Shakeela

Dec 25, 2020

2h 6m

★ 6.2

Not a Porn Star

Overview

A biopic based on the life of adult movie star Shakeela, who ruled the South Indian film industry for over two decades and starred in many controversial and bold films.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Sammys Magic Cinema

Yoddhas Entertainment

Shakeela Trailers

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Cast

Shakeela

Richa Chadha

Salim

Pankaj Tripathi

Rajeev Ravindranathan

Silk Smitha

Sheeva Rana

Suhana

Ester Noronha

Rajeev Pillai

Young Shakeela

Kajol Chugh

Vicky Kadian

Saurabh Soni

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