''Shikar'' () is a 1968 Hindi

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produced and directed by Atma Ram. The film is a murder mystery that became a box office hit and its songs were also big hits. It stars

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, Asha Parekh, Sanjeev Kumar,

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, Rehman, Johnny Walker, Bela Bose, Ramesh Deo in pivotal roles. The music of the film was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and its songs were penned by

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won the Filmfare award for best Female Playback singer, for the Arabic tuned song ''"Parde Mein Rehne Do'', while

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and

sang the duet song ''"Jabse Laagi Tose Najariya"''.

Plot

Manager Ajay Singh finds out that a man by the name of Naresh is murdered and informs police inspector Rai, but all the evidence is tampered with at the crime scene and as a result the murderer becomes difficult to trace. From here on, Ajay's life takes a new turn in trying to find the culprit who has murdered Naresh. In the process he meets a young woman, Kiran, whom Ajay had seen at the murder spot with the murder weapon. She is the daughter of a respectable person. Next time he sees her at the stage dancing on ,'parde me rahne do parda na uthaao' and she has some crucial evidence that might lead Ajay to the culprit who has murdered alcoholic and womanizer Naresh.

Cast

as Ajay Singh * Asha Parekh as Kiran * Sanjeev Kumar as Inspector Rai *

as Veera * Rehman as Sharma * Johnny Walker as Teju * Bela Bose as Mahua * Ramesh Deo as Naresh Mathur * Manmohan as Robby *

Shyam Kumar Shyam Kumar (born M. Shyam Kumar) was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Kerala. He was born in Tellicherry. Kumar made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1 ...

as Mahua's Father

Soundtrack

Music by Shankar-Jaikishan, lyrics by

Awards and nominations

*1969

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1st Filmfare Awards 1953
/ref> :* Best Supporting Actor - ''Won'' - Sanjeev Kumar :* Best Female Playback Singer - ''Won'' -

singing "Parde Mein Rahne Do" :* Best Comedian - ''Won'' - Johnny Walker :* Best Sound Design - ''Won'' - P. Thakkersey :* Best Supporting Actress - ''Nominated'' -

Atmaram was Gurudutt's younger brother.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0148841, Shikar 1968 films 1960s Hindi-language films Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan