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Shakti (शक्ति) (1982 film)

Shakti (शक्ति), 1982 Hindi crime drama by Ramesh Sippy, written by Salim-Javed, starring Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan together for the only time; won four Filmfare Awards including Best Film.

Shakti Kapoor (शक्ति कपूर)

Shakti Kapoor (शक्ति कपूर), born Sunil Sikanderlal Kapoor in Delhi in 1952, is an Indian actor with 700+ Hindi films, famous as a villain (Qurbani, Rocky, Himmatwala) and comedian (Nandu in Raja Babu, Crime Master Gogo in Andaz Apna Apna), father of Shraddha Kapoor.

Shakti: The Power (शक्ति: द पावर)

Shakti: The Power (शक्ति: द पावर), a 2002 Hindi action drama by Krishna Vamsi, a remake of Telugu film Anthapuram; stars Karisma Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Sanjay Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan; released 20 September 2002, a box-office flop with two Filmfare nominations.

Shakun Batra

Shakun Batra (born 1983) is an Indian film director and screenwriter of Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Kapoor & Sons, Gehraiyaan, and Netflix's Lust Stories 3, a Filmfare-winning screenwriter and founder of Jouska Films.

Shakuntala Devi (शकुंतला देवी) (film)

Shakuntala Devi (शकुंतला देवी), 2020 Hindi biographical comedy-drama directed by Anu Menon, starring Vidya Balan as the Human Computer; released 31 July 2020 on Amazon Prime Video, told through daughter Anupama Banerji's eyes.

Shalini Pandey

Shalini Pandey is an Indian actress from Jabalpur, known for her 2017 Telugu debut Arjun Reddy as Preeti Shetty, Hindi debut Jayeshbhai Jordaar (2022), Maharaj (2024), Dabba Cartel (2025), and Rahu Ketu (2026).

Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance (1937) is an RKO musical comedy, the seventh Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers pairing and their only film with a George and Ira Gershwin score, famous for the roller-skate "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" number and the Oscar-nominated "They Can't Take That Away from Me."

Shall We Dance? (2004 film)

Shall We Dance? (2004) is a Peter Chelsom romantic comedy-drama starring Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, and Susan Sarandon, remaking Masayuki Suo's 1996 Japanese film; released by Miramax on October 15, 2004, grossing $57.9 million in the US.

Shall We Dance? (Shall we ダンス?) (1996 film)

Shall We Dance? (Shall we ダンス?) is a 1996 Japanese romantic comedy-drama directed by Masayuki Suo, in which a middle-aged salaryman secretly takes up ballroom dancing and reconsiders his life.

Shallow Grave (1994 film)

Shallow Grave (1994) is Danny Boyle's debut British black comedy thriller, written by John Hodge, in which Edinburgh flatmates (Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor) keep a dead boarder's suitcase of cash; it won the 1995 BAFTA for Best British Film.

Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal is a 2001 American romantic comedy directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly, in which Jack Black's hypnotized character falls for Gwyneth Paltrow's Rosemary.

Sham (でっちあげ)

Sham is a 2025 Japanese courtroom drama directed by Takashi Miike, based on a real 2003 Fukuoka case in which a teacher accused of abusing a student was largely exonerated.

Shama Sikander (शमा सिकंदर)

Shama Sikander (शमा सिकंदर), born 1981 in Makrana, Rajasthan, is an Indian actress and producer famous as Pooja Mehta in Yeh Meri Life Hai (2003–2005), later in Sexaholic, Maaya, and Bypass Road; married James Milliron in 2022.

Shambhala (2025 film)

Shambhala (2025 film), also known as Aadi Shambhala: A Mystical World, is a Telugu supernatural horror thriller directed by Ugandhar Muni. It stars Aadi Saikumar.

Shame (1968 film)

Shame (Skammen) is Ingmar Bergman's 1968 Swedish black-and-white antiwar drama starring Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow as musicians caught in a civil war on a Baltic island.

Shame (2011 film)

Shame (2011) is a British drama by Steve McQueen, co-written with Abi Morgan, starring Michael Fassbender as sex-addicted New Yorker Brandon and Carey Mulligan as his sister Sissy; Venice Best Actor and FIPRESCI winner, NC-17 rated.

