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| name          = Shotru
| image          = Shotru (2011) poster.jpg
| image          = Shotru_movie_poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical Poster of Shotru
| caption        = Theatrical Poster of Shotru
| director      = [[Raj Chakraborty]]
| director      = [[Raj Chakraborty]]
| writer        = [[Hari (director)|Hari]]
| screenplay    = Padmanabha Dasgupta<br />Raj Chakraborty
| story          = [[Hari (director)|Hari]]
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    | data1 = Abhimanyu Mukherjee
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| story          = Raj Chakraborty
| producer      = [[Ashok Dhanuka]]
| producer      = [[Ashok Dhanuka]]
| starring      = [[Jeet (Actor)|Jeet]]<br/>[[Nusrat Jahan]]<br/>Supriyo Dutta
| starring      = [[Jeet (Actor)|Jeet]]<br/>[[Nusrat Jahan]]<br/>[[Supriyo Dutta]]<br/>[[Biswajit Chakraborty]]<br/>[[Dipankar De]]<br/>[[Biplab Chatterjee]]<br/>[[Saayoni Ghosh]]
| cinematography = P. Selvakumar
| cinematography = P. Selvakumar
| editing        = Rabi Ranjan Maitra
| editing        = [[Raviranjan Maitra|Rabi Ranjan Maitra]]
| music          = [[Indradeep Dasgupta]]
| music          = [[Indraadip Dasgupta]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Indraadip Das Gupta is now working on the background score of "Shotru" |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indraadip-das-gupta-is-now-working-on-the-background-score-of-shotru-the-audio-release-of-the-film-will-happen-post-may-13-by-practice-in-lifei-dont-harbour-expatation-i-just-do-my-work-i-believe-people-will-like-the-music-and-appreciate-its-production-quality-too-the-film-should-work-as-well-bengali-cinema-has-hardly-seen-so-much-of-action-before-both-shotru-and-paglu-are-releasing-on-the-same-day-dev-hasa-massive-pull-in-the-audience-/articleshow/8188202.cms}}</ref>
| studio        = [[Eskay Movies]]
| studio        = [[Eskay Movies]]
| distributor    = [[Eskay Movies]]
| distributor    = Eskay Movies
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|6|3}}
| released      = {{Film date|2011|06|03|df=y}}
| runtime        = 166 minutes
| runtime        = 166 minutes
| country        = [[India]]
| country        = [[India]]
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'''''Shotru''''' ({{lang-en|Enemy}}) is a 2011 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[action film]] directed by [[Raj Chakraborty]] and starring [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]], Supriyo Dutta and [[Nusrat Jahan]], who gave her debut by this film. This film was produced by [[Ashok Dhanuka]] of [[Eskay Movies]] who also distributed it. The movie is a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Singam]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmz24.com/bengali/bengali-films-are-remaking-from-south-indian-films/ |title=Bengali Films are remaking from South films |publisher=filmz24.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-13}}</ref> which starred [[Surya Sivakumar|Surya]] and [[Anushka Shetty]]. ''Singam'' was written by Tamil director [[Hari (director)|Hari]], who is known for his movies with rural settings.
'''''Shotru''''' ({{langx|bn|'''শত্রু'''}} ;  English: '''''Enemy''''') is a 2011 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[action film|action crime film]] co-written and directed by [[Raj Chakraborty]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ek Policewale Ki Taaqat |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/ek-policewale-ki-taaqat/cast/2030138291/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>'' Produced by [[Ashok Dhanuka]] under the banner of [[Eskay Movies]].It stars [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]], [[Supriyo Dutta]] and [[Nusrat Jahan]] in lead roles,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shatru (2011) {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shatru_2011 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=ShatruUA |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/shatru/movieshow/62525569.cms |access-date=2024-06-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> while [[Kharaj Mukherjee]], [[Dipankar De]], [[Biswajit Chakraborty]], [[Saayoni Ghosh]], Raja Dutta and [[Biplab Chatterjee]] played other pivotal roles. It is a remake of the 2010 tamil movie ''[[Singam]]''.  It marks the debut of Nusrat Jahan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abir and birthday girl Nusrat talk about Asur |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/abir-and-birthday-girl-nusrat-talk-about-asur/cid/1733796 |access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref> The soundtrack and background score was composed by [[Indraadip Dasgupta]], with screenplay and dialogues written by Padmanabha Dasgupta and Abhimanyu Mukherjee.<ref name=":&quot;BengaliSingam&quot;">{{cite web |title=Tollywood Hero JEET in Raj Chakraborty's SHATRU  |url=http://www.dhoperchop.com/content/1185310-tollywood-hero-jeet-raj-chakrabortys-shatru-bengali-movie-remake-singam-tamil-hit |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903140848/http://www.dhoperchop.com/content/1185310-tollywood-hero-jeet-raj-chakrabortys-shatru-bengali-movie-remake-singam-tamil-hit |archive-date=3 September 2011 |access-date=27 September 2011 |website=Dhoperchop.com}}</ref>
Shotru got released on 3 June 2011 along with another big release [[Paglu]] starring [[Dev (Bengali actor)| Dev]] and [[Koyel Mullick]]. Both the films turned out to be Hits. The film was dubbed into Hindi as "Ek Policewale Ki Taaqat".
 
