Shankar Khan (1966)

The details are provided by Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh

SHANKAR KHAN(1966),a Fine Art Picture film was directed by Nanabhai Bhatt. Music Director was S N Tripathi and lyrics were by B D Mishra and Bashar Nawaz. Story by S.I.Hasan,Screen play byK.B.Pathak and Dialogues were by Zafar Rahi.
The story is-Safdar Khan(P.Kapoor) stays with friend Giridharilal(Jahagirdar)in Bombay and is waiting for his chela Sher-e-Hind Birju(Randhawa),to win and come back from London World championship. He becomes furious to learn that Birju has lost after taking money , has come to Bombay but is enjoying with a society girl Nita.

Safdar starts searching for another chela. Finds Shankar (Dara Singh), who not only wins Sher-e-Hind title from Birju but also wins London Championship and in spare time has a love affair with Giridharilal’s daughter Asha(Savita).

Enraged, Birju shoots at Shankar in the stadium…….etc etc. till all is well in the end.
Lot of KUSHTI scenes were there in the film and hence drew large crowdsfrom lower strata of society.