International Khiladi


International Khiladi is a 1999 Indian action drama film directed by Umesh Mehra starring Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna in the lead roles. 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. Indian film trade website Box Office India gave the film a "Below Average" rating.

Plot

News Reporter Payal and her camera-man have been assigned the task of interviewing the world's highest ranking criminal don, Rahul alias Devraj, which they accept. In the process, Payal and Devraj fall in love with each other, much to the opposition of Bismillah, Devraj's guardian on one hand; and Police Inspector Amit, and Payal's brother Ravi 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 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

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

Soundtrack

noted that the film's songs "seem to be good".

Reception

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