see this movie be the most fun i have have at the cinema in a long time . however and i be not able to say whether this be a good or a bad film and because such simple qualification simply can not be apply . this picture have everything any movie could ever have . it have characteristic of a romantic comedy and a political commentary and a thriller and a drama and an action movie and a musical and and an absurdist self conscious art film . it all in there and add up to a myth . the basic premise be about an indian couple and nandini ( karishma kapoor ) and shekhar ( sanjay kapoor ) and happily live in canada and who rush to india to visit the husband parent after a disturbing news report . the rest of the story take place in india and where the couple find themselves in the midst of a plot of fratricidal violence . at one point and the story borrows from not without my baby and but to call shakti a remake of anything would be an injustice . the ostensible story line take a backseat to a number of astonish interruption and include shah rukh khan dream of aishwarya rai which come a if out of another movie . in fact and the two star be on all the poster and but they appear really late in the film and and only shah rukh end up be a real character . yet he make up for it with a spirited and truly unexpected performance . karishma kapoor be the one with most work to do in this film and and she do an admirable job and have to link up the film twist and turn with a show of believable emotion . another notable presence be nana patekar and who play narsimha and the tyrannical father of the husband shekhar . nana patekar dominates every scene he in with a scary but nuanced character . the movie be not without it share of realism . violence be rampant and but truly disturb in the abuse receive by most of the female character and with karishma get soundly beat on a number of occasion . at time and this violence be clearly disturb but ultimately it become surreal a every dramatic sequence be usually follow by such comic and spectacular turn that the overall effect be nothing but cathartic . i have see a share of bollywood release and and the mixing of genre and incredible plot resolution be certainly their norm . but shakti raise the bar by absorb an even great masala without become ridiculous . it be a film that achieve the grandeur of a shakespearian tragedy and where the audience of the rabble and royalty be equally entertain . it be pure and gratuitous cinema and and the director krishna vamsi must have have a dream of a good time by throw in every trick in the book . perhaps and the all important message of violence beget violence and the inspiring extent of motherly love be not the thought on my mind and but i come out of watch shakti exhilarate . make movie can be the most fun in the world .