Shaukeen

{{short description|1982 film by Basu Chatterjee}}

{{About|the 1982 film|the 2014 film|The Shaukeens}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Shaukeeen

| image = Shaukeen.jpg

| caption =

| director = Basu Chatterjee

| producer = Devika Mitar

| writer = Samaresh Basu

| screenplay = Basu Chatterjee

| starring = Ashok Kumar
Utpal Dutt
A.K. Hangal
Mithun Chakraborty
Rati Agnihotri

| music = R.D.Burman
Yogesh (lyrics)

| cinematography =

| editing =

| studio = Senmit Movie Visuals

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1982|04|16}}

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| country = India

| language = Hindi

| budget =

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Shaukeen ({{translation|Enthusiast}}) is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee based on story Ram Nam Kewalam by Samaresh Basu.{{Cite web |title=Shaukeen (1981) |url=https://indiancine.ma/WCQ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Indiancine.ma}}{{Cite book |last1=Gulazāra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&dq=shaukeen+Samaresh+Basu&pg=PA337 |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |last2=Nihalani |first2=Govind |last3=Chatterjee |first3=Saibal |date=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |language=en}} The movie stars Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, A.K. Hangal, Rati Agnihotri and Mithun Chakraborty.{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=2014-11-07 |title='The Shaukeens' review: Three dirty old men meet their match in Akshay Kumar |url=https://scroll.in/reel/687701/the-shaukeens-review-three-dirty-old-men-meet-their-match-in-akshay-kumar |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Basu Chatterjee: The God of small films |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/basu-chatterjee-the-god-of-small-films-41347.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=filmfare.com |language=en}}

Basu Chaterjee loved the song Nitol Paye Rinik Jhinik sung and composed by S. D. Burman since childhood and requested S.D.'s son R. D. Burman to compose song Jab Bhi Koi using same tune in the film. The movie based on the story of Samaresh Basu{{Cite web|date=2019-12-11|title=Samaresh Basu Birth Anniversary: Here Are 5 Films Based on His Novels|url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/samaresh-basu-birth-anniversary-here-are-5-films-based-on-his-novels-2419565.html|access-date=2021-12-26|website=News18}} and was loosely based on the 1962 American movie Boys' Night Out.