Khiladi
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Khiladi is a 1992
Bollywood
suspense
thriller film directed by Abbas Mustan. The film was Akshay Kumar
's breakthrough role and also stars Ayesha Jhulka
, Prem Chopra
, Deepak Tijori
and Sabeeha. Khiladi was the first in a series of films which had Khiladi in the title and Akshay Kumar in the leading role. It was followed by Main Khiladi Tu Anari
(1994), Sabse Bada Khiladi
(1995), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
(1996), Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi
(1997), International Khiladi
(1999) and Khiladi 420
(2000).
), Boney(Deepak Tijori
), Sheetal Nath(Sabeeha) & Neelam Choudhary(Ayesha Jhulka
) are four pranksters in the college. Raj is younger brother of Inspector Suresh Malhotra(Shakti Kapoor
), Boney probably has no relatives, Sheetal is the daughter of minister Kailash Nath(Prem Chopra
) while Neelam is rich heiress with her uncle(Anant Mahadevan
) as her only living relative. Raj & Neelam are romantically involved.
Raj bets habitually & has not lost a bet yet, but when he bets that he can extort as money from Kailash, remaining gang is sceptical. As per the bet, they make Kailash believe that Sheetal is kidnapped, while in reality they have housed themselves in a cottage outside Bombay belonging to Pillai(Johnny Lever
). But when Sheetal is murdered mysteriously, the investigation is given to Suresh. Raj, Boney & Neelam try to clean their trail.
The group has escaped three fatal accidents. Suspicions arise whether the accidents were just macabre coincidences. Little do they know that the problem is much bigger & sinister than they can ever imagine.
Sheetal arrives, with a strange look on her face & collapses dead - revealing a knife in her back. The gang is taken unawares by this unexpected development, but quickly recovers & hides Sheetal's dead body before anyone gets a scent. They successfully evade the suspicions of Suresh & finally manage to hide Sheetal's body in trunk of a car parked in a theare parking. Sheetal's body is found & her kidnappers become prime suspects. Meanwhile, some strange developments are taking place: a dancer named Julie(Kunika
) blackmails Kailash. It is revealed that Julie is a well known dancer, but has been blackmailing Kailash for quite some time.
She asks a hefty amount, Kailash refuses. She threatens him & tells him to attend a dance show she has arranged. There, Kailash is supposed to give her the money as prize. Neelam gets a pleasant surprise when her uncle shows up to see how she is doing. Coincidentally, he is going to attend the function too. Raj & Boney decide to participate. On learning about Julie's meet with Kailash, Suresh thinks that there is more to the case than it appears. Boney gets on the stage to dance with Julie, but in the middle of the dance recognizes her as the woman who nearly killed them.
Realizing that those accidents were more than a coincidence, he decides to confront her after the show. After the show, Neelam goes to her hostel while Raj goes home. Meanwhile, Suresh becomes confident that the trio is involved in the case. He confronts Raj, whereupon Raj decides to tell the truth. Here, Boney comes to meet Julie, only to see her dressing room door is locked. He hears some voices & peeps through a keyhole.
Julie is with a man whom Boney is unable to see, but Boney's suspicion proves correct: Julie tells the man that she tried to kill the gang on his orders. She blackmails the man too, but he kills her. At this point, Boney sees the killer & flees. The killer is alerted of Boney's presence & sends goons to kill him. Raj & Suresh try to find Boney after they realize that he is missing. Meanwhile, Boney is stabbed & about to be killed by the goons when the brothers arrive. After Raj single handedly takes on the goons, Boney tells him that Neelam is in danger before becoming unconscious.
Raj calls Neelam & alerts her, but the phone gets suddenly disconnected. He rushes to her hostel alongwith Suresh. Here, Neelam is alone in the hostel & is horrified to find that the watchman is already dead. Meanwhile, Raj tells the truth to Suresh. Neelam gets attacked by the killer. She doesn't get to see her face, but is able to defend herself. She succeeds in throwing him out of the window, thinking that he is dead. Just as she is gasping for breath, the killer is revealed to be her uncle.
She is shocked & he tries to kill her. Raj & Suresh arrive just in time to arrest him. While in lockup, he reveals the truth: he is not Neelam's uncle. He is the manager of her estate, who was given her custody by her dying father, as Neelam had no other living relatives. He thought that he would get atleast some part of the estate as her guardian, but her father's will revealed that the moment she turns 21, he will lose all the estate to her. According to another clause, however, if she died before turning 21, he would inherit all the estate.
