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{{Short description|1999 Indian action drama film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = International Khiladi
| image = International Khiladi.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Umesh Mehra]]
| producer = [[Keshu Ramsay]]
| writer = Umesh Mehra<br>[[Ved Prakash Sharma]]
| starring = [[Akshay Kumar]]<br />[[Twinkle Khanna]]
| music = [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]
| cinematography = S. Pappu
| editing = Kamal Saigal
| distributor = [[Eros Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|1999|03|26|df=yes}}
| runtime = 180 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|7.75|c|year=1999}}<ref name="BOI">{{cite web |title=International Khiladi |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2444 |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref>
| gross = {{INRConvert|16.19|c|year=1999}}<ref name="BOI" />
}}

'''''International Khiladi''''' ({{Translation|International Player}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[Umesh Mehra]] starring [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Twinkle Khanna]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite news |title=International Khiladi (1999) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/187144/International-Khiladi/overview |access-date=8 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402203547/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/187144/International-Khiladi/overview |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Mark Deming |date=2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> In an interview with [[Lehren|Lehren Network]], Khanna said that the film did not follow a conventional script while Kumar stated that the film had more romance than action.<ref>{{cite AV media | title=When Twinkle Khanna Was All Praises For Akshay Kumar | medium=Interview | publisher=[[Lehren|Lehren Networks]] | language=hi | year=1999 | time=8:21 | url=https://lehren.com/exclusive/bollywood-flashback/videos/when-twinkle-khanna-was-all-praises-for-akshay-kumar-international-khiladi-flashback-video-1568893579 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

''International Khiladi'' was released on 26 March 1999 and became a below average venture at the box office.<ref name="BOI" />

== Plot ==
Payal is a Journalist 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, [[Lt.Colonel]] 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 later betrays Thakral and kills him. Amit then takes Devraj on a flight where Devraj kills him and reunites with Payal.

== Cast ==
*[[Akshay Kumar]] as Rahul / Devraj
*[[Twinkle Khanna]] as Payal, Ravi's sister.
*[[Rajat Bedi]] as Amit
*[[Vivek Shauq]] as Ravi, Payal's brother.
*[[Gulshan Grover]] as Thakral
*[[Mukesh Khanna]] as Bismillah, Devraj's guardian.
*[[Johnny Lever]] as Focus, Payal's Cameraman.
*[[Mahesh Anand]] as Naresh, Henchman of Thakral
*[[Asrani]] as Payal's boss
*[[Avtar Gill]] as Defence Lawyer D'souza
*[[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaaz Khan]] as Police Commissioner Gautam
*[[Subbiraj]] as S.P. Sharma
*[[Ram Mohan]] as Prosecuting Lawyer Baburao
*[[Vivek Vaswani]] as Vivek Shrivastav
*[[Gajendra Chouhan]] as Suraj, Rahul's father
*[[Shagufta Ali]] as Smita, Rahul's mother
*[[Omkar Kapoor]] as Young Rahul

==Production==
The film was co-produced by Indian businessman Ajay Virmani. It was shot in [[Varanasi]] and [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ali |first1=Firdau |title=Niagara calls |url=https://m.rediff.com/us/2000/jun/05us1.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=7 April 2020 |date=5 June 2000}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Track listing
| headline = Songs
| extra_column = Playback
| all_lyrics = [[Dev Kohli]]
| all_music = [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]

| title1 = Chookar Mere Man Ko (dil mein hulchul si)
| extra1 = [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length1 = 6:06

| title2 = Halka Halka Dard Hai
| extra2 = Kumar Sanu, [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
| length2 = 5:07

| title3 = International Khiladi
| extra3 = [[Sonu Nigam]]
| length3 = 4:11

| title4 = Kudi Kanwari
| extra4 = Alka Yagnik, [[Gurdas Maan]]
| length4 = 6:31

| title5 = Lutiya Gaya
| extra5 = [[Sudesh Bhosle]], [[Jaspinder Narula]], [[Ila Arun]] & [[Tauseef Akhtar]]
| length5 = 4:24

| title6 = Saiyan Saiyan
| extra6 = [[Udit Narayan]], Alka Yagnik
| length6 = 3:30

| title7 = Yaar Maine Ek Sapna Dekha
| extra7 = [[Udit Narayan]]
| length7 = 5:20
}}

[[Rediff.com]] noted that the film's songs "seem to be good".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Star Test |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jan/09hit.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=7 April 2020 |date=9 January 1999}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0196635}}

{{Khiladi series}}

[[Category:1999 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1999 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Aadesh Shrivastava]]
[[Category:Films set in Canada]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:1999 action thriller films]]
[[Category:1990s romantic action films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic action films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Umesh Mehra]]

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International Khiladi - Revision history

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