''Shikari'' (), also known as ''Shikari: The Hunter'' in India and ''Po Zakonu Dzhungley'' (По закону джунглей, ''The Law of the Jungle'') in the

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, is a 1991 film, jointly directed by

Umesh Mehra Umesh Mehra is an Indian film director and producer. He was prominent in the 1980s and 1990s. His notable films include '' Alibaba Aur 40 Chor'' (1980), '' Sohni Mahiwal'' (1984) and Vardi (1989). He directed Akshay Kumar in three films in the ...

and Latif Faiziyev, mostly shot in

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, starring

Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, film producer, screenwriter, entrepreneur and politician who predominantly works in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. In a career spa ...

, Irina Kushnareva,

Varsha Usgaonkar Varsha Usgaonkar (born 28 February 1968) is an Indian actress, model, singer and television personality. Referred to as the "Wonder girl of Marathi cinema," she has appeared in over 100 Marathi and Hindi films. She is regarded as one of the m ...

Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He was notable in Indian parallel cinema and has starred in various international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfa ...

, and

Amrish Puri Amrish Puri (22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was an Indian actor, who was one of the most notable and important figures in Cinema of India, Indian cinema and Theatre of India, theatre. He acted in more than 450 films, established himsel ...

Plot

''Shikari'' is the story of Shankar (

), who earns his living by doing road shows along with Chanchal. Shankar happens to see a circus poster featuring Natasha (Irina Kushnareva) and begins to dream of working with her. By chance Shankar receives an offer to work in a Russian circus troupe where Natasha is also employed.

Cast

as Adarsh Kumar / Fakira *

as Shankar Kumar *

Irina Kushnareva Irina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace. It ...

as Natasha *

as Chanchal *

Vinod Mehra Vinod Mehra (13 February 1945 – 30 October 1990) was an Indian actor in Bollywood, Hindi films. He started out as a child actor in the mid 1950s before starting his film career as an adult in 1971. He acted in over 100 films from the 1970s thr ...

as Chanchal's Father *

Gulshan Grover Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and film producer who has appeared in over 100 films. He is popularly known as the "Bad Man" of Hindi cinema because of his ability to create an impact with his negative roles in films. ...

as Bob *

as Nahar Singh *

Dara Singh Dara Singh Randhawa (born Deedar Singh Randhawa; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, director and politician. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha ...

as Bajrangi *

Anjana Mumtaz Anjana Mumtaz (born 4 January 1941) is an Indian actress, who is known for her supporting roles in over a hundred Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati-language films. Born as Anjana Manjrekar, she married Sajid Mumtaz, an Air India official. Her son ...

as Mrs. Bajrangi * Amrit Pal as Hari Singh *

Achyut Potdar Achyut Potdar (born 22 August 1934), also simply known as Achyut, is an Indian actor who has worked in over 125 Bollywood films. In addition to film, Potdar has appeared in 95 serials, 26 plays and 45 ads. Early life and education He was bor ...

as Raja Sahib *

Rucha Gujrati Rucha Gujarathi (born 1982/1983) is an Indian Bollywood, television actress and model. She has acted in several Bollywood movies, soap operas, music albums and reality shows. She also acted as a child artist in several movies. She is best reme ...

as Young Chanchal * Ali Asgar as Young Adarsh/Fakira * Master Bunty as Young Shankar * Makhmud Ismilov as Makhham

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Anu Malik Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer. He is the recipient of a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film ...

and the lyrics were written by

Anand Bakshi Anand Bakshi (21 July 1930 – 30 March 2002) was an Indian poet and lyricist. He won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist 4 times during his career. He wrote over 6000 film songs in more than 300 films. Early life Anand Bakshi (Bakshi Anand Pr ...

References

External links

* 1991 films 1990s Hindi-language films 1990s Indian films Films scored by Anu Malik Films shot in Russia Indian multilingual films Soviet multilingual films 1990s Russian films 1990s Russian-language films Russian-language action films Films directed by Umesh Mehra Indian action films Soviet action films {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub