Shaukeen
Shaukeen is a 1982 Bollywood comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee dealing with the psychological aspects of people reaching the dusk of their life. The movie stars Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, A.K. Hangal, Rati Agnihotri and Mithun Chakraborty.
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| Directed by | Basu Chatterjee |
| Produced by | Devika Mitar |
| Written by | Samaresh Basu |
| Screenplay by | Basu Chatterjee |
| Starring | Ashok Kumar Utpal Dutt A.K. Hangal Mithun Chakraborty Rati Agnihotri |
| Music by | R.D.Burman |
Production company | Senmit Movie Visuals |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Basu Chaterjee loved the song Nitol Paye Rinik Jhinik sung and composed by S. D. Burman since childhood and requested S.D.'s son R. D. Burman to compose song Jab Bhi Koi using same tune in the film. The movie was loosely based on the 1962 American movie Boys' Night Out.
Plot
Shaukeen has 3 lecherous old men, played by Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt and A.K. Hangal. And all the three old men had one weakness i.e. Women. One day they meet up at Ashok kumar's place for drinks and decide to go away for a while on a vacation and enjoy the last years of their life before becoming completely senile.
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 his lover, who works as a singer/dancer at a local club, resides. While in Goa, the three old men get into 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 as Om Prakash Chaudhary
- Utpal Dutt as Jagdishbhai
- A.K. Hangal as Indrasen (Anderson)
- Mithun Chakraborty as Ravi Anand
- Rati Agnihotri as Anita
- Gita Siddharth as Anuradha Devi
- Ashalata Wabgaonkar
- Jayshree T. Girl passing on the street
Songs
Music - R. D. Burman | Lyrics - Yogesh
01. "Ye Range Mehfil" - Asha Bhosle
02. "Aa Wahin Chal Mere Dil Khushi Jisne Di Hai" - Suresh Wadkar
03. "Chalo Haseen Geet Ek Banaye" - Ashok Kumar, Chirashree Bhattacharya
04. "Suhani Sham Aayi Hai" - Asha Bhosle
05. "Jab Bhi Koi Kanganaa Bole Paayal Chhanak Jaaye" - Kishore Kumar
06. "Hum Tum Aur Ye Nasha" - Sapan Chakravarty, Chirashree Bhattacharya
Box office
The film was a super hit and eleventh highest-grossing movie of 1982.[1]
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. The film was produced by Grazing Goat Pictures.