International Khiladi

International Khiladi (transl. International Player) is a 1999 Indian action drama film directed by Umesh Mehra starring Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna in the lead roles.[2] In an interview with Lehren Network, Khanna said that the film didn't follow a conventional script while Kumar stated that the film had more of romance than action.[3] Indian film trade website Box Office India gave the film a "Below Average" rating.[1]

International Khiladi
Poster
Directed byUmesh Mehra
Produced byKeshu Ramsay
Written byUmesh Mehra (Dialogues)
Screenplay byVed Prakash Sharma
Story byVed Prakash Sharma
StarringAkshay Kumar
Twinkle Khanna
Music byAadesh Shrivastava
CinematographyS. Pappu
Edited byKamal Saigal
Distributed byEros Entertainment
Release date
  • 26 March 1999 (1999-03-26)
Running time
180 min.
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹7.75 crore (equivalent to ₹27 crore or US$3.8 million in 2019)[1]
Box office₹16,19,37,500 (equivalent to ₹560 million or US$7.9 million in 2019)[1]

Plot

News Reporter Payal (Twinkle Khanna) and her camera-man have been assigned the task of interviewing the world's highest ranking criminal don, Rahul alias Devraj (Akshay Kumar), which they accept. In the process, Payal and Devraj fall in love with each other, much to the opposition of Bismillah (Mukesh Khanna), Devraj's guardian on one hand; and Police Inspector Amit (Rajat Bedi), and Payal's brother Ravi (Vivek Shauq) on the other. What results is that Ravi is killed with Devraj being blamed and arrested. Payal testifies against him, and Devraj is sentenced to be hanged. When Bismillah finds about this plot, he tracks them down, but Amit kills him to save himself and Payal. But Devraj escapes from custody, and begins to plot vengeance against his enemies, including Payal, as well as the real killer of Ravi. As the story unfolds, it is revealed that Amit was the one who killed Ravi and joined Thakral (Gulshan Grover) to frame Devraj for it. But Amit betrays Thakral and kills him. He then takes Devraj on a flight where Devraj tracks him down and kills him. The story ends with Payal and Devraj getting married.

Cast

Production

The film was co-produced by Canadian businessman Ajay Virmani and was shot in Toronto.[4]

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Dev Kohli; all music is composed by Aadesh Shrivastava.

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Chookar Mere Man Ko"Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik6:06
2."Halka Halka Dard Hai"Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy5:07
3."International Khiladi"Sonu Nigam4:11
4."Kudi Kanwari"Alka Yagnik, Roop Kumar Rathod6:31
5."Lutiya Gaya"Sudesh Bhosle, Jaspinder Narula4:24
6."Saiyan Saiyan"Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik3:30
7."Yaar Maine Ek Sapna Dekha"Udit Narayan5:20

Rediff.com noted that the film's songs "seem to be good".[5]

Reception

Sharmila Taliculam in her review for Rediff.com, labelled the film a "big no-no".[6]

References
  1. "International Khiladi". Box Office India. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "International Khiladi (1999)". The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. When Twinkle Khanna Was All Praises For Akshay Kumar | International Khiladi | Flashback Video (Interview) (in Hindi). Lehren Networks. 1999. Event occurs at 8:21.
  4. Ali, Firdau (5 June 2000). "Niagara calls". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. "The Star Test". Rediff.com. 9 January 1999. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. Taliculam, Sharmila (24 March 1999). "A big no-no". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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