Shakeela (film)

Shakeela is a 2020 an Indian biographical film written and directed by Indrajit Lankesh.[1] The film stars Richa Chadda as the eponymous adult star of 1990s from Kerala who acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada-language adult films,[2] with Pankaj Tripathi and Rajeev Pillai in supporting roles.[3] The film has been produced by Sammy Nanwani and Sahil Nanwani.[4] Shakeela released on 25 December 2020 in theatres.[5]

Shakeela
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIndrajit Lankesh
Produced by
  • Sammy Nanwani
  • Sahil Nanwani
Written byIndrajit Lankesh
Starring
Music by
CinematographySantosh Rai
Edited byBallu Saluja
Production
company
Sammy's Magic Cinema Motion Picture Production
Distributed byUFO Moviez
Release date
  • 25 December 2020 (2020-12-25)
CountryIndia
Language
  • Hindi
  • Kannada
  • Tamil
  • Telugu
  • Malayalam

Cast

Production
Richa Chadha at the launch of the Shakeela 2019 Calendar

Lankesh started working on the film in 2019.[6] Richa Chadda said in an interview that she came to know many lesser known facts about Shakeela like she hired a body double to do her scenes.[7][8]

Release

The film released on 25 December 2020 (on Christmas) in four languages : Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam languages.[9][10] The box office collections of the film was affected by piracy after HD version with subtitles was leaked online on torrent sites, the leak was traced to someone in the Middle East.[11]

Soundtrack
Shakeela
Soundtrack album by
Veer Samarth and Meet Bros
Released24 December 2020 (All languages)[12][13][14][15][16]
Recorded2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length
LanguageHindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Kannada
LabelZee Music Company

The songs are composed by Veer Samarth and Meet Bros. The lyrics are written by Kumaar in Hindi, Rajeev Alunkal, Saheb Khan and Dhanasekar in Malayalam, Rajesh Malarvannan in Tamil, Rajshri Sudhakar in Telugu. Jayanth Kaikini, Veeresh MP and Krishna Ritti in Kannada.

Track list Hindi
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Woh Lamha"KumaarVeer SamarthVishal Mishra3:27
2."Taaza"KumaarVeer SamarthPrakriti Kakar, Veer Samarth, Saheb Khan3:21
3."Tera Ishq Satave"KumaarMeet BrosKhushboo Grewal, Meet Bros3:18
Total length:10:06

Track list Malayalam
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Neeyenn Anandham"Rajeev AlunkalVeer SamarthNivas3:31
2."Taara"Rajeev Alunkal, Saheb KhanVeer SamarthNincy Vincent3:21
3."Love Me"Rajeev Alunkal, DhanasekarMeet BrosNincy Vincent3:18
Total length:10:10

Track list Tamil
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Mazhai Saavalai"Rajesh MalarvannanVeer SamarthNivas3:31
2."Thennai"Rajesh MalarvannanVeer SamarthNancy Vincent3:21
3."Love Me"Rajesh MalarvannanMeet BrosRita3:18
Total length:10:10

Track list Telugu
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Neene Neelona"Rajshri SudhakarVeer SamarthNivas3:31
2."Taaza"Rajshri SudhakarVeer SamarthNancy Vincent3:21
3."Love Me"Rajshri SudhakarMeet BrosRita3:18
Total length:10:10

Track list Kannada
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Hawamaanakke"Jayanth KaikiniVeer SamarthKeshav Kumar3:31
2."Taaza"Veeresh MPVeer SamarthAishwarya Rangarajan, Veer Samarth, Saheb Khan3:21
3."Love Me"Krishna RittiMeet BrosAishwarya Rangarajan3:18
Total length:10:10

References
  1. "Shakeela lauds her biopic that stars Richa Chadha". 31 December 2020 – via The Times of India.
  2. "From the archives: Who is Shakeela Khan? India Today Insight".
  3. "'Shakeela' movie review: A juvenile biopic of an adult star".
  4. "Pankaj Tripathi turns into a South superstar in Shakeela: 'Always wanted to bring out idiosyncrasies of artists on screen'". Hindustan Times. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  5. "Shakeela Movie Review : An underwhelming portrayal of an inspiring real story".
  6. "Trailer launch of Indrajit Lankesh's Shakeela today". The Times of India. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  7. "Richa Chadha says Shakeela biopic highlights lesser-known facts about adult star: 'She hired a body double to do her scenes'".
  8. "Shakeela: There was a time when I was told that if we cast you in our film, it'll become a blue film".
  9. "Richa Chadha's 'Shakeela' to release theatrically on Christmas". The Hindu. 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  10. Pereira, Karen (2020-12-07). "'Shakeela' Film: Here's what the adult film actress said about Richa Chadha and the trailer". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  11. "Leaked online! Shakeela is out on video sharing sites within a day of its release".
  12. "Shakeela (Hind) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
  13. "Shakeela (Malayalam) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
  14. "Shakeela (Tamil) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
  15. "Shakeela (Telugu) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
  16. "Shakeela (Kannada) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
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