Khel – No Ordinary Game Explained

Khel
Director:Yusuf Khan
Producer:Suniel Shetty
Galaxy Entertainments
Story:Yusuf Khan
Starring:Sunny Deol
Suniel Shetty
Celina Jaitly
Ajay Jadeja
Music:Babbu Mann
Daboo Malik
Dudes Music Company
Country:India
Cinematography:Soori
Manoj Gupta
Editing:Yusuf Khan
Studio:Popcorn Motion Pictures
Galaxy Entertainment
Runtime:174 minutes
Language:Hindi

Khel – No Ordinary Game is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Yusuf Khan. The film stars Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty, Celina Jaitly, and Ajay Jadeja. Former Indian cricketer Jadeja made his Bollywood debut with this film.[1] [2] It was released on 3 October 2003.[3]

Plot

A corrupt multimillionaire industrialist businessman, Dev Mallya, takes a personal interest in an attractive interior designer, Saanjh Batra, and wants to marry her. He starts by hiring her to redo the interior of his palatial home. He makes it a point to be pleasant to her and her mom, Mrs. Kiran Batra. One day, Dev Mallya finds out that Saanjh has some feelings for his friend, Rohan Potdar, and this knowledge makes him insecure. Shortly after, Rohan is arrested for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. This news breaks Saanjh's heart, and she eventually consents to marry Dev Mallya. All is perfect in Dev's world, until Assistant Commissioner of Police Officer Rajveer Scindia announces the re-opening of the case against Rohan Potdar, as he is convinced that Rohan is the victim of a conspiracy.

Cast

Music

Khel – No Ordinary Game
Type:Soundtrack album
Artist:Daboo Malik
Babbu Maan
Dudes Music Company
Released:19 August 2003
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Label:Times Music

Music by Daboo Malik, Babbu Mann and Dudes Music Company.[4]

  1. "Kiya Hai Jadu Iss Kadar - Shaan, Shailendra Kumar, S. P. Sailaja
  2. "Sharrata" — Sukhwinder Singh, Babbu Maan
  3. "Chori Chori Mere Dil Ko" - Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan
  4. "Jadu Sa Mujhpe Chal Raha" - Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy
  5. "Moment Of Love" - S. P. Sailaja
  6. "Tumko Kitna Hai Mujhse Pyar" - Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan
  7. "Moment of Passion" - Kumar Sanu

Critical response

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 2 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, KHEL is a fair entertainer its target audience being the masses, not critics or multiplex-going audience. At the box-office, the holiday period will help the film take a good start and eventually, it will find patronage in the interiors.″[5] Anjum N of Rediff.com wrote ″Editor-turned-director Yusuf Khan does a fair job, but is handicapped by a story that has no suspense, twists or unpredictable, manipulative characters. But, having written the story himself, he cannot blame anyone else if his 'ultimate game' fails to take off.″[6] Manish Gajjar of BBC.com wrote ″In this film, we see Suniel Shetty playing a different character. Its nice to see him in a subdued nature as compared to his usual macho rambo self. Sunny Deol and Ajay Devgan are their usual selves whilst Ajay Jedeja gives a natural performance considering that he is a newcomer. Overall Khel is good escapist cinema which will appeal to the younger generation.″[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gajjar. Manish. BBC - Shropshire - Bollywood - Khel Preview. June 2003. BBC.co.uk. BBC Online. 15 November 2022. 15 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221115202048/https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/2003/06/khel_preview.shtml. live.
  2. News: Rebello. Maleeva. 2017-05-18. From David Beckham to Ajay Jadeja, these sports stars made not-so-memorable acting debuts. The Economic Times. 2020-05-13. 11 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230411182015/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/from-david-beckham-to-ajay-jadeja-these-sports-stars-made-not-so-memorable-acting-debuts/articleshow/58727981.cms?from=mdr. live.
  3. Web site: Rohit. Murari. Khel review: Khel (Hindi). Fullhyderabad.com. 3 October 2003. 29 April 2022. 29 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220429011243/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/khel/hindi/khel-movie-reviews-886-2.html. live.
  4. Web site: Khel (New) - music review by Rakesh Budhu - Planet Bollywood . 29 April 2022 . 29 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220429011243/https://planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=042606024237 . live .
  5. Web site: Khel Review 2/5. Taran. Adarsh. Bollywood Hungama. 3 October 2003. 29 April 2022. 29 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220429011243/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/khel-3/critic-review/khel-3-movie-review/. live.
  6. Web site: The game that never began. Rediff.com. N. Anjum. 2 October 2003. 15 November 2022. 11 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230411003058/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/02khel.htm. live.
  7. Web site: BBC - Shropshire - Bollywood - Khel. BBC.co.uk. BBC Online. 3 October 2003. Manish. Gajjar. 15 November 2022. 15 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221115201611/https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2003/10/khel.shtml. live.