Shaque review :
A gripping crime thriller with a tadka of human emotions; Shaque paired the macho Vinod Khanna with the offbeat actor Shabana Azmi for the first time and their chemistry was so crackling hot that they ended up doing many more films together including Manmohan Desai's Amar Akbar Anthony (1978) and Parvarish (1977).
Shaque was directed by the couple Aruna Raje - Vikas Desai and revolved around a murder at Vinod's workplace in which he testifies against a colleague. Years later, Vinod's wife Shabana gets a letter stating her husband to be the real killer who allegedly did it for money. The suspicious Shabana then tries to unravel the truth herself. Is Vinod really the culprit?!!
The screenplay is taut and layered with the right amount of emotional quotient. As aforementioned, Shabana struck a solid chemistry with Khanna and that works fantastically for the film. Full credit to Aruna-Vikas for that!!
The supporting cast comprising Utpal Dutt, Bindu, Arvind Deshpande and Suhas Bhalekar are also super competent. This is one of Vinod Khanna's underrated performances where he excels in each and every scene. His outburst on the terrace in front of Shabana is truly wow!!
Even today, Shaque makes for a great watch on a Sunday afternoon and here is a plot worthy enough to get a remake. Maybe, Aruna Raje can helm it herself..
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
A gripping crime thriller with a tadka of human emotions; Shaque paired the macho Vinod Khanna with the offbeat actor Shabana Azmi for the first time and their chemistry was so crackling hot that they ended up doing many more films together including Manmohan Desai's Amar Akbar Anthony (1978) and Parvarish (1977).
Shaque was directed by the couple Aruna Raje - Vikas Desai and revolved around a murder at Vinod's workplace in which he testifies against a colleague. Years later, Vinod's wife Shabana gets a letter stating her husband to be the real killer who allegedly did it for money. The suspicious Shabana then tries to unravel the truth herself. Is Vinod really the culprit?!!
The screenplay is taut and layered with the right amount of emotional quotient. As aforementioned, Shabana struck a solid chemistry with Khanna and that works fantastically for the film. Full credit to Aruna-Vikas for that!!
The supporting cast comprising Utpal Dutt, Bindu, Arvind Deshpande and Suhas Bhalekar are also super competent. This is one of Vinod Khanna's underrated performances where he excels in each and every scene. His outburst on the terrace in front of Shabana is truly wow!!
Even today, Shaque makes for a great watch on a Sunday afternoon and here is a plot worthy enough to get a remake. Maybe, Aruna Raje can helm it herself..
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.