Clashing with [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]] and [[Koel Mallick]] starrer ''[[Paglu]]'', it was an all time blockbuster at the box office, with a successful run of over 210 days in theatres. It received positive reviews from critics. Critics appreciated the social messages and portrayals with Jeet and Dutta's performance and stylized action sequences which plays a very pivotal role in this film.
 
''Shotru'' marks the 2nd collaboration between Jeet and Raj Chakraborty. The signature dialogue of Jeet in the film, "Ami kono ishwar noi je chhere debo aar rakshas noi je mere debo, ami holam police, saala chhara aar marar majhkhane lotke rekhe debo" (Neither I am the god that you will be forgiven nor a monster that you will be killed, I am a police, will hang you scoundrel between forgiving and killing), became memorable among the masses. It was later dubbed into [[Hindi]] as ''Ek Policewale Ki Taaqat''.
 
==Plot==


==Synopsis==
Dibakar Singha is a police sub-inspector from [[Hridaypur]], working in the city of [[Howrah]]. Arjun Sarkar uses a job as a real estate agent to cover for crimes, including kidnapping and extortion, getting [[police]]. Dibakar learns of his crimes and decides to try and kill him.


Dibakar Singha ([[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]]) is a police sub-inspector from Hridaypur, a small fictional town in the Birbhum district of Bengal. He is loved and respected by the entire town. Arjun Sarkar ([[Supriyo Dutta]]) deals in real estate as a cover, but is in fact a kidnapper and extortionist from Howrah who terrorizes the citizens and has the police on his payroll. Once Dibakar learns of Arjun's actions, he goes after him and kills Arjun's men one by one, including Arjun's younger brother.
Dibakar falls in love with Puja, a woman who is visiting her grandfather on vacation. She convinces Dibakar to fight the corruption in the police department and Arjun.


During the same time, Dibakar falls in love with Puja ([[Nusrat Jahan]]), a beautiful young girl who comes to the city to visit her grandfather on vacation. Dibakar is initially frustrated with the level of corruption in the police department and wants to quit, but Puja manages to instill the call of duty in him, telling him, "Fight or you will be a loser." Dibakar continues his hunt to bring down Arjun Sarkar with renewed vigor, and proves Arjun to be responsible for 62 kidnappings.
Dibakar is promoted to the head of an anti-kidnapping squad by the Home Minister. He conducts raids on Arjun's hideout and imprisons Arjun's brother Karna, who is innocent. To free his brother, Arjun plans to kidnap Puja's younger sister, Diya, but Dibakar foils the attempt by catching two of the kidnappers. One of the kidnappers confesses that they were hired by Arjun, providing Dibakar with the necessary evidence to prove Arjun's involvement in 62 kidnappings. Dibakar announces that two kidnappers were apprehended and the money was recovered and will be used as a government asset unless someone lays claim to it.  