Shame and Money

Shame and Money (Hatixhja dhe Shabani) is a 2026 social realist drama by Visar Morina about Kosovar dairy farmers who lose their cows and move to Pristina. It won the Sundance 2026 World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize.

Shamita Shetty (शमिता शेट्टी)

Shamita Shetty (शमिता शेट्टी), Indian actress born 1979 in Mangalore, younger sister of Shilpa Shetty; debuted in Mohabbatein (2000), won IIFA Star Debut Female 2001, known for Zeher, Bigg Boss 15 third runner-up, and The Tenant (2023).

Shamitabh (शमिताभ)

Shamitabh (शमिताभ) is a 2015 Hindi comedy-drama by R. Balki starring Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush, and Akshara Haasan, in which a mute actor and a failed alcoholic performer combine via technology into one star; released 6 February 2015, it earned mixed reviews and flopped.

Shammi Kapoor (शम्मी कपूर)

Shammi Kapoor (शम्मी कपूर), born Shamsher Raj Kapoor (1931–2011), was a Hindi film actor and director, son of Prithviraj Kapoor, whose Junglee (1961) 'Yahoo' persona made him the Elvis Presley of India.

Shamo (军鸡)

Shamo (军鸡, Japanese 軍鶏) is a 2007 Hong Kong-Japan action film directed by Soi Cheang, adapted from the Hashimoto Izo and Akio Tanaka manga about Ryo Narushima, a parent-killer who becomes a prison-trained karate fighter.

Shampoo (film)

Shampoo (1975) is a Hal Ashby sex farce, written by Warren Beatty and Robert Towne, starring Beatty as Beverly Hills hairdresser George Roundy on election eve 1968, with Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant (Oscar winner), Jack Warden, and Carrie Fisher.

Shamshera (शमशेरा)

Shamshera (शमशेरा) is a 2022 Yash Raj Films period action drama directed by Karan Malhotra, starring Ranbir Kapoor in a double role as bandit Shamshera and his son Balli opposite Sanjay Dutt; a big-budget box-office disaster.

Shane (film)

Shane (1953), George Stevens's Paramount Western adapted from Jack Schaefer's novel, stars Alan Ladd as a retired gunfighter defending Wyoming homesteaders; six Oscar nominations, won Color Cinematography, National Film Registry 1993.

Shane Nigam (ഷെയ്ൻ നിഗം)

Shane Nigam (ഷെയ്ൻ നിഗം), born 1995 in Ernakulam, is a Malayalam film actor, son of Kalabhavan Abi; lead debut Kismath (2016), known for Kumbalangi Nights, RDX, Balti, and a 2019 producers' ban.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, also known as Shang Chi and the Ten Rings, is a 2021 Marvel Studios superhero film starring Simu Liu.

Shangganling (上甘岭)

Shangganling (上甘岭, Battle on Shangganling Mountain) is a 1956 Changchun Film Studio war film directed by Sha Meng and Lin Shan, the first Chinese feature film on the Korean War, famous for the song "My Motherland" and its 2020 4K restoration.

Shanghai (2012 film)

Shanghai (2012) is a Hindi political thriller directed by Dibakar Banerjee, adapted from Vassilis Vassilikos's novel Z, starring Emraan Hashmi, Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin, and Prosenjit Chatterjee; released 8 June 2012, it earned Rs 12.35 crore in its opening weekend.

Shanghai Blues (上海之夜)

Shanghai Blues (上海之夜) is Tsui Hark's 1984 Hong Kong romantic comedy, the debut production of Film Workshop, starring Kenny Bee, Sylvia Chang, and Sally Yeh in a wartime Shanghai love triangle, with music by James Wong and a 2024 Cannes 4K restoration.

Shanghai Dreams (青红)

Shanghai Dreams (青红, aka 我十九) is Wang Xiaoshuai's 2005 semi-autobiographical Chinese drama about a Shanghai family relocated to Guiyang under the Third Front policy; it won the 2005 Cannes Jury Prize and was his first film approved for Chinese theatrical release.