Shakeela (film)

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Shakeela
File:Shakeela film poster.jpg
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
  • Malayalam
  • Tamil
  • Telugu
  • Kannada

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 Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India who acted In Malayalam, Telugu ,Tamil 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]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

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] Though the posters and few glimpses were out in 2018 and 2019 by Shakeela team.

Release[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Track listing
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Woh Lamha"  Vishal Mishra 3:27
2. "Taaza"  Prakriti Kakar, Veer Samarth, Saheb Khan 3:21
3. "Tera Ishq Satave"  Khushboo Grewal, Meet Bros 3:18
Total length:
10:06

Track list Malayalam[edit]

Track listing
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Neeyenn Anandham"  Nivas 3:31
2. "Taara"  Nincy Vincent 3:21
3. "Love Me"  Nincy Vincent 3:18
Total length:
10:10

Track list Tamil[edit]

Track listing
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Mazhai Saavalai"  Nivas 3:31
2. "Thennai"  Nancy Vincent 3:21
3. "Love Me"  Rita 3:18
Total length:
10:10

Track list Telugu[edit]

Track listing
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Neene Neelona"  Nivas 3:31
2. "Taaza"  Nancy Vincent 3:21
3. "Love Me"  Rita 3:18
Total length:
10:10

Track list Kannada[edit]

Track listing
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Hawamaanakke"  Keshav Kumar 3:31
2. "Taaza"  Aishwarya Rangarajan, Veer Samarth, Saheb Khan 3:21
3. "Love Me"  Aishwarya Rangarajan 3:18
Total length:
10:10

References[edit]

  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. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  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. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. "Richa Chadha says Shakeela biopic highlights lesser-known facts about adult star: 'She hired a body double to do her scenes'". 24 December 2020.
  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. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  10. Pereira, Karen (7 December 2020). "'Shakeela' Film: Here's what the adult film actress said about Richa Chadha and the trailer". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  11. "Leaked online! Shakeela is out on video sharing sites within a day of its release". The Times of India. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  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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