Shakti: The Power is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film co-written and directed by Krishna Vamsi, starring Karisma Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Sanjay Kapoor in leading roles, with Shah Rukh Khan, Deepti Naval, Ritu Shivpuri, Anupam Shyam and Prakash Raj in supporting roles.

In the film, Shekhar and Nandini's decision to visit his ancestral house in a rural Indian town goes awry when they find themselves embroiled in a feudal gang war and try to return home to Canada.

At the 48th Filmfare Awards, Shakti: The Power received 2 nominations – Best Actress (Kapoor) and Best Villain (Patekar).

Their life is blissful until Shekhar receives news about his mother and father Narsimha in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Shekhar also sees his half-Uncle Maharaj, who makes Nandini feel uncomfortable.

Shekhar and Nandini begin their journey by bus until a bomb explodes right in up front.

All the while Narsimha insults Shekhar for running away not trying to take revenge for his brother in law.

Prataap, Shekhar’s friend and police officer, tries to investigate, but is scared way by Narsimha.

Before Shekhar departs, he gives Prataap his passports and money to help schedule an earlier flight back to Canada.

He also insults Nandini for being selfish, for not allowing the family to continue it’s perceived struggle for justice.

Over there, Prataap has arrested a drifter and small-time thief named Jai Singh.

His men also lock Prataap and the other cops in their own jail while Jai Singh uses the commotion to escape.

Shekhar’s mom and two sisters, sickened by Narsimha’s cruelty, blow up a weapons dump as a distraction and free Nandini.

Nandini is eventually found by Narsimha’s men, but Jai Singh, the drifter from the police station saves both of them.

Jai Singh successfully manages to get them both on and then fights off Maharaj’s gang with a handle bar.

The train leaves and a mortally wounded Jai Singh dies looking at the dollars Nandini gave him.

Derek Elley of Variety wrote that "Strikingly lensed in the wild semi-deserts of Rajasthan, and anchored by a finely shaded performance from Nana Patekar as the patriarchal father-in-law, film swings between believable realism and Bollywood formulae to rocky results".

[7] Majorie Baumgarten of Austin Chronicle wrote that "the film is a gripping drama that is full of memorable faces, emotions, and conflicts between the old ways and the new".

The film earned a total of ₹8.47 crore (US$980,000) nett, and was declared "Flop" by Box Office India.

The film earned a total of $1.35 million (₹6.54 crore) at the end of its theatrical run.