Shakti Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; 'energy, ability, strength, effort, power, might, capability') in Hinduism, is the "Universal Power" that underlies and sustains all existence. Conceived as feminine in essence, Shakti refer ...

, in Hinduism, is the "Universal Power" that underlies and sustains all existence. Shakti or Shakthi may also refer to:

Films and television

* ''Sakthi'' (1972 film), an Indian Malayalam film released in 1972 starring V. Ravichandran and Sheela * ''Sakthi'' (1980 film), an Indian Malayalam film released in 1980 starring Jayan and Seema * ''Shakti'' (1982 film), Bollywood film starring Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, and Anil Kapoor * ''Sakthi'' (1997 film), 1997 Tamil film * ''Shakti'' (2002 film), a Bollywood film starring Karisma Kapoor, Nana Patekar, and Aishwarya Rai * ''Shakti'' (2004 film), a Bengali-language film * ''Shakti'' (2011 film), a Tollywood film starring Ileana D'Cruz * ''Shakti'' (2012 film), a Kannada-language film * ''Shakti'' (2019 film), an Argentine Spanish-language short film * ''Sakthi'' (TV series), an Indian Tamil-language soap opera * ''

Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki ''Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki'' () is an Indian Hindi-language social drama television series produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms airing from 30 May 2016 to 1 October 2021 on Colors TV. It starred Rubina Dilaik, Vivian Dsena, Jigyasa Singh ...

'', an Indian socio-drama TV series

Music

Shakti (band) Shakti is a Fusion music, fusion band founded by English guitarist John McLaughlin (musician), John McLaughlin and Indian violin, violinist L. Shankar, L.Shankar with percussionists Zakir Hussain (musician), Zakir Hussain (on tabla) and Vikku Vi ...

, musical group with John McLaughlin and L. Shankar ** ''Shakti'' (Shakti album) * ''Shakti'' (David S. Ware album), a 2009 album by saxophonist David S. Ware * Shakti Records, former music label of Narada Productions

Fiction

Shakti (comics) Shakti is an Indian comics, comic book character, one of a number of titles published by Raj Comics. Her special powers include fire and a third eye. She is similar to Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor from Marvel Comics, who lived as the mortal doctor ...

, a fictional character published by Raj Comics * Shakti Haddad, alter ego of Cerebra, fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe * Shakti Kareen, a fictional character from ''Mobile Suit Victory Gundam''

People

* Shakthi (cinematographer), Tamil cinematographer * Shakthi (playwright), aka S Shakthidharan, Sri Lankan/Australian playwright and screenwriter *

Shakti Bahadur Basnet Shakti Bahadur Basnet (; born 11 May 1969) is a Nepalese politician and former Minister of Forest and Environment. He is a Central Committee Member of Nepal Communist Party. He served as Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. He se ...

(born 1971), Nepalese politician *

Shakti Chattopadhyay Shakti Chattopadhyay (25 November 1933 – 23 March 1995) was an Indian poet and writer who wrote in Bengali. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural life. He was a green poet, many of his poems raised the issue of nature in crisis. ...

(1934–1995), Bengali poet *

Shakti Kapoor Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 700 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor team ...

(born 1952), Bollywood actor *

Shakti Mohan Shakti Mohan is an Indian dancer, choreographer and television personality. She is the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show '' Dance India Dance 2''. She has been a judge and captain of Indian reality show '' Dance Plus'' since its inception,' ...

, dancer and actor * Shakti Raj, Indian politician *

Shakti Samanta Shakti Samanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films such as ''Anand Ashram'' (1977), Anusandhan /''Barsaat Ki Ek Raat'' (1981), ''Anyay Abhi ...

(1926–2009), Bollywood director and producer

Computing

SHAKTI (microprocessor) Shakti (stylized as SHAKTI) is an open-source initiative by the Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) group at IIT Madras to develop the first indigenous industrial-grade processor. The aims of the Shakti initiative include buildi ...

, open-source RISC-V computer from India * Shakti Software, company and database system by

Arthur Whitney (computer scientist) Arthur Whitney (born October 20, 1957) is a Canadian computer scientist most notable for developing three programming languages inspired by APL: A+, k, and q, and for co-founding the U.S. companies Kx Systems and Shakti Software. Career W ...

Other uses

* Mission Shakti, the anti-satellite missile test conducted by India in 2019 *

Operation Shakti Pokhran-II (''Operation Shakti'') was a series of five nuclear weapon tests conducted by India in May 1998. The bombs were detonated at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan. It was the second instance of nuclear testing conducted ...