Khiladi (1992 film)

For the 1968 film, see Khiladi (1968 film). For the 2013 film, see Khiladi (2013 film).

Khiladi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbbas Mustan
Written byNaeem-Ejaz
Aadesh K. Arjun (dialogues)
Story byS. Khan
Produced byGirish Jain
Champak Jain
StarringAkshay Kumar
Ayesha Jhulka
Deepak Tijori
Sabeeha
CinematographyThomas A. Xavier
Edited byHussain A. Burmawala
Music byJatin–Lalit
Production
companies
Release date
  • 5 June 1992 (1992-06-05)
Running time
152 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹2 crore
Box office₹6 crore[2]

Khiladi (transl. Player) is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan. The film was produced by Girish Jain and Champak Jain under the banner of Venus Records and Tapes. The film was Akshay Kumar's breakthrough role and also stars Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori and Sabeeha, while Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor, Anant Mahadevan and Johnny Lever played supporting roles.

Khiladi was the first installment in a series of unrelated films which had Khiladi in the title and Akshay Kumar in the leading role: Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi (1997), International Khiladi (1999), Khiladi 420 (2000) and Khiladi 786 (2012).[3][4][5] The core plot was reported to be a rehash of the 1975 film Khel Khel Mein (an adaption of the French novel Good Children Don't Kill by Louis Thomas).[6]

  1. ^ "Khiladi". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ^ "Khiladi Box Office Collection | India | Day Wise | Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 5 January 1992. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Khiladi turns 30: How Akshay Kumar's 'all-rounder' skills gave him an upper hand over Rishi Kapoor, Govinda". The Indian Express. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. ^ "What makes Akshay Kumar's Khiladi one of the best murder mysteries in Bollywood". The Indian Express. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Revisiting Khiladi: 30 lesser-known facts about Akshay Kumar's breakout film". Cinema Express. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Who Did the Whodunits?". 30 November 2012.