Shikari (2016 film)
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| Directed by | Joydeep Mukherjee |
| Produced by | Abdul Aziz Himanshu Dhanuka |
| Screenplay by | Pele Bhattacharya Abdullah Zahir Babu |
| Story by | Pele Bhattacharya Abdullah Zahir Babu |
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Indradeep Dasgupta Lyrics: Prosen |
| Cinematography | Tuban |
| Edited by | Somnath Dey |
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Jaaz Multimedia Eskay Movies |
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Running time
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160 Minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | ৳4.05 crore |
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| Soundtrack album by Indradeep Dasgupta | ||
| Released | 16 June 2016 | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |
| Language | Bengali | |
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Jaaz Music Eskay Music |
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| Singles from Shikari: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||
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Shikari (English: Hunter) is a 2016 Bangladesh-India joint venture action thriller drama film directed by Joydeep Mukherjee and Zakir Hossain Simanto. Produced by Abdul Aziz and Himanshu Dhanuka under the Jaaz Multimedia and Eskay Movies banners, and stars Shakib Khan, Srabanti Chatterjee, Rahul Dev and Sabyasachi Chakrabarty in pivotal roles and centers around Khan, a disguised professional assassin with mysterious past, tasked with assassinating a top government official. The film also features Amit Hasan, Kharaj Mukherjee, and Shupriyo Dutta in supporting roles. It is an official remake of the 2009 Tamil movie Aadhavan which was itself inspired from the 1990 Malayalam movie His Highness Abdullah. The soundtrack album and background score of the film was composed by Indradeep Dasgupta.
A collaborative Jaaz-Eskay project involving Khan was first reported during mid 2014. However, the project was later shelved due to unavailability of actor. Due to numerous media reports, the film was originally planned to be a multi-starrer film. Jaaz Multimedia intended to begin production of the film again after revisions in the script of the film. The production was officially announced by Jaaz Multimedia in January 2016, and Zakir Hossain Simanto and Joydip Mukherjee was hired as directors. The film is produced by Abdul Aziz, his production Jaaz Multimedia funded approximately 70% of the film's budget while Eskay Movies funded the rest. A few percent of the film and songs were shot in London, UK. The film was released in Bangladesh on 7 July 2016. It became the highest-grossing Bengali film of 2016.
Sultan (Shakib Khan) is a professional assassin who had run away from home in his childhood after being convicted of attempting to murder his father. Rahul Dev, an influential child trafficker hires Sultan to kill prominent Judge Rudro Chowdhury (Sabyasachi Chatterjee), since he is handling the inquiry and verdict on Rahul Dev's child trafficking case in Kolkata. Sultan arrives in Kolkata and attempts to murder Judge Chowdhury by sniping, but misfires due to large crowd and media around the Judge. The West Bengal police force chases after him, but ultimately fails to catch him. After Rahul Dev insults him for his inability, Sultan is angry with himself, and vows to kill Judge Chowdhury within ten days.
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