Neelam's premature death had to be natural, not a foul play. Since he couldn't risk becoming a suspect, he sent Neelam to Bombay under the guise of higher education. He hired Julie to kill the gang, to write off Neelam's death as an accident. However, when Julie failed, he took the matter in his own hands. On learning the gang's plan, he went to the cottage & killed Sheetal, mistaking her for Neelam. After his testimony, the gang is exonerated. Boney recovers & the gang gives Kailash all his money back. Kailash forgives them, telling them to not to play such a rude prank with anyone.
Bollywood films of 1992
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1992.-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1992.-List of 1992 Releases:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
suspense
Suspense
Suspense is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. Suspense is not exclusive to fiction, though. Suspense may operate in any situation where there is a lead-up to a big event or dramatic...
thriller film directed by Abbas Mustan. The film was Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
's breakthrough role and also stars Ayesha Jhulka
Ayesha Jhulka
Ayesha Jhulka is a Bollywood actress. She is the daughter of Wing Commander Jhulka, an Indian Air Force Officer. During her career, she has worked with major stars like Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan, Suniel Shetty, Akshay Kumar,...
, Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
, Deepak Tijori
Deepak Tijori
Born on 28 August 1961 in Mumbai, Deepak Tijori , is an actor who has worked for Bollywood. He has made over 35 film appearances as an actor and made his directorial debut in 2003. He is noted for directing the 2005 film, Fareb, starring sisters Shilpa Shetty and Shamita Shetty...
and Sabeeha. Khiladi was the first in a series of films which had Khiladi in the title and Akshay Kumar in the leading role. It was followed by Main Khiladi Tu Anari
Main Khiladi Tu Anari
Main Khiladi Tu Anari is a 1994 Bollywood film. The film is a remake of the 1991 Hollywood film The Hard Way. The films screenplay is by Sachin Bhowmick...
(1994), Sabse Bada Khiladi
Sabse Bada Khiladi
Sabse Bada Khiladi is a 1995 Bollywood film directed by Umesh Mehra and starring Akshay Kumar, Mamta Kulkarni, Mohnish Behl, Gulshan Grover and Sadashiv Amrapurkar...
(1995), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi is a 1996 Bollywood action thriller starring Rekha in her first villain role, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon and former WWE wrestler Brian Lee. The film went on to do very well at the box office...
(1996), Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi
Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi
Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi is a 1997 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It features Akshay Kumar and Juhi Chawla. This film proved the comedy timing of Akshay Kumar who was known at that time for only action hero or romantic roles...
(1997), International Khiladi
International Khiladi
International Khiladi is a Hindi action film released in 1999. The film is directed by Umesh Mehra and It stars Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna in the lead roles.- Plot :...
(1999) and Khiladi 420
Khiladi 420
Khiladi 420 is an Indian Hindi action film directed by Niraj Vora and starring Akshay Kumar and Mahima Chaudhry. The film was written by Uttam Gudda and released on 29 December 2000. It is the last film in the Khiladi series starring Kumar, which included Khiladi , Main Khiladi Tu Anari , Sabse...
(2000).
Synopsis
Raj Malhotra(Akshay KumarAkshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
), Boney(Deepak Tijori
Deepak Tijori
Born on 28 August 1961 in Mumbai, Deepak Tijori , is an actor who has worked for Bollywood. He has made over 35 film appearances as an actor and made his directorial debut in 2003. He is noted for directing the 2005 film, Fareb, starring sisters Shilpa Shetty and Shamita Shetty...
), Sheetal Nath(Sabeeha) & Neelam Choudhary(Ayesha Jhulka
Ayesha Jhulka
Ayesha Jhulka is a Bollywood actress. She is the daughter of Wing Commander Jhulka, an Indian Air Force Officer. During her career, she has worked with major stars like Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan, Suniel Shetty, Akshay Kumar,...
) are four pranksters in the college. Raj is younger brother of Inspector Suresh Malhotra(Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
), Boney probably has no relatives, Sheetal is the daughter of minister Kailash Nath(Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
) while Neelam is rich heiress with her uncle(Anant Mahadevan
Anant Mahadevan
Anant Mahadevan , also credited as Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, is an actor and director of Marathi and Hindi films and television serials in India, who hails from Kerala ; a state down the south of INDIA. He has acted in Bollywood films since the 1980s playing character/minor roles...
) as her only living relative. Raj & Neelam are romantically involved.
