Shikara (2020 film)

Shikara (2020 film)

Cast

Aadil Khan as Shiv Kumar Dhar

Sadia as Shanti Dhar

Zamir Ashai as Khursheed Hassan Lone

Zain Khan Durrani as Lateef Lone

Priyanshu Chatterjee as Naveen

Vinay Raina as Shiv's Father

Sharman Joshi as Shanti’s Brother

Bhavana Chauhan as Arti

Ashwin Dhar as Mohanlal

Farid Azad Khan as Rehmana

Saghar Sehrai as Haji Sahab

Mushtaq Kak as Masood Sahab

Anjana Sood as Shiv's mother

Faiyaz Dilbar as Shanti's father

Shahid Lateef as Yunus

Ajay Kaul as Manoharlal Kaul

Rahul Kilam as Raina's Son

Ravi Braroo as Raina Sahab

Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Distributed by Fox Star Studios

Release date 7 February 2020

Shikara  Movie Trailer

Short Description

Shikara is the story of resilience in the face of insurmountable odds. It's also the story of a love that remains un-extinguished through 30 years of exile. A timeless love story in the worst of times.

The setting is late 80s and the communal tension in the picturesque valley of Kashmir is increasing at an alarming rate with every passing day. Yet, literature enthusiast Shiv and his docile and demure wife Shanti are convinced that they are safe in the neighborhood they have called home for decades now. But, as years pass by, the intensity of widespread religious violence surpasses the supposition of the couple and that of thousands of other Kashmiri Pandits, and then, they are struck with the horrific exodus of January 19, 1990.

Standing at the threshold of losing everything they ever had, Shiva and Shanti are now torn between two equally tough choices – save their lives and leave behind their beloved birthplace or stay back and face the aftermath of a battle against their community.