Main Khiladi Tu Anari

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{{Short description|1994 film by Sameer Malkan}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Main Khiladi Tu Anari
| image = Main Khiladi Tu Anari.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sameer Malkan]]
| producer = [[Champak Jain]]
| story = Sachin Bhowmick
| screenplay = [[Sachin Bhowmick]]
| starring = [[Akshay Kumar]] [[Saif Ali Khan]] [[Shilpa Shetty]] [[Rageshwari]] [[Shakti Kapoor]] [[Kader Khan]]
| music = [[Anu Malik]]
| cinematography = Akram Khan
| editing = Suresh Chaturvedi
| studio = [[Venus Records & Tapes|Venus Movies]]
| distributor = United Seven Creations
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|9|23}}
| language = Hindi
| runtime = 184 minutes
| country = India
| budget = {{INR}}22 million
| gross = {{INR|167.4 million}}
}}
'''''Main Khiladi Tu Anari''''' ({{trans|Me, the Player, You, the Novice}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1994|1994]] Indian [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Sameer Malkan]]. The screenplay is written by [[Sachin Bhowmick]]. Starring [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Shilpa Shetty]] in pivotal roles, the film went on to become one of the top 5 highest-grossing movies of the year and was declared a box office success at the end of its theatrical run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=200&catName=MTk5NA==|title=Box Office 1994|publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com|access-date=2008-03-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404040854/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=200&catName=MTk5NA%3D%3D&PHPSESSID=dfc0170bd04e78fc807ed337537b9c9f|archive-date=4 April 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The massive success of this film catapulted Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan to the top rung of Bollywood's leading men and cemented their status as bankable stars, and as a successful pair following ''[[Yeh Dillagi]]''. Kumar in particular, who also had 1994 hits like ''[[Mohra]]'', ''[[Suhaag (1994 film)|Suhaag]]'', and ''[[Elaan (1994 film)|Elaan]]'', gained a considerable fan following, especially among the youth. He became renowned for his thrilling action scenes featuring martial arts and hand-to-hand combat; his daring stunts; his athletic dance moves and his rugged, macho good looks.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-09|title=How Akshay Kumar went from being Bollywood's 'khiladi' to its go-to 'common man'|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/toilet-ek-prem-katha-marks-akshay-kumars-transformation-from-casanova-to-common-man-3910241.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

==Plot==
One of the most respected inspectors, Arjun Joglekar ([[Mukesh Khanna]]) is killed by drug dealer and gangster, Goli ([[Shakti Kapoor]]). Mona ([[Shilpa Shetty]]), a cabaret singer and Goli's [[Action comedy|mistress]], agrees to testify against Goli and is placed into witness protection by Inspector Karan ([[Akshay Kumar]]), Arjun's younger brother, who aims to fight any injustice and avenge his brother's murder. When Goli finds out about Mona's forthcoming testimonial which would expose his real identity, he tracks her down and kills her and Karan , despite being present at the scene is unable to do anything. Karan approaches the DCP ([[Kader Khan]]) for a warrant to arrest Goli but, the DCP refuses, saying it will be futile since Goli is an influential person.

Deepak Kumar ([[Saif Ali Khan]]), who is the most romantic actor around, is frustrated with his roles and for being type-cast as a romantic hero. He would like to do something different and bring some change and excitement to his dull and boring existence. To change his monotonous life, he gets drunk and drives around. He is arrested by the police and brought to his rowdy producer. Karan also arrives at the place to confront the producer for molesting a girl who had come to him earlier for a job. When the producer refuses to comply and calls goons to threaten Karan, the latter thrashes them all, impressing Deepak who would like to study his behaviour so that he can use this as a background for his next movie.

Karan meets Basanti, who looks identical to Mona. He tells Deepak that the latter can hang around him if Deepak can get Basanti to act as Mona. Deepak trains Basanti and presents the new "Mona" to Karan. Karan places Basanti at the Moonlight Hotel as an amnesiac Mona, where she can report on Goli's criminal activities. While Karan and Basanti fall in love with each other, Deepak falls in love with Karan's sister, Shivangi ([[Rageshwari]]), which makes Karan mad and he tries to get rid of Deepak and almost succeeds in doing so. However Deepak finds out and angrily confronts Karan,and leaves the house. This makes Karan guilty and he goes to Deepak and apologizes to him, Deepak forgives him and the two make up.

