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Shakeela

  • 2020
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
740
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Pankaj Tripathi and Richa Chadha in Shakeela (2020)
'Shakeela' is inspired by the life of famous star Shakeela who predominantly starred in Southern cinema. She starred in many controversial and bold films. Making her debut at a young age of 16, she went on to star in about 250 films. She was a major star in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Such was her aura that, stars back then used to avoid releasing their films opposite her. The film portrays the hardships of the actress as she had to face lots of criticism, insults and betrayals from her own family members and the film fraternity who were influential in getting her films banned.

The film stars Richa Chadha, Pankaj Tripathi, Ester Noronha, Rajeev Pillai & Sheeva Rana. 
Produced by Sammy Nanwani. 
Associate Producer: Sundeep Malani, 
Music by Meet Bros and Veer Samarth 
DOP by Santosh Rai 
Edited by Ballu Saluja 
Its Sammys Magic Cinema Production.
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A biopic based on the life of adult star Shakeela, who ruled the South Indian film industry for over two decades. The film features Richa Chadha in the lead role.A biopic based on the life of adult star Shakeela, who ruled the South Indian film industry for over two decades. The film features Richa Chadha in the lead role.A biopic based on the life of adult star Shakeela, who ruled the South Indian film industry for over two decades. The film features Richa Chadha in the lead role.

  • Director
    • Indrajit Lankesh
  • Writers
    • Sunil Kumar Agrawal
    • Rohan A. Bajaj
    • Rohit G. Banawlikar
  • Stars
    • Pankaj Tripathi
    • Richa Chadha
    • Rajeev Pillai
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.4/10
    740
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Indrajit Lankesh
    • Writers
      • Sunil Kumar Agrawal
      • Rohan A. Bajaj
      • Rohit G. Banawlikar
    • Stars
      • Pankaj Tripathi
      • Richa Chadha
      • Rajeev Pillai
    • 23User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Pankaj Tripathi
    Pankaj Tripathi
    • Salim
    Richa Chadha
    Richa Chadha
    • Shakeela
    Rajeev Pillai
    Rajeev Pillai
    • Arjun
    Kajol Chugh
    Kajol Chugh
    • Young Shakeela
    Vicky Kadian
    • Young Arjun
    Ashish Athawle
    Ashish Athawle
    • Father
    Kafeel Jafri
    • Zubair, the journalist
    Ahaana Kochar
    • Jasmine
    Valerian Menezes
    • Director of Salim
    Ester Noronha
    • Suhana
    Sheeva Rana
    • Silk Smitha
    Saurabh Soni
    • Reporter
    • Director
      • Indrajit Lankesh
    • Writers
      • Sunil Kumar Agrawal
      • Rohan A. Bajaj
      • Rohit G. Banawlikar
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews23

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    sameerlodaya

    Poor show

    What a poor presentation on shakeela actually it was a insult to her after she being fighting in her real life

    it is created like a C grade film poor acting poor direction everything else was very poor

    Tripathiji still steals the show the only positive thing in this movie

    Very poor
    1sumit7480

    worst acting of richa chadda , how can she gets roles in bollywood

    Richa chadda is useless and don't know how to act , I don't know how she gets role , a lot of talented people need one chance but this talent less person are getting movies,
    1anikb-87099

    Gets more and more boring!

    This film is about the famous south indian actress "Shakeela" (only in south india she is famous) and her journey in film industry. This film is unoffcially the sequel of the 2011 Dirty Picture.

    Now, hardly anyone from North India (or i would say 95% Indians) dont really know who Shakeela is. So, those who really wanted to know who she is end up watching this film which is an absolute yawn fest. Not read about her much but whatever was shown in the film is neither interesting nor inspiring. No doubt for me, Shakeela is not an inspiration. Giving in to doing C grade films just because you have financial problems is not a solution there are many out there who have financial problems but have never given in to doing C grade films.

    Coming to the main film, the entire film has nothing interesting to watch. In fact, it gets even more boring as the climax approaches. Trust me, its so boring to watch a lady visit her old house, slowly looking at old stuff , slowly walking around the village and all these parts come in when the film desperately needs a fire-up. At the end, the film seems to grasp for an ending and ultimately ends up in no-man's land.

    Trust me, there is nothing interesting in her life that could have formed a story unlike the latest web series "Maharani" where actually there was a motive behind everything.

    Performance wise, everyone is terrible. Pankaj Tripathi is being a usual Mirzapur kind of Pankaj Tripathi when you had to have that south indian accent to your voice. Dude, when you show a south indian film, people should carry some south accent but nah! Here, everyone talks in proper Hindi. Not a tinch of south indian flavor that you feel from the actors and what to say about Richa Chadda, she's neither sexy nor acted properly.

    Overall, i dont see the purpose of even making this film. Who even green lit this project is a question. Neither is Shakeela inspiring, nor is she entertaining, on the contrary the film is so boring that i had to skip to climax even when 30 mins were left.
    5nadkarnisumeet

    Nothing but B version of Dirty Picture.

    Shakeela review :

    Not many may know that Shakeela was a Southern sex siren of late 90s and early 2000s and her Malayalam films became such rage that their badly dubbed Hindi versions made it to the matinee shows of Mumbai single screens. This film is a purported biopic on this actor though it seems to be heavily inspired from Vidya Balan's super hit 'The Dirty Picture' (2011) which itself was a biopic on another soft porn star Silk Smitha.

    Interestingly, the character Silk has a small presence in this film and it is only after her suicide that Shakeela's fortune changes. Pushed in to the soft porn industry by her greedy mother, Shakeela's rise to the top and her subsequent fall is chronicled in the film though it is nowhere as convincing and exciting as the Vidya Balan film.

    Richa Chadda, in the titular role, is not bad but she doesnt resemble the real life Shakeela at all. There is no transformation in terms of accent and body language; something Balan could achieve fantastically in The Dirty Picture. Pankaj Tripathi playing superstar Salim is absolutely bland. As for the other supporting cast, the less said the better.

    Shakeela is not a kind of film worth risking the theatres for. You may try it out once it premieres online.

    Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
    3dy38493

    Worst movie ever made

    Bad movie to watch for especially the acting from richa chaddha is bad and do not make any sense the story is dull and the biopic on life of shakeela doesn't mean real.

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      Indrajit Lankesh was inspired to make the film as a minority Muslim women Shakeela dominated the male industry and became superstar.

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2020 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Shakeela: Not A Porn Star
    • Production companies
      • Sammy's Magic Cinema
      • Yodha Entertainment
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,919
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 6m(126 min)
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1
      • 2.35 : 1

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