| International Khiladi | |
| Director: | Umesh Mehra |
| Producer: | Keshu Ramsay |
| Music: | Aadesh Shrivastava |
| Cinematography: | S. Pappu |
| Editing: | Kamal Saigal |
| Distributor: | Eros Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 180 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Budget: | [1] |
International Khiladi 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.
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.
The film was co-produced by Canadian businessman Ajay Virmani. It was shot in Calgary and Toronto.[4]
Rediff.com noted that the film's songs "seem to be good".[5]