Raj bets habitually & has not lost a bet yet, but when he bets that he can extort as money from Kailash, remaining gang is sceptical. As per the bet, they make Kailash believe that Sheetal is kidnapped, while in reality they have housed themselves in a cottage outside Bombay belonging to Pillai(Johnny Lever
Johnny Lever
John Prakasa Rao Janumala famously known as Johnny Lever is an Indian film actor and comedian. He was born to Prakash Rao Janumala and Karunamma Janumala and brought up in Mumbai. He started his career in 1984 and has acted in over 350 Bollywood films...
). But when Sheetal is murdered mysteriously, the investigation is given to Suresh. Raj, Boney & Neelam try to clean their trail.
The group has escaped three fatal accidents. Suspicions arise whether the accidents were just macabre coincidences. Little do they know that the problem is much bigger & sinister than they can ever imagine.
Plot
When Raj makes the bet, he decides that Boney will pose as a kidnapper with him. Raj puts his plan into action & Kailash gets moving. Kailash has panicked & decides to not to alert the police. However, one of his aides smells a rat. On deciding that Sheetal has been kidnapped, Suresh is saddled with the case. On learning this, the group panics. Kailash, however, delivers the money, ignorant of the development. Raj & Boney recover the money & go to meet the ladies, who are still sceptical. Neelam sees them coming & goes to receive them. She is surprised to see the money & the trio call Sheetal.Sheetal arrives, with a strange look on her face & collapses dead - revealing a knife in her back. The gang is taken unawares by this unexpected development, but quickly recovers & hides Sheetal's dead body before anyone gets a scent. They successfully evade the suspicions of Suresh & finally manage to hide Sheetal's body in trunk of a car parked in a theare parking. Sheetal's body is found & her kidnappers become prime suspects. Meanwhile, some strange developments are taking place: a dancer named Julie(Kunika
Kunika
Kunika is a notable film actress, she was especially involved in a lot of films in villain and comic roles. She also is a singer and launched two albums, the first being mitti. She has two sons.-Personal life:...
) blackmails Kailash. It is revealed that Julie is a well known dancer, but has been blackmailing Kailash for quite some time.
She asks a hefty amount, Kailash refuses. She threatens him & tells him to attend a dance show she has arranged. There, Kailash is supposed to give her the money as prize. Neelam gets a pleasant surprise when her uncle shows up to see how she is doing. Coincidentally, he is going to attend the function too. Raj & Boney decide to participate. On learning about Julie's meet with Kailash, Suresh thinks that there is more to the case than it appears. Boney gets on the stage to dance with Julie, but in the middle of the dance recognizes her as the woman who nearly killed them.
Realizing that those accidents were more than a coincidence, he decides to confront her after the show. After the show, Neelam goes to her hostel while Raj goes home. Meanwhile, Suresh becomes confident that the trio is involved in the case. He confronts Raj, whereupon Raj decides to tell the truth. Here, Boney comes to meet Julie, only to see her dressing room door is locked. He hears some voices & peeps through a keyhole.
Julie is with a man whom Boney is unable to see, but Boney's suspicion proves correct: Julie tells the man that she tried to kill the gang on his orders. She blackmails the man too, but he kills her. At this point, Boney sees the killer & flees. The killer is alerted of Boney's presence & sends goons to kill him. Raj & Suresh try to find Boney after they realize that he is missing. Meanwhile, Boney is stabbed & about to be killed by the goons when the brothers arrive. After Raj single handedly takes on the goons, Boney tells him that Neelam is in danger before becoming unconscious.
Raj calls Neelam & alerts her, but the phone gets suddenly disconnected. He rushes to her hostel alongwith Suresh. Here, Neelam is alone in the hostel & is horrified to find that the watchman is already dead. Meanwhile, Raj tells the truth to Suresh. Neelam gets attacked by the killer. She doesn't get to see her face, but is able to defend herself. She succeeds in throwing him out of the window, thinking that he is dead. Just as she is gasping for breath, the killer is revealed to be her uncle.
She is shocked & he tries to kill her. Raj & Suresh arrive just in time to arrest him. While in lockup, he reveals the truth: he is not Neelam's uncle. He is the manager of her estate, who was given her custody by her dying father, as Neelam had no other living relatives. He thought that he would get atleast some part of the estate as her guardian, but her father's will revealed that the moment she turns 21, he will lose all the estate to her. According to another clause, however, if she died before turning 21, he would inherit all the estate.
Neelam's premature death had to be natural, not a foul play. Since he couldn't risk becoming a suspect, he sent Neelam to Bombay under the guise of higher education. He hired Julie to kill the gang, to write off Neelam's death as an accident. However, when Julie failed, he took the matter in his own hands. On learning the gang's plan, he went to the cottage & killed Sheetal, mistaking her for Neelam. After his testimony, the gang is exonerated. Boney recovers & the gang gives Kailash all his money back. Kailash forgives them, telling them to not to play such a rude prank with anyone.
