Shakti, 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, an Indian socio-drama TV series

Music

  • Shakti (band), 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), 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 (born 1971), Nepalese politician
  • Shakti Chattopadhyay (1934–1995), Bengali poet
  • Shakti Kapoor (born 1952), Bollywood actor
  • Shakti Mohan, dancer and actor
  • Shakti Raj, Indian politician
  • Shakti Samanta (1926–2009), Bollywood director and producer

Computing

  • SHAKTI (microprocessor), open-source RISC-V computer from India
  • Shakti Software, company and database system by Arthur Whitney (computer scientist)

Other uses

  • Mission Shakti, the anti-satellite missile test conducted by India in 2019
  • Operation Shakti, round of nuclear tests conducted by India in 1998

See also

  • Prem Shakti (1994 film), Bollywood film starring Shakti Kapoor
  • Shaak Ti, a fictional character in the Star Wars universe
  • Shakhty, town in the eastern Donbass area of Russia
  • Shakta pithas, places of worship consecrated to the goddess Shakti
  • Sakthi (disambiguation)