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{{Infobox film
| name = Khela
| image = khela.jpg
| director = [[Rituparno Ghosh]]
| writer = Rituparno Ghosh
| producer = Rituparno Ghosh
| starring = [[Prosenjit Chatterjee|Prasenjit]]<br />[[Manisha Koirala]]<br />[[Raima Sen]],<br />[[Akashneel Dutta Mukhopadhyay]]
| cinematography = [[Avik Mukhopadhyay]]
| editing = Arghakamal Mitra
| music = [[Raja Narayan Deb]], Sanjoy Das
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2008|07|11|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
}}

'''''Khela''''' ({{lang-bn|খেলা}} "Game") (2008) is a Bengali film by [[Rituparno Ghosh]]. The film is about an idealistic director's ([[Prosenjit Chatterjee]]) quest to make a film with a boy who he thinks is just perfect for the role. Khela also marks actress [[Manisha Koirala]]'s foray into Bengali cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/08/jun/18-manisha-koirala-in-rituparno-ghoshs-khela-060801.asp |title=Manisha Koirala in Rituparno Ghosh‘s KHELA - bollywood news |publisher=glamsham.com |date=18 June 2008 |accessdate=9 July 2012}}</ref>

==Plot==
Khela is about an idealistic director's ([[Prosenjit Chatterjee]]) desire to make a film with a boy who he thinks is just perfect for the role.
His wife ([[Manisha Koirala]]) wants a baby and the husband feels that the child will compromise the artiste in him. Here the aspiring but passionate film maker creates a bond with a superb rut of a child and who does feel that a child may spoil his career, started re-discovering a child within him. The film also deals with relationships and emotions but with a twist by adding up humor, adventure and edge-of-the-seat mystery.

==Cast==
* [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] as Raja
* [[Manisha Koirala]] as Sheela
* [[Raima Sen]] as Anjali
* [[Akashneel Dutt Mukherjee]] as Abhirup
* [[Bharat Kaul]]
*[[Roopa Ganguly]] {{small|(Cameo)}}

==Reception==
The film received mixed reviews. The Telegraph(Calcutta) stated that it was "Rituparno’s conscious attempt to break away from the 'adult' tag of Antarmahal and Dosar, and re-connect with the Bangali family."<ref>{{cite web|author=Manisha Koirala in Khela |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080730/jsp/entertainment/story_9618595.jsp |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Entertainment | Tolly tally |publisher=The Telegraph|date=30 July 2008 |accessdate=9 July 2012}}</ref> While noted film critic [[Rajeev Masand]] said that the film is "Khela is not a bad film, but one that requires much patience on your part", he also appreciated the "fine performances from principals"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/khela-an-intimate-tale-but-lost-in-translation/68712-8.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315110009/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/khela-an-intimate-tale-but-lost-in-translation/68712-8.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 March 2015 |title=Khela, an intimate tale but lost in translation - Movies News News - IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=12 July 2008 |accessdate=9 July 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|1368102|Khela}}
*[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080730/jsp/entertainment/story_9618595.jsp telegraphindia.com]

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[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:2000s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
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[[Category:Films directed by Rituparno Ghosh]]

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