International Khiladi

International Khiladi
International Khiladi
	File:International Khiladi.jpg Poster
Directed by	Umesh Mehra
Produced by	Keshu Ramsay
Written by	Umesh Mehra (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Ved Prakash Sharma
Story by	Ved Prakash Sharma
Starring	Akshay Kumar; Twinkle Khanna
Music by	Aadesh Shrivastava
Cinematography	S. Pappu
Edited by	Kamal Saigal
Distributed by	Eros Entertainment
Release date	26 March 1999;
Running time	180 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹7.75 crore (equivalent to ₹27 crore or US$3.8 million in 2019)
Box office	₹16,19,37,500 (equivalent to ₹560 million or US$7.9 million in 2019)

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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]

Plot[edit]

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 the 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[edit]

Akshay Kumar as Devraj / Rahul
Rajat Bedi as Amit
Twinkle Khanna as Payal, Ravi's sister.
Vivek Shauq as Ravi, Payal's brother.
Gulshan Grover as Thakral
Mukesh Khanna as Bismillah, Devraj's guardian.
Johnny Lever as Focus, Payal's Cameraman.
Lester Speight as henchman of Gulshan Grover
Asrani as Payal's boss
Avtar Gill as Defence Lawyer
Shahbaaz Khan as Police Commissioner
Subbiraj as S.P. Sharma
Ram Mohan as Prosecuting Lawyer
Vivek Vaswani as Vivek Shrivastav
Gajendra Chouhan as Rahul's father
Shagufta Ali as Rahul's mother
Omkar Kapoor as Young Rahul

Production[edit]

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

Soundtrack[edit]

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

Songs
No.	Title	Playback	Length
1.	"Chookar Mere Man Ko"	Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik	6:06
2.	"Halka Halka Dard Hai"	Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy	5:07
3.	"International Khiladi"	Sonu Nigam	4:11
4.	"Kudi Kanwari"	Alka Yagnik, Roop Kumar Rathod	6:31
5.	"Lutiya Gaya"	Sudesh Bhosle, Jaspinder Narula	4:24
6.	"Saiyan Saiyan"	Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik	3:30
7.	"Yaar Maine Ek Sapna Dekha"	Udit Narayan	5:20

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

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "International Khiladi". Box Office India. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
↑ Mark Deming (2015). "International Khiladi (1999)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
↑ When Twinkle Khanna Was All Praises For Akshay Kumar (Interview) (in हिन्दी). Lehren Networks. 1999. Event occurs at 8:21.
↑ Ali, Firdau (5 June 2000). "Niagara calls". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
↑ "The Star Test". Rediff.com. 9 January 1999. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

External links[edit]

International Khiladi on IMDb

Template:Khiladi series

[BOI-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "International Khiladi". Box Office India. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[2] Mark Deming (2015). "International Khiladi (1999)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[3] When Twinkle Khanna Was All Praises For Akshay Kumar (Interview) (in हिन्दी). 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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