this and, with the help of Narasimha's family members, she escapes from the house with her son. Jai Singh, a petty thief and a drifter, helps Nandini evade Narasimha's man in order to board a train to Jaipur. Jai is killed in the midst of violence whilst trying to protect Nandini and her son. Narasimha continues to pursue Nandini, but ultimately allows her and the child Raja to leave, after emotionally interacting with his grandson. Cast Nana Patekar as Narasimha, Shekhar's father. Karishma Kapoor as Nandini, Shekhar's wife. Sanjay Kapoor as Shekhar, Nandini's late husband. Shahrukh Khan as Jai Singh, a drifter who helps Nandini. Deepti Naval as Shekhar's mother Divya Dutta as Shekhar's sister Rajshree Solanki as Shekhar's sister Ritu Shivpuri as Kamli, Shekhar's sister. Prakash Raj Vijay Raaz as Beeja Tiku Talsania as Nandini's uncle Jaspal Bhatti as Nandini's uncle Chandrakant Gokhale as Narasimha's father. Jai Gidwani as Raja, Nandini's and Shekhar's son. Anupam Shyam as Maharaj, Narasimha's half brother. Aishwarya Rai in the song "Ishq Kamina" as Jai Singh's Dream Girl. (special appearance) Prabhu Deva in a special appearance in song Dumroo Baja Re. Ganesh Acharya in song Dumroo Baja Re. Vijay Gupta as Narasimha's Henchman Chris Ippolito as Dancer Rocky Verma as Goon Production The film was produced by then-retired actress Sridevi (Sanjay Kapoor's sister-in-law) under the banner Sridevi Productions and was supposed to be her comeback film, but she had to find a replacement when she found out she was pregnant. She initially offered her role to Kajol, but she rejected it so Karisma Kapoor was signed instead. Fardeen Khan was the original choice for Sanjay Kapoor's role and the film was originally titled Vaapsi. Music Songs were mainly composed by Ismail Darbar and penned by Mehboob, but one song was composed by Anu Malik and written by Sameer - "Ishq Kameena". Box office Shakti: The Power grossed in India and $1.35 million (6.54 crore) in other countries, for a worldwide total of , against its budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of , and grossed in its first week. It is the 13th-highest-grossing film of 2002 worldwide. India It opened on Friday, 20 September 2002, across 285 screens, and earned nett on its opening day. It grossed nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of nett. The film earned a total of nett, and was declared "Flop" by Box Office