Dibakar is promoted to the head of an anti-kidnapping squad by the Home Minister. He conducts raids on Arjun's hideouts, and imprisons Arjun's brother Karna under false allegations. To free his brother, Arjun plans to kidnap Puja's younger sister, Diya, but Dibakar foils the attempt by catching two of the kidnappers. Dibakar tricks one kidnapper into confessing that they were hired by Arjun to commit the crime. Dibakar gets the much-needed evidence to prove Arjun is behind all the kidnappings happening in the town. He announces in the press that two kidnappers have been arrested and the money was recovered. The money will be declared as government assets unless someone comes forward to claim it. Many people come forward to claim their stake in the ransom money. Finding himself on the verge of being exposed, Arjun plans to send one of his plants to lure Dibakar to his den and kill him. Dibakar uncovers the real intent of Arjun's plant, who comes to the police station to file a false report, by tracing her mobile phone records to Arjun. He goes to the meeting place along with one of his police officers in disguise and kills Ratan, Arjun's closest aide.
Almost exposed for his involvement, Arjun plans to lure Dibakar to his hideout to kill him. Dibakar, however, learns of Arjun's plan to have him killed and decides to go meet Arjun in disguise. There he kills Ratan, a close friend of Arjun. Then, Dibakar tells Arjun that Ratan has agreed to be a state witness against him. To prevent this from happening, Arjun sends someone to kill Ratan in the hospital. When Karna, the assassin, arrives at the hospital, he is killed by Dibakar while on the phone with Arjun. Angered by this, tries to kill Puja, who escapes with a bullet in her arm.  


Dibakar then informs Arjun that Ratan has agreed to be state witness against him. Arjun sends Karna to finish Ratan in the hospital. This is a trick played by Dibakar to force Arjun into committing something foolish. Dibakar kills Karna while Arjun is on the phone with him. This act angers Arjun, who swears to kill all of Dibakar's nearest and dearest. He attempts to kill Puja, but she escapes with a bullet-wound in her arm. Dibakar then reveals that his boss, the [[Deputy superintendent|DSP]] ([[Biplab Chatterjee]]), is Arjun's mole in the police department. Having been exposed, the DSP has no choice but to help Dibakar in exposing Arjun.
Dibakar exposes his superior, the [[Deputy superintendent|DSP]], as Arjun's mole in the police department. Having been exposed, the DSP is then forced into aiding Dibakar in exposing Arjun.


Arjun kidnaps the daughter of the Assam Home Minister and takes her to Jharkhand. Dibakar pursues him and kills Arjun.
Arjun kidnaps the daughter of the Assam Home Minister and takes her to Jharkhand. Dibakar pursues him and kills Arjun.


At the police ceremony to congratulate Dibakar, he announces that he has decided to return to his own village, saying that he has finished what he came to do in the city. Puja is shown accompanying him on this journey.
At a ceremony to honour Dibakar for his actions, Dibakar announces that he will return to his village and that he has finished what he set out to do in the city. Puja is shown accompanying him on this journey.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]] as Sub-Inspector Dibakar Singha
{{Cast listing|* [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]] as Dibakar "Diba" Singha, Head of Anti-Kidnapping Task Force of [[West Bengal Police|WB Police]] (formerly OC of [[Hridaypur]]
* [[Nusrat Jahan]] as Puja
* [[Nusrat Jahan]] as Puja Chowdhury, Dibakar's love interest
* [[Supriyo Dutta]] as real estate agent and kidnapping head Arjun Sarkar, who tends himself to rule in [[Howrah]] supported by politicians
* [[Supriyo Dutta]] as Arjun Sarkar, a real estate agent and kidnapping head based in [[Howrah]]
* [[Saayoni Ghosh]] as Puja's sister
* [[Dipankar De]] as Sudhakar Singha, Dibakar's father
* [[Dipankar De]] as Sudhakar Singha
* [[Biswajit Chakraborty]] as Mahendra Chowdhury, Puja's father
* Raja Dutta as Karna Sarkar
* Swagata Basu as Puja's mother
* [[Biplab Chatterjee]] as DSP
* [[Saayoni Ghosh]] as Diya, Puja's sister
* [[Kharaj Mukherjee]] as Bhajan Babu
* [[Biplab Chatterjee]] as [[Deputy Superintendent of Police|DSP]] Anup Chatterjee
* [[Biswajit Chakraborty]] as Mahendra Chowdhury (Puja's father)
* [[Kharaj Mukherjee]] as [[Sub Inspector|SI]] Bhajan Samanta
* [[Haradhan Bandopadhyay]] as Puja's grandfather
* [[Rabiranjan Maitra|Rabi Ranjan Maitra]] as [[Assistant Commissioner of Police|ACP]] Pranab Basu
* [[Pradip Mukherjee]] as a businessman
*Raja Dutta as Karna Sarkar, Arjun's younger brother
* [[Raj Chakraborty]] in a cameo appearance
* [[Pradip Mukherjee]] as Bibhash Basak, an [[Non resident Indian|NRI]] businessman
* Padmanabha Dasgupta as Dayal Khashnobish, Arjun's lawyer
* Pradip Dhar as Arjun's henchman
* Somnath Kar as Arjun's henchman
* Subrata Guha Roy as Giridhari, Arjun's rival
* Subhomoy Chatterjee as the goat owner
* Abhimanyu Mukherjee as Arjun's henchman
* Vascar Dev as SI Subrata, Dibakar's colleague
* [[Rocky Rajesh]] as Yoginder Yadav, a gangster based in [[Jharkhand]]


