Shaukeen
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| Directed by | Basu Chatterjee |
| Produced by | Senmit Movie Visuals |
| Starring |
Ashok Kumar Utpal Dutt A.K. Hangal Mithun Chakraborty Rati Agnihotri |
| Music by | R.D.Burman |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Shaukeen is a 1982 Bollywood which is a comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee dealing with the psychological aspects of the persons reaching the dawn of their life. The movie stars' Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, A.K. Hangal, Rati Agnihotri and Mithun Chakraborty
Plot
Shaukeen has 3 lecherous old men (played by Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt and A.K. Hangal) who decide to go away for a while to have some enjoyment late in their lives. They hire a driver Ravi (Mithun Chakraborty), a friend of the son of Choudhuri (Ashok Kumar), who takes the name Sakharam. He ends up convincing them to go to Goa where he has his lover, who works as a singer/dancer at a local club. While in Goa, the three old men get in hilarious situations with Anita (Rati Agnihotri) as they try to impress her and try to get lucky with her, oblivious to the fact that she is their driver's love interest.
Cast
- Ashok Kumar
- Utpal Dutt
- A.K. Hangal
- Mithun Chakraborty
- Rati Agnihotri
- Gita Siddharth
- Ashalata Wabgaonkar
- Jayshree T.
Songs
Music - R D Burman | Lyrics - Yogesh (lyricist)
01. Khayalo Ko Zara Sajaye - Asha Bhosle, Ashok Kumar
02. Jab Bhi Koi Kanganaa Bole Paayal Chhanak Jaaye - Kishore Kumar
03. Suhani Sham Aayi Hai - Asha Bhosle
04. Aa Wahin Chal Mere Dil Khushi Jisne Di Hai - Suresh Wadkar
05. Hum Tum Aur Ye Nasha - Sapan Chakravarty, Asha Bhosle, Chirashree Bhattacharya
06. Ye Range Mehfil - Asha Bhosle
Remakes
The film was remade in Telugu as Prema Pichollu with Chiranjeevi, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao and Allu Ramalingaiah.
A remake of Shaukeen released under the title of The Shaukeens on 7 November 2014. The remake featured actors Piyush Mishra, Anupam Kher and Annu Kapoor in lead roles along with Lisa Haydon as the female lead and Akshay Kumar taking on the role that was originally portrayed by Mithun Chakraborty. The film produced under Grazing Goat Pictures.