja.
The power of Shakti is evidenced in its portrayal of the power of a mother's love, the exceptional performances, the steady execution and the rather innovative script. The title of the song is 'Ishq Kamina' (loosely translated as "Love's a bitch!") and it is just plain smoking hot! Don't miss it. He dreams that Aishwarya Rai is this sexy street girl who shows up at his favourite hangout spot one day, dressed scantily and begins to seduce him. It's actually a dream sequence that occurs while SRK's drunken character is knocked unconscious by booze. The item number in which SRK and Aishu appear in has nothing to do with the movie. It's a film about transformations, ignorance, coming of age, stepping into the know and embracing the harsh realities of life. Shakti is a film about a mother's love and endurance. I initially bought this DVD because it had SRK and Aishwarya Rai on the cover and I thought, hey! another film starring Aishu and Shah Rukh, little did I know that Aishwarya would only appear in an item number in the last quarter of the film in a song which she shares with SRK and helps introduce his character who is in the film for about just 15 minutes.
Prakash Raj doesn't get much of a role, Vijay Raaz is fab Deepti Naval is fantastic and so are the rest Direction by Krishnan Vamsi is good though his handling does resemble South films(He is a south director) Music is decent, Hum Tum Mile is melidious, Ishq Kameena is superb but forced Nana Patekar steals the show in a role only he could play, He brilliantly conveys the ruthless character Karisma Kapoor does a great job in her role and breathes fire into her confrontation scenes, the actress earlier mostly just did run of mill stuff but post FIZA she took herself seriously, sadly she got typecast in films and her crying became tortorious in other films Sanjay Kapoor is decent in his role, SRK tries hard but his character seems forced, his death scene is unintentionally hilarious similar to ARMY. Srk's character is used for comic relief but the impact is missing and towards the end though the outburst of Deepti Naval is well handled, the climax is abrupt and the change of heart looks unconvincing. Suddenly the filmmaker things lets throw in commercialism and they we have an item song with Srk and Aishwarya out of nowhere, Ishq Kameena which was a hit song those days especially after the success of DEVDAS(2002). The characters of the village and the following scenes till the interval are brilliantly handled. Nana Patekar is portrayed very brilliantly. Obviously the North(Bihar,UP) and there Karisma is shocked by the violent escapades. The film starts off with Karisma and Sanjay Kapoor(not her husband but the actor) who are married and then go back to Sanjay's gaon. The film however consolidated Karisma Kapoor who was known merely as a star into an actress after FIDA, ZUBEIDAA. The film was damn violent for it's time and was completely rejected in 2002. Shakti has no resemblance with Shakti(1982) whatsoever,The film is a remake of Telugu super-hit film Anthapuram (1999), which inturn was inspired by Hollywood film Not Without My Daughter (1991) which was based on the real life story of Betty Mahmoody. "Raahi Hoon Main" By Bappi Lahiri is a Soft Slow Track.SHAKTI(2002) was Sridevi's debut as a producer and was supposed to be her comeback after JUDAAI(1997) but she was pregnant and then the role after Kajol was finally accepted by Karisma. "Jaani Jaani" & "Tumsa Nahi Dekha" By Kishore Are Too Good. Best Part is Kishore Kumar Singing For Shammi Kapoor. Om Shivpuri As Kahar Singh is Extra Ordinary. Shammi Kapoor With His Comic Timing is Brilliant. Trio Are Looking For Kahar Singh Now ? Acting By Mithun is Perfect. One of Them Happen To Be Father Of Neeta(Tina Munim). He is Again Accused When A Train Robbery Takes Place Which Carried Fair Amount Of Gold.
Kaher Singh(Om Shiv Puri) A Bandit Kills Angela While Running From Cops. Action is Similar To Any Western Spaghetti Movie.
Romance & Comedy Which Makes The Movie More Interesting & Engrossing. Most Of The Screenplay is Exactly Copied. Plot is Taken From Italian Movie God Forgives.I Don't. Wanted: Dead Or Alive Directed By Ambrish Sangal is An Action Adventure Thriller.