In the meanwhile, Goli has started seeing Karan as a thorn in his illegal activities and decides to have him killed. However, constable Ramlal( also [[Kader Khan]]), who is loyal to Karan, spots the assasin and takes the bullet. Karan is unable to save Ramlal, who dies in his arms making Karan even more determined to get Goli. Goli finds out the truth about Basanti, who tells him that Karan has already found some incriminating evidence against him and will be presenting it in the court. Goli calls Karan and tells him to handover the evidence to him in exchange for Basanti's life.

==Cast==
* [[Akshay Kumar]] as Inspector Karan Joglekar
* [[Saif Ali Khan]] as Deepak Kumar / Inspector Karan Joglekar (in film)
* [[Shilpa Shetty]] as Mona / Basanti (dual role)
* [[Rageshwari]] as Shivangi Joglekar
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Goli
* [[Kader Khan]] as Ram Lal Died / Commissioner Lal look-alike Ramlal (dual role)
* [[Goga Kapoor]] as Damodar
* [[Johny Lever]] as Dhansukh
* [[Mukesh Khanna]] as Arjun Joglekar
* [[Raveena Tandon]] as herself (special appearance in the song "My Adorable Darling")
* [[Beena Banerjee]] as Seema Joglekar, Karan's mother
* [[Anant Mahadevan]] as Himself

==Soundtrack==
The music of the film was scored by [[Anu Malik]]. Singers [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Pankaj Udhas]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Anu Malik]] and [[Alisha Chinai]] rendered their voices in this album. The lyrics were penned by Rani Malik, [[Rahat Indori]], [[Hasrat Jaipuri]], Maya Govind, Zameer Kazmi and Anwar Sagar. "Churake Dil Mera" and "Zara Zara" were the most popular songs from the soundtrack. "Zuban Khamosh Hoti Hai" was picturised, but not included in the final version of the film. The song "Chura Ke Dil Mera" was recreated for ''[[Hungama 2]]''.

It became one of the best-selling [[Bollywood soundtrack]] albums of 1994, selling between 3.2{{nbsp}}million and 3.5{{nbsp}}million units.<ref name="indiatoday94">{{cite news |title=Bollywood hinges on Hindi film music industry, fans soak up wacky new sounds |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19941115-bollywood-hinges-on-hindi-film-music-industry-fans-soak-up-wacky-new-sounds-809899-1994-10-31 |access-date=17 July 2013 |work=[[India Today]] |date=15 November 1994}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!# !!Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyricist !! Notes
|-
| 1
| "Chura Ke Dil Mera"
| [[Kumar Sanu]] & [[Alka Yagnik]]
| Rani Malik
| Picturised on [[Akshay Kumar]] & [[Shilpa Shetty]]
|-
| 2
| "Zara Zara"
| Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik
| [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]
| Picturised on [[Saif Ali Khan]] & [[Rageshwari]]
|-
| 3
| "Zuban Khamosh"
| Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik
| Rani Malik
| Picturised on Akshay Kumar & Shilpa Shetty (deleted from film)
|-
| 4
| "Lakhon Haseen"
| [[Asha Bhosle]], Kumar Sanu
| Anwar Sagar
| Not included in film
|-
| 5
| "Hoton Pe Tera Naam"
| [[Pankaj Udhas]]
| Zameer Kazmi
| Not included in film
|-
| 6
| "Dil Ka Darwaza"
| Alka Yagnik
| [[Rahat Indori]]
| Picturised on Shilpa Shetty
|-
| 7
| "My Adorable Darling"
| [[Anu Malik]] & [[Alisha Chinai]]
| Rani Malik
| Picturised on Saif Ali Khan & [[Raveena Tandon]]
|-
| 8
| "Main Khiladi Tu Anari"
| [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Udit Narayan]] & [[Anu Malik]]
| Maya Govind
| Picturised on Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan & [[Johnny Lever]]
|}

==Reception==
It was the first [[Bollywood]] action film to be reviewed by [[martial arts film]] critic Albert Valentin on the now defunct Kung Fu Cinema site. He rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars. He notes that, while the plot is largely borrowed from ''[[The Hard Way (1991 film)|The Hard Way]]'', ''Main Khiladi Tu Anari'' "kicks it up a notch due to the presence of one of India's biggest action stars, martial artist Akshay Kumar", comparing his martial arts skills to [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] and praising his stuntwork, and concluding that it "is a fun action-comedy" film.<ref>{{cite web |title=REVIEW: Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) |url=http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/main-khiladi-tu-anari-1994 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328180213/http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/main-khiladi-tu-anari-1994 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 March 2013 |website=Kung Fu Cinema |access-date=28 March 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0110438}}

{{Khiladi series}}

[[Category:1994 films]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
[[Category:1990s action comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Sachin Bhowmick]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]

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