Raj, Boney, Neelam and Sheetal are college friends, Raj and Boney always bet with each other and Raj wins it all the time, one day Raj and Boney bet with Neelam and Sheetal that they would prank on Sheetal's father Kailashnath that she is being kidnapped and would ask for money in return the day Kailashnath pays panics due to safety of his daughter and pays them the money, Raj and Boney give good news to Neelam but when they go inside the house to share good news with Sheetal they find that Sheetal is brutally murdered by someone. Two friends wage bets for money and fun. There comes a time where they race to win the biggest bet, for they know that their lives depend on it. This movie is one of Abbas-Mustan's best movies. The direction is great as is the screenplay. The cinematography is good. The music, on the other hand, could've been better. Akshay kumar has given us a great performance here. Deepak Tijori, Shakti Kapoor, Ayesha Jhukla and Sabeeha give us decent performances. The action is superb; you can't fault it. It is so Akshay Kumar (high kicks, fast punches etc.). This film is an all-round entertainer with action, comedy and a lot of suspense.<br/><br/>Verdict: If you haven't seen it yet, see it and look at what you've missed out on. Thumbs up - 9/10. It was the era where music companies promoted the songs at great lengths resulting in record sales of the cassettes (there were no CD's back then). Audience used to catch the bait of super-hit music and flock to the cinema houses. It goes without saying that Jatin-Lalit's melodious music was backed up with marketing muscle of Venus resulting in a product "Khiladi". <br/><br/>"Khiladi" itself turned out to be a a surprise package as the expectations were nothing more than a romantic flick. The murder and the suspense added novelty to the proceedings resulting in a runaway hit. <br/><br/>Akshay Kumar:: "Khiladi" served as a good platform which could showcased his skills. And yes, he got noticed. <br/><br/>Ayesha Jhulka:: Her fan-following owing to her previous outing "Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander" ensured to flock to the cinema halls and contributed the two-cents<br/><br/>Deepak Tijori:: An extended "Aashiqui" role. <br/><br/>Sabeeha:: Gave another go in this movie and then probably left Bollywood for good.<br/><br/>Johnny Lever:: Had a good comedy track and later on went to become a Abbas-Mastan regular. <br/><br/>Rest of the star-cast namely Tinnu Anand, Shakti Kapoor, Beena and Anant Mahadevan were adequate. The college comedy ensures fair share of laughs. Music as I stated earlier was the key-factor. <br/><br/>Quite later I was made aware that the plot was a direct lift of "Khel Khel Mein". The climax had an edge-of-seat excitement (and I wouldn't be surprised if it was plagiarised again).<br/><br/>Verdict: A wholesome entertainer.
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