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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|1982 film by Basu Chatterjee}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Shoukheeen<br />
| image = Shoukheen (1982) film poster.jpeg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Basu Chatterjee]]<br />
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes<br />
| label1 = Based on <br />
| note1 = ''Ram Naam Kewalam'' by [[ Samaresh Basu]]<br />
}}<br />
| producer = Devika Mitar<br />
| screenplay = Basu Chatterjee<br />
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes<br />
| label1 = Dialogues by <br />
| note1 = '''Bengali:'''<br />Basu Chatterjee<br />'''Hindi:'''<br />Shani<br />
}}<br />
| story = Samaresh Basu<br />
| starring = [[Ashok Kumar]]<br />[[Utpal Dutt]]<br />[[A.K. Hangal]]<br />[[Mithun Chakraborty]]<br />[[Rati Agnihotri]]<br />
| music = [[R. D. Burman]]<br />
| cinematography = Ajay Prabhakar<br />
| editing = V. N. Mayekar<br />
| studio = Senmit Movie Visuals<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1982|04|16}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Bengali<br />Hindi<br />
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
}}<br />
'''''Shoukheeen''''' ({{IPA|bn|ʃou̯.kʰeen}}; {{translation|'''''Enthusiast'''''}}) is a 1982 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[comedy film]] co-written and directed by [[Basu Chatterjee]]. Produced by Devika Mitar under the banner of Senmit Movie Visuals, the film is based on [[Samaresh Basu]]'s story ''Ram Nam Kewalam'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-11|title=Samaresh Basu Birth Anniversary: Here Are 5 Films Based on His Novels|url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/samaresh-basu-birth-anniversary-here-are-5-films-based-on-his-novels-2419565.html|access-date=2021-12-26|website=News18}}</ref> and also draws inspirations from the 1962 American film ''[[Boys' Night Out (film)|Boys' Night Out]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shaukeen (1981) |url=https://indiancine.ma/WCQ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Gulazāra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&dq=shaukeen+Samaresh+Basu&pg=PA337 |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |last2=Nihalani |first2=Govind |last3=Chatterjee |first3=Saibal |date=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |language=en}}</ref> It stars [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Utpal Dutt]], [[A. K. Hangal]], [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and [[Rati Agnihotri]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=2014-11-07 |title='The Shaukeens' review: Three dirty old men meet their match in Akshay Kumar |url=https://scroll.in/reel/687701/the-shaukeens-review-three-dirty-old-men-meet-their-match-in-akshay-kumar |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Basu Chatterjee: The God of small films |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/basu-chatterjee-the-god-of-small-films-41347.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref> It plots three lecherous, aging friends' spicing up their lives by vacationing in Goa, where they woo a young woman to be comically outsmarted by their driver, as well as her secret lover.<br />
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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.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
''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.<br />
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prime Video: Shaukeen |url=https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Shaukeen/0IZKS8MHGPLI3TX9XP4W3U7PKO |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=www.primevideo.com |language=en-us}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Ashok Kumar]] as Om Prakash Chaudhary<br />
* [[Utpal Dutt]] as Jagdishbhai<br />
*[[A.K. Hangal]] as Indrasen (Anderson)<br />
*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] as Ravi Anand<br />
*[[Rati Agnihotri]] as Anita<br />
* [[Gita Siddharth]] as Anuradha Devi<br />
* [[Ashalata Wabgaonkar]]<br />
* [[Jayshree T.]] Girl passing on the street<br />
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==Songs==<br />
The music of the film was composed by [[R. D. Burman]], while lyrics were penned by [[Yogesh (lyricist)|Yogesh]].<br />
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*"Jab Bhi Koi Kanganaa Bole Paayal Chhanak Jaaye" - [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />
* "Ye Range Mehfil" - [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
*"Aa Wahin Chal Mere Dil Khushi Jisne Di Hai" - [[Suresh Wadkar]]<br />
*"Chalo Haseen Geet Ek Banaye" - [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Chirashree Bhattacharya]]<br />
*"Suhani Sham Aayi Hai" - [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
*"Hum Tum Aur Ye Nasha" - Sapan Chakravarty, Chirashree Bhattacharya<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
'''[[30th Filmfare Awards]]:'''<br />
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'''Nominated'''<br />
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* [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] – [[Ashok Kumar]]<br />
* Best Comedian – [[Utpal Dutt]]<br />
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==Remakes==<br />
{{Main|The Shaukeens|}}<br />
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The film was remade in Telugu as [[Prema Pichollu]] with [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] and [[Allu Ramalingaiah]].<br />
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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]] along with [[Lisa Haydon]] as the female lead. The film was produced by [[Grazing Goat Pictures]].<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0158213|Shaukeen}}<br />
*[http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Shaukeen Shaukeen on IBOS]<br />
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