Basu Chatterjee’s Shaukeen was a hilarious take on the lust that three old men thrive on. In the 1982 hit, Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt and AK Hangal managed to make their sexual fantasies comparatively innocent. Abhishek Sharma’s The Shaukeens, however, fails on that very count. The three main characters, bachelor and social worker KD (Annu Kapoor), Connaught Place shoe-store owner Lali (Anupam Kher), and widower Pinky (Piyush Mishra) a Chawri Bazaar masala merchant, come across as lecherous old men who can be easily hated.
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Akshay Kumar (playing himself), is an alcoholic superstar desperately wanting to win the National Award. He is stuck between a Bengali director who gives him tips on method-acting and a secretary, hell bent on getting his superstar boss focus on Rs.200-cr club.
Rating: 1.5/5
The Shaukeens Cast & Crew:
Director : Abhishek Sharma
Producer : Ashvin Varde, Murad Khetani, Akshay Kumar
Production Company : Cape of Good Films
Writer : Tigmanshu Dhulia, Sai Kabir
Cast : Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra, Lisa Haydon
Editor : Rameshwar S Bhagat
Cinematography : Chaudhary Amalendu
Screenplay : Tigmanshu Dhulia
Music : Yo Yo Honey Singh, Hard Kaur, Vikram Nagi, Arko Mukherjee
Release Date : 7th November
Language : Hindi
Country : India
Run Time : 124 Minutes
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The Shaukeens Full Movie Review and Rating:
The Shaukeens is a Hindi comedy film directed by Abhishek Sharma. The film features Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra and Anupam Kher in lead roles alongside Lisa Haydon, while Akshay Kumar features in a cameo playing himself. The project is a remake of the 1982 film Shaukeen directed by Basu Chatterjee, starring Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, A. K. Hangal, Rati Agnihotri and Mithun Chakraborty. Akshay Kumar has made an extended Special Appearance as the Alcoholic Superstar.
Abhishek Sharma is the director of the film and Ashvin Varde, Murad Khetani, Akshay Kumar are producing the film under Cape of Good Films Production Company. Chaudhary Amalendu handled the Cinematography and Rameshwar S Bhagat has handled the Editing department. Initially, Nargis Fakhri was signed for the film but then left the project for an unnamed Hollywood film, then, this role was offered to Shraddha Kapoor. Finally, actress Lisa Haydon replaced her character.