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Shakeela

  • 2020
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
741
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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
    741
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Indrajit Lankesh
    • Writers
      • Sunil Kumar Agrawal
      • Rohan A. Bajaj
      • Rohit G. Banawlikar
    • Stars
      • Pankaj Tripathi
      • Richa Chadha
      • Rajeev Pillai
    • 24User 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
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews24

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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
    1atulyavaibhavatul

    Worst biopic ever!!!!

    See i just want to say don't waste your time here you will "REGRET IT:
    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.
    2SAMTHEBESTEST

    It is humanly impossible to make worse Biopic than this. A legendary film in the club of craps.

    Shakeela (2020) : Brief Review -

    It is humanly impossible to make worse Biopic than this. A legendary film in the club of craps. You know i have a certain notion about biographical dramas that one should make a film on the Life of someone who could inspire you to do some real good in your life. May be that's why i hated many biopics made on gangsters and negative personalities where the main character is not a legend nor a good person. Shakeela was a very famous adult star of her time but i never expected any good stuff from the biopic because i knew that the main character was wrong at first place even though it had to give it a name of struggle. The film tellls you about her life in 124 minutes and if you could hold your sight for even 60 minutes then Shakeela is somewhere close to 'BAD' status otherwise even calling it 'Worst' is an compliment. It's unbearable, dull, scattered, filthy, slimy, asinine and what not. Every available adjective in the dictionary should be used to praise the bluntless of it. The writing is pathetic, the screenplay is perhaps the worst of worst for any biopic ever made in Bollywood history, the presentation is slummy and all the technical aspects are disastrous. What's more shocking is that the talented artists like Richa Chadha and Pankaj Tripathi gave one the most disgusting performance of their career. Whatever was the reason behind making this film, there cannot be any explanation to it now and if one is there then it is unacceptable. God only knows how Indrajit Lankesh even dared to make this piece of crap film-making and even released for the audience after seeing the final cut. Shakeela has buried all the fields of filmmaking alive and those who will decide to watch it will have to mourn. If there is any elite club of crap films then put Shakeela out of it and design one separate club of legends of craps and then throw it in there.

    RATING - 2/10*

    By - #samthebestest
    1coolpravin-56478

    Bakwas! Boring! Waste of time

    Not worth to watch, worst movie. Waste of telent like pankaj tripathi

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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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