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Shakila (actress)

Shakila, born Badshah Begum, was an Indian actress in Hindi cinema from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s, best known for Guru Dutt's Aar-Paar (1954) and C.I.D. (1956).

Shakira Caine

Shakira Caine, born Shakira Baksh (Guyana, 1947), Indo-Guyanese-British model and actress; Miss Guyana 1967, third at Miss World 1967; actress in Carry On Again Doctor and UFO; married Michael Caine in 1973.

Shakira Khan

Shakira Khan (born 2002, Burnley) is an English reality TV personality, runner-up with Harry Cooksley on Love Island UK series 12 (2025) and host of Love Island: The Debrief; distinct from the singer Shakira.

Shakthi Thirumagan (சக்தி திருமகன்)

Shakthi Thirumagan (சக்தி திருமகன்), Telugu title Bhadrakaali, is a 2025 Tamil political action thriller directed by Arun Prabhu Purushothaman, starring Vijay Antony in his 25th film as fixer Kittu; released 19 September 2025, streamed on JioHotstar from 24 October 2025.

Shakthi Vasudevan

Shakthi Vasudevan (சக்தி வாசுதேவன்), born Prashanth Vasudevan in 1983 in Chennai, is a Tamil film actor, son of director P. Vasu; child artist in Chinna Thambi (1991), lead in Thottal Poo Malarum (2007), Bigg Boss Tamil season 1 contestant.

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 Anand

Shakti Anand (शक्ति आनंद) is an Indian television actor and producer, born 1975 in Delhi, who debuted in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000) as Hemant Virani, a role he reprised in the 2025 sequel.

Shakti Arora

Shakti Arora (born 1986, Mumbai) is an Indian Hindi television actor, grandson of actor Chandrashekhar, known for Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi, Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka, Kundali Bhagya, and Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin.

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.

Shaktimaan (शक्तिमान)

Shaktimaan (शक्तिमान) is an Indian Hindi-language superhero TV series created by and starring Mukesh Khanna, aired on Doordarshan 1997–2005, featuring the hero Gangadhar with powers from the five elements.

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.

Shalin Bhanot

Shalin Bhanot (शालीन भनोट), Indian Hindi TV actor from Jabalpur, born 1983; MTV Roadies 2 (2004) contestant, Nach Baliye 4 winner, Bigg Boss 16 fifth-place finalist, Bekaboo's Ranav, Inspector Avinash's Baljeet Singh, Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 finalist.

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).

Shalita Grant

Shalita Grant (born 1988) is an American Juilliard-trained actress, Tony-nominated for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, known for Sonja Percy on NCIS: New Orleans, Cassidy in Search Party, and Sherry Conrad in You season 3.

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.

Shalom Harlow

Shalom Harlow (born 1973, Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian model and actress, scouted at a Cure concert, VH-1 Model of the Year 1995, famous for McQueen's SS1999 robot spray-paint finale, later an actress and 2018 comeback.

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 Deshpande

Shama Deshpande, born Shama Gosavi, is an Indian actress, daughter of Marathi film star Raja Gosavi, whose career spans Hindi films like Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) and television since 1977.

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.

Shaman King (シャーマンキング)

Shaman King (シャーマンキング) is Hiroyuki Takei's shonen manga about shaman Yoh Asakura competing in the once-every-500-years Shaman Fight; serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump 1998-2004, completed in Kodansha's 35-volume edition, adapted to anime in 2001 and 2021.

Shaman King (シャーマンキング) (2021 TV series)

Shaman King (シャーマンキング), 2021 TV anime: Bridge's 52-episode complete retelling of Hiroyuki Takei's manga, premiered April 1, 2021 on TV Tokyo, streamed on Netflix; praised for fidelity and music, criticized for rushed pacing and static fights.

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.