Shaukeen

Shaukeeen
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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 dates	1981 (1981)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Shaukeen is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Basu Chatterjee, starring 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 Sakhram. 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 Rati (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 lover.

Cast

• Ashok Kumar
• Utpal Dutt
• A.K. Hangal
• Mithun Chakraborty
• Rati Agnihotri
• Gita Siddharth
• Ashalata Wabgaonkar
• Jayshree T.

According to film expert Rajesh Subramanian, the producer Debika Mitra had signed Madan Puri for Inder Sen's role but a friend advised that A K Hangal would be a better choice.

Songs

Music - R D Burman | Lyrics - Yogesh

01. Canaye, Khayalo Ko Jara 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

Main article: The Shaukeens

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.

External links

• Shaukeen at IMDb
• Shaukeen on IBOS