Shikari (2016 film)
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Shi kari
Shikari Second Theatrical Poster.jpeg
Theatrical Poster
Directed by Joydeep Mukherjee
Produced by Abdul Aziz
Himanshu Dhanuka
Screenplay by Pele Bhattacharya
Abdullah Zahir Babu
Story by Pele Bhattacharya
Abdullah Zahir Babu
Starring
Shakib Khan
Srabanti Chatterjee
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
Rahul Dev
Amit Hasan
Music by Indradeep Dasgupta
Lyrics:
Prosen
Cinematography Tuban
Edited by Somnath Dey
Production
company
Jaaz Multimedia
Eskay Movies
Distributed by Jaaz Multimedia
Eskay Movies
Release date
July 7, 2016 (Bangladesh)
August 12, 2016 (Worldwide)
[1]
Running time
160 Minutes
Country Bangladesh
India
Language Bengali
Budget ৳4.05 crore[2]
Shikari (English: Hunter)[3][4] is a 2016 Bangladesh-India joint venture action thriller drama film directed by Joydeep Mukherjee and Zakir Hossain Simanto.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] It became the highest-grossing Bengali film of 2016.[clarification needed][9][10] Shakib Khan won his eight Meril Prothom Alo Awards for this film.[11]
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