| Shotru | |
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_poster.jpg) Theatrical Poster of Shotru | |
| Directed by | Raj Chakraborty |
| Screenplay by | Padmanabha Dasgupta Raj Chakraborty |
| Dialogues by | Abhimanyu Mukherjee |
| Story by | Raj Chakraborty |
| Produced by | Ashok Dhanuka |
| Starring | Jeet Nusrat Jahan Supriyo Dutta Biswajit Chakraborty Dipankar De Biplab Chatterjee Saayoni Ghosh |
| Cinematography | P. Selvakumar |
| Edited by | Rabi Ranjan Maitra |
| Music by | Indraadip Dasgupta[1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eskay Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 166 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Shotru (Bengali: শত্রু ; English: Enemy) is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty.[2] The film was produced by Ashok Dhanuka under the banner of Eskay Movies. The movie is a remake of 2010 Tamil movie Singam.[3] It stars Jeet, Supriyo Dutta and Nusrat Jahan in lead roles,[4][5] while Kharaj Mukherjee, Dipankar De, Biswajit Chakraborty, Saayoni Ghosh, Raja Dutta and Biplab Chatterjee played other pivotal roles. It marks the debut of Nusrat Jahan.[6] The soundtrack and background score was composed by Indraadip Dasgupta, with screenplay and dialogues written by Padmanabha Dasgupta and Abhimanyu Mukherjee.
Clashing with Dev and Koel Mallick starrer Paglu (2011), it was an all time blockbuster at the box office, with a successful run of over 210 days in theatres. It received positive reviews from critics. Critics appreciated the social messages and portrayals with Jeet and Dutta's performance and stylized action sequences which plays a very pivotal role in this film.
Shotru marks the 2nd collaboration between Jeet and Raj Chakraborty. The signature dialogue of Jeet in the film, "Ami kono ishwar noi je chhere debo aar rakshas noi je mere debo, ami holam police, saala chhara aar marar majhkhane lotke rekhe debo" (Neither I am the god that you will be forgiven nor a monster that you will be killed, I am a police, will hang you scoundrel between forgiving and killing), became memorable among the masses. It was later dubbed into Hindi as 'Ek Policewale Ki Taaqat'.
- ^ "Indraadip Das Gupta is now working on the background score of "Shotru"".
- ^ "Ek Policewale Ki Taaqat". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Tollywood Hero JEET in Raj Chakraborty's SHATRU Bengali Movie Remake of SINGAM Tamil Hit". Dhoperchop.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Shatru (2011) | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "ShatruUA". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Abir and birthday girl Nusrat talk about Asur". Retrieved 19 June 2024.