Khuni Shikder
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| Bengali | খুনী শিকদার |
| Directed by | Monowar Hossain Khokon |
| Written by | Kamal Sarkar |
| Screenplay by | Monowar Hossain Khokon |
| Based on | Life of Ershad Sikder |
| Produced by | Abdul Alim |
| Starring | Shakib Khan Nodi Liton Hashmi Sohail |
| Cinematography | A. Saeed |
| Edited by | Jamal Chishti |
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Production company | Monowara Films |
| Distributed by | Monowara Films |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bangla |
Khuni Shikder (Bengali: খুনী শিকদার; transl. Killer Shikder) is a 2004 Bangladeshi biographical crime thriller film. The film was directed by Monowar Hossain Khokon and produced by Abdul Alim under the banner of Monowara Films. It featured Shakib Khan as the title role, who became a psycho after the death of his mother and then started killing one after another and subsequently he became the country's top terrorist and serial killer. Nasima Akter Nodi, Liton Hashmi, Sohail and Mamun Shah and others have also played supporting roles in the film.
The film is based on the biography of the Bangladeshi notorious murderer Ershad Sikder and was released on November 15, 2004 on the occasion on Eid-ul-Fitr. The film has been criticised at various times for its obscenity, but also has been widely acclaimed as one of the best performances of Shakib Khan's career. This is the first negative character of Khan's career.