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  | runtime = 140 min.
  | runtime = 140 min.
  | country = [[Cinema of India|India]] <br> [[Cinema of the Soviet Union|Soviet Union]]
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  | language = Hindi <br> Russian
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'''''Shikari''''' ({{translation|"Hunter"}}), also known as '''''Shikari: The Hunter''''' in India and '''''Po Zakonu Dzhungley''''' (По закону джунглей, ''The Law of the Jungle'') in the [[Soviet Union|USSR]], is a 1991 film,<ref>{{IMDb title|0170416|Shikari: The Hunter}}</ref> jointly directed by [[Umesh Mehra]] and Latif Faiziyev, mostly shot in [[Russia]], starring [[Mithun Chakraborty]], Irina Kushnareva, [[Varsha Usgaonkar]], [[Naseeruddin Shah]], and [[Amrish Puri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Shikari+(1991)|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125215445/http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Shikari+(1991)|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|title=Film-Shikari|publisher=IBOS|access-date=22 August 2016}} <br>- {{cite journal|title=Reviews: Shikari - Good Entertainer|journal=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]|date=19 April 1991}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/540364|title=Shikari Cast & Crew|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=22 August 2016}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.induna.com/1000013200-productdetails/|title=Shikari VCD|website=[[Induna.com|Induna]]|access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref>
'''''Shikari''''' ({{translation|"Hunter"}}), also known as '''''Shikari: The Hunter''''' in India and '''''Po Zakonu Dzhungley''''' (По закону джунглей, ''The Law of the Jungle'') in the [[Soviet Union|USSR]], is a 1991 film, jointly directed by [[Umesh Mehra]] and Latif Faiziyev, mostly shot in [[Russia]], starring [[Mithun Chakraborty]], Irina Kushnareva, [[Varsha Usgaonkar]], [[Naseeruddin Shah]], and [[Amrish Puri]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Reviews: Shikari - Good Entertainer|journal=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]|date=19 April 1991}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/540364|title=Shikari Cast & Crew|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref>
 
It would be the third and last film where [[India]] and the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] collaborated, though the latter would dissolute the same year.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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* [[Achyut Potdar]] as Raja Sahib
* [[Achyut Potdar]] as Raja Sahib
* [[Rucha Gujrati]] as Young Chanchal
* [[Rucha Gujrati]] as Young Chanchal
* [[Ali Asgar (actor)|Ali Asgar]] as Young Adarsh/Fakira
* Master Bunty as Young Shankar
* Master Bunty as Young Shankar
* Makhmud Ismilov as Makhham
* Makhmud Ismilov as Makhham
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 4 March 2026

Shikari
DVD Cover
Directed byUmesh Mehra
Latif Faizev
Produced byParvesh Mehra
Written byVinay Shukla,
Roskov Nikolai,
Ulmas Umerbekov
StarringMithun Chakraborty
Naseeruddin Shah
Varsha Usgaonkar
Irina Kushnareva
Amrish Puri
Music byAnu Malik
CinematographyS. Pappu,
L. Travitsky
Edited byM. S. Shinde
Production
company
Eagle Films
Release date
  • 12 April 1991 (1991-04-12)
Running time
140 min.
CountryIndia
Soviet Union
LanguageHindi
Russian

Shikari (transl. "Hunter"), also known as Shikari: The Hunter in India and Po Zakonu Dzhungley (По закону джунглей, The Law of the Jungle) in the USSR, is a 1991 film, jointly directed by Umesh Mehra and Latif Faiziyev, mostly shot in Russia, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Irina Kushnareva, Varsha Usgaonkar, Naseeruddin Shah, and Amrish Puri.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Shikari is the story of Shankar (Mithun Chakraborty), who earns his living by doing road shows along with Chanchal. Shankar happens to see a circus poster featuring Natasha (Irina Kushnareva) and begins to dream of working with her. By chance Shankar receives an offer to work in a Russian circus troupe where Natasha is also employed.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Shikari
Film score
Released1991
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelWeston Musicassettes/Tips Music

The music was composed by Anu Malik and the lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi.[2]

# Song Singer
1 "Mere Dost Hindustani" Anuradha Paudwal
2 "I Love You" Mohammed Aziz, Anuradha Paudwal
3 "Main Hoon Aflatoon" Sudesh Bhosale, Sapna Mukherjee
4 "Duniya Mein Kitne Watan" Kavita Krishnamurthy, Mohammed Aziz, Anuradha Paudwal
5 "Koki Koki Koki" Anu Malik, Anuradha Paudwal
6 "Duniya O Duniya" Sudesh Bhosale, Sapna Mukherjee
7 "Eena Meena Maeena Mo" Mohammed Aziz
8 "Ye Duniya Ek Circus Hai" Sudesh Bhosale
9 "Jo Aata Hai" Amrish Puri

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Reviews: Shikari - Good Entertainer". Screen. 19 April 1991.
    - "Shikari Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. "Shikari Songs". Saavn. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

External links[edit | edit source]


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