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International Khiladi

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International Khiladi
Poster
Directed byUmesh Mehra
Written byUmesh Mehra
Ved Prakash Sharma
Produced byKeshu Ramsay
StarringAkshay Kumar
Twinkle Khanna
CinematographyS. Pappu
Edited byKamal Saigal
Music byAadesh Shrivastava
Distributed byEros Entertainment
Release date
  • 26 March 1999 (1999-03-26)
Running time
180 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹7.75 crore (equivalent to ₹33 crore or US$4.0 million in 2023)[1]
Box office₹16,19,37,500 (equivalent to ₹700 million or US$8.3 million in 2023)[1]

International Khiladi (transl. International Player) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language 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 did not follow a conventional script while Kumar stated that the film had more romance than action.[3]

International Khiladi was released on 26 March 1999 and became a below average venture at the box office.[1]

Plot

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Payal is a news reporter who along with her cameraman Focus have been assigned the task of interviewing the world's highest ranking gangster named Rahul alias Devraj. In the process, Payal and Devraj fall in love with each other much to the opposition of Devraj's guardian Bismillah, Inspector Amit and Payal's brother Ravi. Ravi is later killed with Devraj being framed and arrested. Payal testifies against him and Devraj is sentenced to be hanged. After learning about Bismillah's sudden death, Devraj escapes from custody and begins to plot vengeance against his enemies, including Payal and Ravi's real killer. It is revealed that Amit was the one who killed Bismillah and Ravi and also joined Thakral to frame Devraj, but Amit betrays Thakral and kills him. Amit then takes Devraj on a flight where Devraj kills him and reunites with Payal.

Cast

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Production

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

Soundtrack

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "International Khiladi". Box Office India. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ Mark Deming (2015). "International Khiladi (1999)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ When Twinkle Khanna Was All Praises For Akshay Kumar (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.
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