==Music==
=== Special appearances ===
* [[Raj Chakraborty]] as himself
* [[Haradhan Bandopadhyay]] as Ramendra Chowdhury, Puja's grandfather
* [[Debika Mitra]] as Dibakar's mother}}
==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
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| name         = Shotru
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The music of the film is composed by [[Indradeep Dasgupta]], with lyrics by [[Srijato]].
{{Soundtrack
 
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| extra1          = [[Rupam Islam]]
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| length2       = 2:47
| length2         = 05:37
| lyrics2      = Srijato
| title3          = Rakhe hori
| music2        = Indraadip Dasgupta
| extra3          = [[Javed Ali]]
| extra2        = [[Javed Ali]]<br />[[Soham Chakraborty (singer)|Soham Chakraborty]]
| lyrics3        =  
| title3        = Aye Khuda
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| length3       = 3:41
| title4          = Janina kobe
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| music3        = Indraadip Dasgupta
| lyrics4        =  
| extra3        = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]<br />Shahdab Hussain<br />[[Altamash]]
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| title4        = Janina Kobe Dekha Hobe
| title5          = Jwaliye Puriye
| length4       = 4:16
| extra5          = [[Timir Biswas|Timir]], [[June Banerjee]]
| lyrics4      = Srijato
| lyrics5        =  
| music4        = Indraadip Dasgupta
| length5         = 04:20
| extra4        = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]<br />[[Anwesshaa]]
| title6          = Ore Oh Baul Mon
| title5        = Jwaliye Puriye Debo Ghum Uriye
| extra6          = [[Monali Thakur]], [[Soham]], [[Javed Ali]]
| length5       = 4:12
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| lyrics5      = Srijato
| length6        = 05:00
| music5        = Indraadip Dasgupta
| extra5        = [[June Banerjee]]<br />[[Timir Biswas]]
}}
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==Box office==
== Cancelled sequel ==
The film was critically acclaimed by critics and was declared a 'Superhit' at Box Office. The dialogue from Jeet's Dibakar Singha, "''Ami kono Ishwar noi je chere debo aar Rakshosh noy je mere debo. Ami holam Police... saala chara aar maarar majhkhane lotke rekhe debo''" (I am neither a God who will release nor a monster who will kill. I am Police... I will hang you scoundrel between releasing and killing.) became very popular among the audience.
In June 2018, it was revealed that [[Raj Chakraborty]] is going to collaborate with [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]] for ''Jeet 50'' after [[Abhimaan (2016 film)|''Abhimaan'']] (2016). Rumours reported it to be the sequel of ''Shotru'', in which [[Subhashree Ganguly]] was being approached as Puja, replacing [[Nusrat Jahan]] as she rejected the role. Then in an interview, Chakraborty revealed that there were no plans of making ''Shotru 2''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-06-08 |title=Jeet and Subhashree Ganguly to team up for ‘Shotru 2’? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/naga-chaitanya-launches-sumanth-akkineni-starrer-subrahmanyapuram/articleshow/64506809.cms |access-date=2024-07-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> without a true story that would reflect the core plot, where the previous film was itself based on true events. But he also told that his collaboration with Jeet would be itself a standalone project. Later, the film was announced to be Jeet's 50th film under the title ''[[Shesh Theke Shuru]]'' (2019) and released on the occasion of [[Eid al-Fitr|Eid]] 2019.
 
