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Karma is a film of genre Drama directed by Subhash Ghai with Dilip Kumar

Karma (1986)

Karma
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Length 3h14
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Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Adventure,    Romance
Rating71% 3.596423.596423.596423.596423.59642

Karma (Hindi:कर्मा) is a 1986 Bollywood action film directed by Subhash Ghai and featuring an ensemble cast including Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Sridevi and Anupam Kher. The film reunites Subhash Ghai and Dilip Kumar after the success of their last film together Vidhaata (1982). The film also marked the first time Dilip Kumar was paired with veteran actress Nutan.

Synopsis

Rana Vishwa Pratap Singh (Dilip Kumar) is an ex- high ranking police officer who is in charge of a jail that successfully reforms criminals.

Actors

Dilip Kumar

(Vishwa Pratap Singh)
Nutan

(Rukmini)
Naseeruddin Shah

(Khairuddin Kisti)
Jackie Shroff

(Baiju Thakur)
Anil Kapoor

(Johnny / Gyaneshwar)
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