The Shaukeens
| The Shaukeens | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Abhishek Sharma |
| Produced by |
Ashvin Varde Murad Khetani Akshay Kumar Trilogic Digital Media Ltd. |
| Written by |
Tigmanshu Dhulia Sai Kabir |
| Screenplay by | Tigmanshu Dhulia |
| Starring |
Akshay Kumar Annu Kapoor Piyush Mishra Lisa Haydon Anupam Kher |
| Music by |
Songs: Yo Yo Honey Singh Hard Kaur Vikram Nagi Arko Pravo Mukherjee Background Score: Sandeep Chowta |
| Cinematography | Chaudhary Amalendu |
| Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
Production company |
Cape of Good Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 2 hr 5 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹35 crore (US$5.2 million)[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹32.36 crore (US$4.8 million)[2][3] |
The Shaukeens is a 2014 Indian sex comedy film directed by Abhishek Sharma. The film features Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra and Lisa Haydon in the lead roles and Akshay Kumar in a supporting role.[4]
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. Partly shot in Mauritius, The Shaukeens was released on 7 November 2014.[5][6]
Plot
The movie revolves around Three old men, Lalwani alias Lali (Anupam Kher) is not happy with his wife (Rati Agnihotri), who is a staunch believer of God and doesn't spend time with him. Kamaldheer Sharma alias KD (Annu Kapoor) and is a bachelor for some unknown reason, while Pinky (Piyush Mishra) is secretly in love with a young Chinese woman, who only knows English but himself being uneducated, is unable to express his feelings. The three men plan a holiday to Mauritius to have some fun, where they meet Ahana (Lisa Haydon), who is a social networking addict and gets annoyed because her rival girls have more Facebook likes and her ex-boyfriend had been commenting and liking their posts. The three men try to impress her by pretending to like her collections made from weird things like Animal's body parts, which although are stingy, they pretend to like them by still complimenting her. However, her Facebook obsession reaches heights and Ahana decides to commit suicide, but is interrupted when she sees her idol, Rajiv Bhatia alias Akshay Kumar (Akshay Kumar) shooting for a song. She tells the three men, how she's a huge fan of Akshay and wishes to meet her. The three men try to get her to meet Akshay , much to his annoyance. Meanwhile, Akshay is revealed to be secretly an alcoholic, who drinks Alcoholic beverages filled in coconut, so that it appears like coconut water. He agrees to work with Ranjit Basu (Subrat Dutta), a filmmaker, who is well known for his films earning more than ₹300 crores, and working with him would make Akshay, a better competitor to other superstars. However, Basu tells him, that he's not able to get in the character. The frustration of not getting into the required character causes Akshay to burst out in front of public and media on Pinky, who tells that Ahana had promised sex if he gets her to meet Akshay. Akshay publicly humiliates three men and Ahana, by calling them perverts and slut shaming Ahana. But this however, backfires on him as he is a Public figure. Moreover, he realises his mistake when Lali's wife blames KD and Pinky for this. This time, Akshay visits just when three men are about to leave, and asks them to forgive him and meets Ahana to apologise her. It is revealed that KD remained a bachelor because he loved Lali's younger sister, who is a divorcee but KD didn't want this to ruin his friendship with Lali. Akshay tells Ahana that to rectify his mistake,he has kept a conference , and that he intends to correct their public image. He tells in the press conference that he is working in a film Alcoholic, and what he did earlier was a promotional strategy and Lali, KD and Pinky are his uncles and know him from past. He also tells that Ahana is the heroine of the film. While, the three men happily leave back to India. Akshay is stuck with his commitment for The movie, but Ahana isn't able to give a good shot, and Akshay wondering why he went to Mauritius.
Cast
- Anupam Kher as Lali
- Annu Kapoor as Kamaldheer "KD" Sharma
- Piyush Mishra as Pinky
- Lisa Haydon as Ahana
- Akshay Kumar as Rajiv Bhatia A.K.A Akshay Kumar
- Rati Agnihotri as Mrs. Lalwani[7]
- Manoj Joshi
- Kavin Dave
- Vandita Shrivastava
- Abhishek Bachchan in a special appearance
- Kareena Kapoor Khan in a special appearance
- Sunil Shetty in a special appearance
- Dimple Kapadia in a special appearance
- Subrat Dutta as Ranjit Basu
- Amrit Maghera in a special appearance in the song "Meherbani"
Production
The shooting started on 25 April 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa.[8] The actors were shooting in a hotel room scene indoors and in June next schedule started in Mauritius, followed by a schedule in Delhi.[9] Anupam Kher starts shooting in Delhi.[10] Also, musical artist Honey Singh has been signed for a song in the film. Singh has earlier repeatedly collaborated with Akshay Kumar in the past, and after Kumar requested the rapper-performer for one special number for the film, Singh in turn offered him three songs for the film.[11]
Initially, Nargis Fakhri was signed for the film but then left the project for a Hollywood film, Spy. ,[12] then, this role offered to Shraddha Kapoor.[13] The part was then offered to Lisa Haydon who accepted. Akshay Kumar signed to play the partner of Haydon's character, a role which Mithun Chakraborty had portrayed in the original film.[14]
Soundtrack
The songs in the film are composed by Yo Yo Honey Singh, Arko Mukherjee, Hard Kaur & Vikram Negi. The film score is composed by Sandeep Chowta.
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alcoholic" | Yo Yo Honey Singh | Yo Yo Honey Singh | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Meherbani" | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Jubin Nautiyal | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Manali Trance" | Yo Yo Honey Singh | Neha Kakkar, Lil Golu | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Aashiq Mizaaj" | Hard Kaur | Aman Trikha | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Ishq Kutta Hai" | Vikram Negi | Mika Singh | 4:44 |
| 6. | "Lonely" | Vikram Negi | Anu Malik | 3:04 |
Box office
The Shaukeens collected ₹32.36 crore (US$4.8 million) from the domestic box office.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "'The Shaukeens' Viewers Review: Akshay Kumar Starrer Charms". Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- 1 2 http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/the-shaukeens-2nd-week-box-office-collections/. Retrieved 20 November 2014. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - 1 2 "The Shaukeens". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Is it Lisa Haydon over Nargis in Shaukeen?". Filmfare. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ "Will Lisa Haydon replace Nargis in Shaukeen? - TOI Mobile". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ Geety Sahgal (5 September 2014). "Mauritius bound". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ Asira Tarannum (27 September 2014). "Akshay Kumar doesn't want to over-promote himself for 'The Shaukeens'". Mid-day. Retrieved 27 September. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Akshay Kumar, Lisa Haydon start shooting for 'Shaukeen' remake". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Akshay Kumar's 'Shaukeen' remake kicks off". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ↑ lastschedule was shot in cape townin august."Anupam Kher in Delhi for 'Shaukeen' shoot". Indian Express. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Honey Singh offers bonanza for Akshay Kumar's 'Shaukeen'". DNA.
- ↑ "Akshay Kumar to romance Nargis Fakhri in Shaukeen remake". NDTV. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Shraddha Kapoor to replace Nargis Fakhri for Shaukeen remake". hindustantimes. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ↑ "Nargis Fakhri dropped from Shaukeen remake". timesofindia. Retrieved 12 March 2014.