==World television premiere==
The film had its world television premiere on [[Zee Bangla]] on 25 March 2012 on 7:00 pm I.S.T.


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
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* {{IMDb title|1954818}}


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Shotru
Theatrical Poster of Shotru
Directed byRaj Chakraborty
Produced byAshok Dhanuka
Screenplay byPadmanabha Dasgupta
Raj Chakraborty
Dialogues byAbhimanyu Mukherjee
Story byRaj Chakraborty
StarringJeet
Nusrat Jahan
Supriyo Dutta
Biswajit Chakraborty
Dipankar De
Biplab Chatterjee
Saayoni Ghosh
Music byIndraadip Dasgupta[1]
CinematographyP. Selvakumar
Edited byRabi Ranjan Maitra
Production
company
Distributed byEskay Movies
Release date
  • 3 June 2011 (2011-06-03)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Shotru (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. ; English: Enemy) is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language action crime film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty.[2] Produced by Ashok Dhanuka under the banner of Eskay Movies.It stars Jeet, Supriyo Dutta and Nusrat Jahan in lead roles,[3][4] while Kharaj Mukherjee, Dipankar De, Biswajit Chakraborty, Saayoni Ghosh, Raja Dutta and Biplab Chatterjee played other pivotal roles. It is a remake of the 2010 tamil movie Singam. It marks the debut of Nusrat Jahan.[5] The soundtrack and background score was composed by Indraadip Dasgupta, with screenplay and dialogues written by Padmanabha Dasgupta and Abhimanyu Mukherjee.[6]

Clashing with Dev and Koel Mallick starrer Paglu, it was an all time blockbuster at the box office, with a successful run of over 210 days in theatres. It received positive reviews from critics. Critics appreciated the social messages and portrayals with Jeet and Dutta's performance and stylized action sequences which plays a very pivotal role in this film.

Shotru marks the 2nd collaboration between Jeet and Raj Chakraborty. The signature dialogue of Jeet in the film, "Ami kono ishwar noi je chhere debo aar rakshas noi je mere debo, ami holam police, saala chhara aar marar majhkhane lotke rekhe debo" (Neither I am the god that you will be forgiven nor a monster that you will be killed, I am a police, will hang you scoundrel between forgiving and killing), became memorable among the masses. It was later dubbed into Hindi as Ek Policewale Ki Taaqat.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Dibakar Singha is a police sub-inspector from Hridaypur, working in the city of Howrah. Arjun Sarkar uses a job as a real estate agent to cover for crimes, including kidnapping and extortion, getting police. Dibakar learns of his crimes and decides to try and kill him.

Dibakar falls in love with Puja, a woman who is visiting her grandfather on vacation. She convinces Dibakar to fight the corruption in the police department and Arjun.

Dibakar is promoted to the head of an anti-kidnapping squad by the Home Minister. He conducts raids on Arjun's hideout and imprisons Arjun's brother Karna, who is innocent. To free his brother, Arjun plans to kidnap Puja's younger sister, Diya, but Dibakar foils the attempt by catching two of the kidnappers. One of the kidnappers confesses that they were hired by Arjun, providing Dibakar with the necessary evidence to prove Arjun's involvement in 62 kidnappings. Dibakar announces that two kidnappers were apprehended and the money was recovered and will be used as a government asset unless someone lays claim to it.

