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{{short description|2005 Indian Hindi-language drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Shikhar
| image = Shikhar (film) poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[John Matthew Matthan]]
| producer = John Matthew Matthan
| writer = [[Abbas Tyrewala]]<br />John Matthew Matthan
| starring = [[Ajay Devgn]]<br />[[Bipasha Basu]]<br />[[Shahid Kapoor]]<br />[[Amrita Rao]]
| music = [[Viju Shah]]
| country = India
| cinematography = [[A. K. Bir]]
| editing = Ajoy Varma
| studio = Cinematt Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2005|12|30|df=y}}
| runtime = 162 minutes
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}14 [[crore]]{{efn|Budget figure includes print and advertising costs}}<ref name="boxofficeindia">{{cite web |title=Shikhar |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1627 |website=Box Office India |access-date=25 March 2022 |archive-date=1 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501140155/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1627 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|link=yes}}10.3 crore<ref name="boxofficeindia"/>
}}
'''Shikhar''' ({{Translation|Peak}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] produced and directed by [[John Matthew Matthan]]. The film stars [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Bipasha Basu]], [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Amrita Rao]] in lead roles, while [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]], [[Javed Sheikh]], and [[Sushant Singh]] play supporting roles. The music was composed by [[Viju Shah]] with cinematography and editing handled by [[A. K. Bir]] and Ajoy Varma respectively. The film was released on 30 December 2005. The film also serves as the 3rd film collaboration with actors Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao together.

The film revolves around an overambitious businessman (played by Devgn) who tricks a naive boy (played by Kapoor) in order to sell his land to him to build his tower projects.

==Plot==
The story is about Gaurav Gupta, a successful businessman who started with nothing and believes that only money can fuel his ambitions. When he interests himself in building a town in an abandoned village, he makes his mind up and agrees to build it at any cost, with the support of crooked politician Amrit Patil. However, the owner of the land, Shrikant Vardhan, does not accept the town to be built. Therefore, Gaurav tricks Shrikant's son Jaidev, who is infected by the [[Get-rich-quick scheme|get-rich-quick virus]], to join his scheme.

Jaidev, while respecting his father's philosophy, falls hook line, and sinker for Gaurav's gilt-edged dreams. Madhavi, the lover and friend of Jaidev, can only watch as Jaidev starts to go against his father's morals, by drinking and smoking. Gaurav uses his girlfriend Natasha to charm Jaidev by pretending to be in love with him so that he supports them instead of his own father. Meanwhile, Shrikant hopes that his son will return to his roots. Gaurav and Natasha even trick him by pretending to be a construction/ad agency partnered with actor [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]. Jaidev falls for the plan, with Gaurav blackmailing him along the way. Soon after learning about Gaurav's plan, Jaidev tries to stop him, but he is attacked in the process. Madhavi helps Jaidev with his wounds, and Jaidev realizes his mistakes, apologizes to his father, and tries to fight against Gaurav. After learning this, a furious Gaurav sets the land on fire, but Jaidev eventually saves the land and the hostages. Soon, Gaurav and Amrit are arrested for their crimes, and the village land is saved. Jaidev reconciles with his father and Madhavi, and starts to help the latter in his business.

==Cast==
* [[Ajay Devgan]] as Gaurav Gupta (GG)
* [[Bipasha Basu]] as Natasha
* [[Shahid Kapoor]] as Jaidev S. Vardhan (Jai)
* [[Amrita Rao]] as Madhavi
* [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]] as Amrit Patil
* Sunil Rege as Chief Minister
* [[Javed Sheikh]] as Srikant Vardhan
* [[Sushant Singh]] as Bhajanlal
* [[Akhil Mishra]] as Jadhav
* [[Akhilendra Mishra]] as Irfan Bhai
* [[Farha Naaz]] as Kusum
* [[Ash Chandler]] as Ashton Raga
* Jaywant Wadkar as Gaurav's henchman
* [[Raj Zutshi]] as himself (cameo appearance)
* [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]] as himself (cameo appearnace)<ref>{{cite news |title=John Abraham's special appearance in Shikhar : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1179653/John-Abrahams-special-appearance-in-Shikhar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006214836/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1179653/John-Abrahams-special-appearance-in-Shikhar |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2015 |access-date=20 January 2021 |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=23 November 2005 |language=en}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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The film's soundtrack is composed by [[Viju Shah]] with lyrics written by Sudhakar Sharma, Anita Sarkar, Chandrashekhar Rajit and Manohar Iyer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/shikhar/20051208.htm|title=Shikhar's music is insipid - Rediff.com|website=[[Rediff.com]]|date=8 December 2005|first=Sukanya|last=Verma|author-link=Sukanya Verma|access-date=27 February 2024|archive-date=28 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228031242/https://www.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/shikhar/20051208.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Track list===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Composer
!Lyricist!! Duration
|-
| 1 || "Fitna Dil" || [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Udit Narayan]] & [[KK (singer)|KK]] || [[Viju Shah]]
|Chandreshekhar Rajit|| 6:43
|-
| 2 || "Aap Ko Samjha" || Udit Narayan & [[Sadhana Sargam]] || Viju Shah
|Sudhakar Sharma|| 5:35
|-
| 3 || "Dheere Dheere" || [[KK (singer)|KK]] || Viju Shah
|Manohar Iyer|| 4:08
|-
| 4 || "Megha Re Megha" || Udit Narayan & [[Alka Yagnik]] || Viju Shah
|Sudhakar Sharma|| 5:28
|-
| 5 || "Mere Mann" || Alka Yagnik & Udit Narayan || Viju Shah
|Sudhakar Sharma|| 4:13
|-
| 6 || "Tu Hai Shikar" || [[Jagjit Singh]] || Viju Shah
|Sudhakar Sharma|| 3:54
|-
| 7 || "Vaga" || [[Ash Chandler]] || Viju Shah
|Anita Sarkar|| 3:01
|-
| 8 || "Fitna Dil (Remix)" || [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Udit Narayan]] & [[KK (singer)|KK]] || Viju Shah
|Chandreshekhar Rajit|| 4:48
|}

==Reception==
[[Taran Adarsh]] of [[IndiaFM]] gave them 1.5 out of 5, writing, "On the whole, SHIKHAR disappoints big time."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/shikhar/critic-review/shikhar-movie-review/|title=Shikhar Review 1.5/5 | Shikhar Movie Review | Shikhar 2005 Public Review | Film Review|first=Taran|last=Adarsh|website=[[IndiaFM]]|date=30 December 2005|access-date=29 April 2022|archive-date=29 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429022830/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/shikhar/critic-review/shikhar-movie-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sukanya Verma]] of [[Rediff.com]] wrote, "Directed by John M Matthan, Shikhar is not nearly a flattering tribute. It borrows the essential structure of [[Wall Street (1987 film)|Wall Street]] while raising its own propaganda against the issue of deforestation at the hands of penny-pinching builders. Alas, what could have been a classic duel between avarice and virtue becomes an inconsistent battle of obstinacy with denseness."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Verma|first=Sukanya|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/30shikhar.htm|title=Shikhar is very mediocre|website=Rediff.com|date=30 December 2005|access-date=29 April 2022|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143135/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/30shikhar.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0475627|title=Shikhar}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|shikhar}}

[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2005 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Viju Shah]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2005 drama films]]
[[Category:Films about globalization]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]

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