Shakeela (film)

Shakeela is a 2020 an Indian Hindi-language biographical film written and directed by Indrajit Lankesh.^[1] The film stars Richa Chadda as the eponymous adult star of 1990s who acted in adult films in several Indian languages,^[2] with Pankaj Tripathi and Rajeev Pillai in supporting roles.^[3] The film has been produced by Sammy Nanwani and Sahil Nanwani.^[4] Shakeela was released on 25 December 2020 in theatres.^[5]

Shakeela
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Indrajit Lankesh
Written by	Indrajit Lankesh
Produced by	Sammy Nanwani Sahil Nanwani
Starring	Richa Chadda Pankaj Tripathi Rajeev Pillai
Cinematography	Santosh Rai Pathaje
Edited by	Ballu Saluja
Music by	Veer Samarth Meet Bros
Production company	Sammy's Magic Cinema Motion Picture Production
Distributed by	UFO Moviez
Release date	25 December 2020 (2020-12-25)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Cast

• Richa Chadda as Shakeela
• Pankaj Tripathi as Superstar Salim
• Rajeev Pillai as Arjun
• Ester Noronha as Suhana
• Kajol Chugh as Young Shakeela
• Sheeva Rana as Silk Smitha
• Ahaana Kochar as Ahaana
• Suchendra Prasad as si aarumugam
• Valerian Menezes as a director of Salim

Production

 

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

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

Shakeela
Soundtrack album by Veer Samarth and Meet Bros
Released	24 December 2020 (All languages)^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
Recorded	2019
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	10:06 (Hindi) 10:10 (Malayalam, Tamil), (Telugu), (Kannada)
Language	Hindi Malayalam Tamil Telugu Kannada
Label	Zee 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 (original)

Track listing

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

Track list Malayalam

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Neeyenn Anandham"	Rajeev Alunkal	Veer Samarth	Nivas	3:31
2.	"Taara"	Rajeev Alunkal, Saheb Khan	Veer Samarth	Nincy Vincent	3:21
3.	"Love Me"	Rajeev Alunkal, Dhanasekar	Meet Bros	Nincy Vincent	3:18
Total length:					10:10

Track list Tamil

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mazhai Saavalai"	Rajesh Malarvannan	Veer Samarth	Nivas	3:31
2.	"Thennai"	Rajesh Malarvannan	Veer Samarth	Nancy Vincent	3:21
3.	"Love Me"	Rajesh Malarvannan	Meet Bros	Rita	3:18
Total length:					10:10

Track list Telugu

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Neene Neelona"	Rajshri Sudhakar	Veer Samarth	Nivas	3:31
2.	"Taaza"	Rajshri Sudhakar	Veer Samarth	Nancy Vincent	3:21
3.	"Love Me"	Rajshri Sudhakar	Meet Bros	Rita	3:18
Total length:					10:10

Track list Kannada

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Hawamaanakke"	Jayanth Kaikini	Veer Samarth	Keshav Kumar	3:31
2.	"Taaza"	Veeresh MP	Veer Samarth	Aishwarya Rangarajan, Veer Samarth, Saheb Khan	3:21
3.	"Love Me"	Krishna Ritti	Meet Bros	Aishwarya Rangarajan	3:18
Total length:					10:10

References

1. "Shakeela lauds her biopic that stars Richa Chadha". The Times of India. 31 December 2020.
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". The Times of India.
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". The Times of India. 23 April 2021.
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. 18 December 2020.
13. "Shakeela (Malayalam) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn. 18 December 2020.
14. "Shakeela (Tamil) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn. 18 December 2020.
15. "Shakeela (Telugu) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn. 18 December 2020.
16. "Shakeela (Kannada) - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn. 18 December 2020.

External links

• Shakeela at IMDb  
• Shakeela on Bollywood Hungama