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2020 · Hindi · 2h 06m · Drama, Romance · CBFC A
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Weak
4 reviews · provisional
34
1 mixed3 weak
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Summary

Shakeela (2020, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 34 from 4 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on Tubi Tv in the US.

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.

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Directed by Indrajit Lankesh · written by Indrajit Lankesh & Rohan A. Bajaj & Sunil Kumar Agarwal · music Manmeet Singh & Veer Samarth & Harmeet Singh

Summary

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.

Shakeela (2020, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 34 from 4 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on Tubi Tv in the US.

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What the critics said

4 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Ronak Kotecha · 24 Dec 2020
Shakeela Movie Review: An underwhelming portrayal of an inspiring real story Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5 Filmi’s reading 48
50
Vivek M.V. · 25 Dec 2020
'Shakeela' movie review: A wasted opportunity Read it there →
Published · 2/5 Filmi’s reading 32
40
Shilajit Mitra · 25 Dec 2020
The critic finds this a shallow, contrived biopic that undercuts its own subject by moralising against the adult cinema it claims to celebrate,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Published · 1.5/5 Filmi’s reading 28
30
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 4 readings; 3 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Shakeela: quick answers

Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.

Where can I watch Shakeela?

Shakeela is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India), ShemarooMe (India), Vi Movies and TV (India), Tubi Tv (the US, the UK and Canada) and Hoopla (the US and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Shakeela?

Shakeela has a Filmi Score of 34 (Weak), the mean of 4 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 28 (Bollywood Hungama) to 48 (Times of India). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.

What readers say

The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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