The Shaukeens (2014)

Directed by

Abhishek Sharma

Genre

comedy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

6

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three older friends go to Mauritius to chase their fantasies. They encounter a young woman and a celebrity, leading to humorous situations.

comediclightheartedplayfulescapistupbeatquirkysatirical

What happens

The Shaukeens (transl. The enthusiasts) is a 2014 Indian comedy film directed by Abhishek Sharma. A remake of the 1982 film Shoukheen directed by Basu Chatterjee and starring Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, A. K. Hangal, Rati Agnihotri, and Mithun Chakraborty, the film stars Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra, and Lisa Haydon in the lead roles, while Akshay Kumar is a fictionalized version of himself in an extended cameo. Agnihotri plays a different, supporting role as the only actress to appear in both films, while Suparna Marwah, Gaurav Gera, Subrat Dutta and Manoj Joshi star in additional roles. Partly shot in Mauritius, The Shaukeens was released on 7 November 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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