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]
| Khel | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Yusuf Khan |
| Written by | Dilip Shukla |
| Story by | Yusuf Khan |
| Produced by | Suniel Shetty Galaxy Entertainments |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Suniel Shetty Celina Jaitly Ajay Jadeja |
| Cinematography | Soori Manoj Gupta |
| Edited by | Yusuf Khan |
| Music by | Babbu Mann Daboo Malik Dudes Music Company |
Production companies | Popcorn Motion Pictures Galaxy Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 174 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editA 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
edit- Sunny Deol as ACP Rajveer Scindia
- Suniel Shetty as Dev Mallya, Corrupt and Ruthless and Fraudulent and Lousy Multi Millionaire Industrialist Businessman
- Celina Jaitly as Saanjh Batra
- Ajay Jadeja as Rohan Potdar
- Gulshan Grover as Inspector Khushwant Chhadha
- Suhasini Mulay as Daadi
- Vivek Shauq as Girish Mathur
- Supriya Karnik as Kiran S. Batra, Saanjh's mother.
- Anil Kanyal as Kanyal G.
Music
edit| Khel – No Ordinary Game | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 19 August 2003 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Times Music |
Music by Daboo Malik, Babbu Mann and Dudes Music Company.[4]
- "Kiya Hai Jadu Iss Kadar - Shaan, Shailendra Kumar, S. P. Sailaja
- "Sharrata" — Sukhwinder Singh, Babbu Maan
- "Chori Chori Mere Dil Ko" - Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan
- "Jadu Sa Mujhpe Chal Raha" - Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy
- "Moment Of Love" - S. P. Sailaja
- "Tumko Kitna Hai Mujhse Pyar" - Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan
- "Moment of Passion" - Kumar Sanu
Critical response
editTaran 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]
References
edit- ^ Gajjar, Manish (June 2003). "BBC - Shropshire - Bollywood - Khel Preview". BBC.co.uk. BBC Online. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Rebello, Maleeva (18 May 2017). "From David Beckham to Ajay Jadeja, these sports stars made not-so-memorable acting debuts". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ Murari, Rohit (3 October 2003). "Khel review: Khel (Hindi)". Fullhyderabad.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Khel (New) - music review by Rakesh Budhu - Planet Bollywood". Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (3 October 2003). "Khel Review 2/5". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ N, Anjum (2 October 2003). "The game that never began". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Gajjar, Manish (3 October 2003). "BBC - Shropshire - Bollywood - Khel". BBC.co.uk. BBC Online. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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