Shaukeen

This article is about the 1982 film. For the 2014 film, see The Shaukeens.

Shaukeeen
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Directed by	Basu Chatterjee
Written by	Samaresh Basu
Screenplay by	Basu Chatterjee
Produced by	Devika Mitar
Starring	Ashok Kumar Utpal Dutt A.K. Hangal Mithun Chakraborty Rati Agnihotri
Music by	R.D.Burman Yogesh (lyrics)
Production company	Senmit Movie Visuals
Release date	23 April 1982 (1982-04-23)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Shaukeen (transl. Enthusiast) 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.

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.

Remakes

Main article: The Shaukeens

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.

External links

• Shaukeen at IMDb
• Shaukeen on IBOS