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Shikari (1963)

Mohd Hussain

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Release Date1963
GenreSci-fi, Action
FormatB-W
LanguageHindi
Run Time139 mins
Length4619.01 metres
Gauge35mm
Censor RatingU
Censor Certificate NumberU-15053-MUM
Shooting LocationModern Studio, Rooptara Studio, Guru Dutt Studio

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The prime question in the world today is whether Science is meant for the betterment of mankind or its destruction.

"Shikari" is the story of such a mad scientist who establishes a laboratory in the distant jungle of South India. Here he turns a Malayan Gorilla into a twenty feet monster. The gorilla, also called "Otango", starts a reign of terror in the surrounding villages.

Just then, a scientist from Bombay, accompanied by circus party, arrives in these jungles, helped by Ajit, the local hunter.

How this Safari faces the hazards of the jungle? How they escape from the clutches of the mad scientist and how Otango meets his doom, is a great big adventure, called "SHIKARI".

(From the official press booklet)