Almost exposed for his involvement, Arjun plans to lure Dibakar to his hideout to kill him. Dibakar, however, learns of Arjun's plan to have him killed and decides to go meet Arjun in disguise. There he kills Ratan, a close friend of Arjun. Then, Dibakar tells Arjun that Ratan has agreed to be a state witness against him. To prevent this from happening, Arjun sends someone to kill Ratan in the hospital. When Karna, the assassin, arrives at the hospital, he is killed by Dibakar while on the phone with Arjun. Angered by this, tries to kill Puja, who escapes with a bullet in her arm.

Dibakar exposes his superior, the DSP, as Arjun's mole in the police department. Having been exposed, the DSP is then forced into aiding Dibakar in exposing Arjun.

Arjun kidnaps the daughter of the Assam Home Minister and takes her to Jharkhand. Dibakar pursues him and kills Arjun.

At a ceremony to honour Dibakar for his actions, Dibakar announces that he will return to his village and that he has finished what he set out to do in the city. Puja is shown accompanying him on this journey.

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Jeet as Dibakar "Diba" Singha, Head of Anti-Kidnapping Task Force of WB Police (formerly OC of Hridaypur
  • Nusrat Jahan as Puja Chowdhury, Dibakar's love interest
  • Supriyo Dutta as Arjun Sarkar, a real estate agent and kidnapping head based in Howrah
  • Dipankar De as Sudhakar Singha, Dibakar's father
  • Biswajit Chakraborty as Mahendra Chowdhury, Puja's father
  • Swagata Basu as Puja's mother
  • Saayoni Ghosh as Diya, Puja's sister
  • Biplab Chatterjee as DSP Anup Chatterjee
  • Kharaj Mukherjee as SI Bhajan Samanta
  • Rabi Ranjan Maitra as ACP Pranab Basu
  • Raja Dutta as Karna Sarkar, Arjun's younger brother
  • Pradip Mukherjee as Bibhash Basak, an NRI businessman
  • Padmanabha Dasgupta as Dayal Khashnobish, Arjun's lawyer
  • Pradip Dhar as Arjun's henchman
  • Somnath Kar as Arjun's henchman
  • Subrata Guha Roy as Giridhari, Arjun's rival
  • Subhomoy Chatterjee as the goat owner
  • Abhimanyu Mukherjee as Arjun's henchman
  • Vascar Dev as SI Subrata, Dibakar's colleague
  • Rocky Rajesh as Yoginder Yadav, a gangster based in Jharkhand

Special appearances

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Shotru
Soundtrack album by
Indraadip Dasgupta
Released3 June 2011
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageBengali
LabelEskay Movies
ProducerAshok Dhanuka
Indraadip Dasgupta chronology
Le Chakka
(2010) 		Shotru
(2011) 		Fighter
(2011)
Singles from Shotru
  1. "Shotru title track (Om Bhur Bhuva Swaha)"
  2. "Rakhe Hori Ke Maare"
  3. "Aye Khuda"
  4. "Jani Na Kobe Dekha Hobe"
  5. "Jwaliye Puriye Debo Ghum Uriye"

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Cancelled sequel[edit | edit source]

In June 2018, it was revealed that Raj Chakraborty is going to collaborate with Jeet for Jeet 50 after Abhimaan (2016). Rumours reported it to be the sequel of Shotru, in which Subhashree Ganguly was being approached as Puja, replacing Nusrat Jahan as she rejected the role. Then in an interview, Chakraborty revealed that there were no plans of making Shotru 2[7] without a true story that would reflect the core plot, where the previous film was itself based on true events. But he also told that his collaboration with Jeet would be itself a standalone project. Later, the film was announced to be Jeet's 50th film under the title Shesh Theke Shuru (2019) and released on the occasion of Eid 2019.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Indraadip Das Gupta is now working on the background score of "Shotru"".
  2. ↑ "Ek Policewale Ki Taaqat". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Shatru (2011) | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "ShatruUA". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Abir and birthday girl Nusrat talk about Asur". Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tollywood Hero JEET in Raj Chakraborty's SHATRU". Dhoperchop.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Jeet and Subhashree Ganguly to team up for 'Shotru 2'?". The Times of India. 8 June 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

External links[edit | edit source]

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