Rishtey(2002)
Rishtey is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Indra Kumar. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, and Amrish Puri in lead roles. It is a remake of the 1987 Hollywood film Over the Top. The story follows Suraj Singh, a poor arm wrestler, who is separated from his wealthy wife Komal by her father's lies. Suraj raises their son Karan alone for years while fighting to reunite his family. The film explores themes of class conflict, fatherly love, and redemption. It was released on 6 December 2002 and received mixed reviews. The film was an average grosser at the box office, earning ₹12.37 crore against a budget of ₹8.75 crore.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, ShemarooMe, MX Player, Plex, Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2002
- Director
- Indra Kumar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Rating
- 5.3/10
Storyline
Suraj Singh is a poor arm wrestler who marries the wealthy Komal against her father's wishes. After a cruel lie tears their family apart, Suraj must raise their son Karan alone. Years later, he enters a high-stakes wrestling match to win back his son and prove his love.
“A father will fight for his family.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Rishtey
Cast reunions in this film: Amrish Puri & Anil Kapoor (16 films together), Amrish Puri & Alok Nath (11 films together), Amrish Puri & Jagdeep (10 films together), Amrish Puri & Sharat Saxena (8 films together), Amrish Puri & Sadashiv Amrapurkar (7 films together), and Sadashiv Amrapurkar & Sharat Saxena (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Rishtey' was also the title of a popular 1990s TV anthology series, but the two are unrelated.
- Actor Anupam Kher played a double role, appearing as both the hero's father and a judge later in the story.
- This was one of the few films where actor Shilpa Shetty performed her own stunts, including action sequences.
- The movie's soundtrack reused the hit song 'Saawan Barse Tarse Dil' from the director's own 1999 film 'Haseena Maan Jaayegi'.
- Despite starring major stars like Anil Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty, the film performed poorly at the box office.
- Director Indra Kumar, known for comedies, made this as a rare dramatic action film in his career.
- Child actor Harshita played a key role as the young version of the separated son, linking the film's two timelines.