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Shakeela

  • 20202020
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
656
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
140,735
33,609
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.
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
656
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
140,735
33,609
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    • Director
      • Indrajit Lankesh
    • Writers
      • Sunil Kumar Agrawal(screenplay)
      • Rohan A. Bajaj(dialogue)
      • Rohit G. Banawlikar(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Pankaj Tripathi
      • Richa Chadha
      • Rajeev Pillai
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Indrajit Lankesh
    • Writers
      • Sunil Kumar Agrawal(screenplay)
      • Rohan A. Bajaj(dialogue)
      • Rohit G. Banawlikar(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Pankaj Tripathi
      • Richa Chadha
      • Rajeev Pillai
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews

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    Pankaj Tripathi in Shakeela (2020)
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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
    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(screenplay)
      • Rohan A. Bajaj(dialogue)
      • Rohit G. Banawlikar(dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      Indrajit Lankesh was inspired to make the film as a minority Muslim women Shakeela dominated the male industry and became superstar.

    User reviews24

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    Top review
    3/10
    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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    • dy38493
    • Dec 27, 2020

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2020 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • Telugu
      • Malayalam
      • Tamil
      • Kannada
    • 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
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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