Cast
- Akshay KumarAkshay KumarAkshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
... Raj Malhotra - Ayesha JhulkaAyesha JhulkaAyesha Jhulka is a Bollywood actress. She is the daughter of Wing Commander Jhulka, an Indian Air Force Officer. During her career, she has worked with major stars like Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan, Suniel Shetty, Akshay Kumar,...
... Neelam Choudhary - Deepak TijoriDeepak TijoriBorn on 28 August 1961 in Mumbai, Deepak Tijori , is an actor who has worked for Bollywood. He has made over 35 film appearances as an actor and made his directorial debut in 2003. He is noted for directing the 2005 film, Fareb, starring sisters Shilpa Shetty and Shamita Shetty...
... Boney - Sabeeha ... Sheetal Nath
- Anant MahadevanAnant MahadevanAnant Mahadevan , also credited as Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, is an actor and director of Marathi and Hindi films and television serials in India, who hails from Kerala ; a state down the south of INDIA. He has acted in Bollywood films since the 1980s playing character/minor roles...
... Neelam's Uncle - Johnny LeverJohnny LeverJohn Prakasa Rao Janumala famously known as Johnny Lever is an Indian film actor and comedian. He was born to Prakash Rao Janumala and Karunamma Janumala and brought up in Mumbai. He started his career in 1984 and has acted in over 350 Bollywood films...
... Anna Pillai - Prem ChopraPrem ChopraPrem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
... Kailash Nath - Shakti KapoorShakti KapoorShakti Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing vulgar comic and villainous roles. He is known for acting alongside comedian Kader Khan as his sidekick along with Asrani in over 100 films.-Early life:...
... Suresh Malhotra - Beena Banerjee ... Suresh Malhotra's Wife
- KunikaKunikaKunika is a notable film actress, she was especially involved in a lot of films in villain and comic roles. She also is a singer and launched two albums, the first being mitti. She has two sons.-Personal life:...
... Julie - Sharat SaxenaSharat SaxenaSharat Saxena is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has acted in nearly 160 Bollywood films.Saxena started his career in the early 70s and has mainly played either supporting roles of a father, uncle or villainous roles....
... Bahadur Singh - Guddi Maruti ... Neelam and Sheetal's College Friend
- Dinyar Contractor ... College Principal
- Tinu Anand... College Professor
- Amrutlal Patel ... Police Constable
- Suresh Bhagwat ... Kailash Nath's Servant
- Karthik MuthuramanKarthik MuthuramanMurali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai...
... Karthik - Manmauji ... College Canteen Manager
- Harpal SinghHarpal SinghHarpal Singh , more commonly known as Pala , is an Sikh Hockeysportsman. He is currently in Indian Hockeyteam.He is a Sabat Sikh as appears in the sikhism articles.-Career:...
... Raj's College Friend - Charlie ... Raj's College Friend
- Ali KhanAli KhanAli Khan is a citizen of Pakistan, and a permanent resident of the United States.One of his sons, Majid Khan, was held in extrajudicial detention, in secret interrogation centers, run by the CIA, for four years....
... Police Inspector on the Highway - Ghanshyam Rohera ... Librarian
- Suresh Bhagwat ... Kailash Nath's Servant
Music
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Wada Raha Sanam" | Abhijeet and Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards... |
06:02 |
| 2 | "Khud Ko Kya Samajhti Hai" | Abhijeet, Udit Narayan Udit Narayan -Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B... , Kavita Krishnamurthy and Sapna Mukherjee Sapna Mukherjee Sapna Mukherjee is a Bollywood playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the chartbuster hit "Tirchi Topi Wale" in Tridev .... |
06:35 |
| 3 | "Hoke Mann Aaj Magan" | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... , Abhijeet and Udit Narayan |
05:07 |
| 4 | "Kya Khabar Thi Jaana" | Asha Bhosle and Abhijeet | 05:00 |
| 5 | "Dekha Teri Mast" | Asha Bhosle and Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu (alias Kedarnath Bhattacharya , born in Kolkata, is a leading Indian Bollywood playback singer. He was awarded the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award over five consecutive years. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2009.... |
05:48 |
| 6 | "Tu Shama Main Parwana Tera" | Abhijeet, Alisha Chinai Alisha Chinai Alisha Chinai in Gujarati family and an Indian pop singer known for her several albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.-Career:... |
07:20 |