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Shikhar
Shikhar
Soundtrack album by Viju Shah
Released	21 November 2005
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	T-Series

Shikhar
Shikhar
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Matthew Matthan
Written by	Abbas Tyrewala; John Matthew Matthan
Produced by	John Matthew Matthan
Starring	Ajay Devgn; Bipasha Basu; Shahid Kapoor; Amrita Rao
Cinematography	A. K. Bir
Edited by	Ajoy Varma
Music by	Viju Shah
Distributed by	Cinematt Pictures Pvt. Ltd.
Release date	30 December 2005 (India);
Running time	162 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹14 crore
Box office	₹10.3 crore

Shikhar (transl. Peak) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by John Matthew Matthan. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Bipasha Basu, Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao in lead roles, while Manoj Joshi, Javed Sheikh, and Sushant Singh play other key roles. The music was composed by Viju Shah with cinematography by A. K. Bir and editing by Ajoy Varma. The film released on 30 December 2005.

The film revolves around an overambitious businessman (played by Devgn) who tricks a naive boy (played by Kapoor) in order to sell his land to him to build his tower projects.

Plot

The story is about Gaurav Gupta, a successful businessman who started with nothing and believes that only money can fuel his ambitions. When he interests himself in building a tower in an abandoned village, he makes his mind up and agrees to build it at any cost, with the support of crooked politician Amrit Patil. However, the owner of the land, Shrikant Vardhan, does not accept the tower to be built. Therefore, Gaurav tricks Shrikant's son Jaidev, who is infected by the get-rich-quick virus, to join his scheme.

Jaidev, while respecting his father's philosophy, falls hook line, and sinker for Gaurav's gilt-edged dreams. Gaurav uses his girlfriend Natasha to charm Jaidev by pretending to be in love with him so that he supports them instead of his own father. Meanwhile, Shrikant hopes that his son will return to his roots. Gaurav and Natasha even trick him by pretending to be a construction/ad agency partnered with actor John Abraham. Jaidev falls for the plan, with Gaurav blackmailing him along the way. Soon after learning about Gaurav's plan, Jaidev tries to stop him, but he is attacked in the process. Jaidev realizes his mistakes, apologizes to his father, and tries to fight against Gaurav. After learning this, a furious Gaurav sets the land on fire, but Jaidev eventually saves the land and the hostages. Soon, Gaurav and Amrit are arrested for their crimes, and the village land is saved. Jaidev reconciles with his father and starts to help the latter in his business.

Cast

Ajay Devgan as Gaurav Gupta (GG)
Bipasha Basu as Natasha
Shahid Kapoor as Jaidev S. Vardhan (Jai)
Amrita Rao as Madhavi
Manoj Joshi as Amrit Patil
Sunil Rege as Chief Minister
Javed Sheikh as Srikant Vardhan
Sushant Singh as Bhajanlal
Akhil Mishra as Jadhav
Akhilendra Mishra as Irfan Bhai
Farha Naaz as Kusum
Ash Chandler as Ashton Raga
Jaywant Wadkar as Gaurav's henchman
Raj Zutshi as himself (cameo)
John Abraham as himself (cameo)^[2]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack is composed by Viju Shah with lyrics penned by Sudhakar Sharma, Anita Sarkar, Chandrashekhar Rajit and Manohar Iyer.^[3]

Track list

Track #	Song	Singer(s)	Music Composer(s)	Lyricists	Duration
1	"Fitna Dil"	Sunidhi Chauhan, Udit Narayan & KK	Viju Shah	Chandreshekhar Rajit	6:43
2	"Aap Ko Samjha"	Udit Narayan & Sadhana Sargam	Viju Shah	Sudhakar Sharma	5:35
3	"Dheere Dheere"	KK	Viju Shah	Manohar Iyer	4:08
4	"Megha Re Megha"	Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik	Viju Shah	Sudhakar Sharma	5:28
5	"Mere Mann"	Alka Yagnik & Udit Narayan	Viju Shah	Sudhakar Sharma	4:13
6	"Tu Hai Shikar"	Jagjit Singh	Viju Shah	Manohar Iyer	3:54
7	"Vaga"	Ash Chandler	Viju Shah	Anita Sarkar	3:01
8	"Fitna Dil (Remix)"	Sunidhi Chauhan, Udit Narayan & KK	Viju Shah	Chandreshekhar Rajit	4:48

Reception

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave them 1.5 out of 5, writing, "On the whole, SHIKHAR disappoints big time."^[4] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote, "Directed by John M Matthan, Shikhar is not nearly a flattering tribute. It borrows the essential structure of Wall Street while raising its own propaganda against the issue of deforestation at the hands of penny-pinching builders. Alas, what could have been a classic duel between avarice and virtue becomes an inconsistent battle of obstinacy with denseness."^[5]

References

^ Budget figure includes print and advertising costs

^ ^a ^b "Shikhar". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ "John Abraham's special appearance in Shikhar : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 23 November 2005. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ Verma, Sukanya (8 December 2005). "Shikhar's music is insipid - Rediff.com". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ Adarsh, Taran (30 December 2005). "Shikhar Review 1.5/5 | Shikhar Movie Review | Shikhar 2005 Public Review | Film Review". IndiaFM. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ Verma, Sukanya (30 December 2005). "Shikhar is very mediocre". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2022.