Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- playful
- witty
- paranoid
- bollywood movie night
- 1990s nostalgia
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The prank, the stabbing, and the evidence implicating Raj and his friends create repeated false leads in the murder investigation.
The friends’ fake kidnapping call is the concrete action that precipitates the death and ensuing investigation.
The central group consists of college friends whose social prank transforms their campus-linked lives into a murder mystery.
The film joins a murder investigation and romantic relationships with the heightened, accessible conventions of 1990s Bollywood entertainment.
Films like Khiladi, and why
Baazigar
shared murder mystery structure, romantic subplot, and escalating suspicion among young protagonists
Darr
shared hindi thriller conventions, hidden motives, red herrings, and romantic tension
Khiladi 786
shared college-age ensemble, prank-driven danger, and suspenseful investigation
Movie Details
- Directors
- Mustan Alibhai Burmawalla, Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla
- Release Date
- 1992-06-04
- Runtime
- 159 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (33)
Cast
- Akshay Kumar
- Ayesha Jhulka
- Deepak Tijori
- Sabeeha
- Tinnu Anand
- Sharat Saxena
- Anant Mahadevan
- Beena Banerjee
- Amrit Patel
- Sanjeev Chitre
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Khiladi about?
- A carefree college prank spirals into a deadly murder mystery when its creators return to find their friend stabbed and themselves framed.
- What is Khiladi like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Khiladi as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Khiladi violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Khiladi as moderate.
- Which films are like Khiladi?
- Films with a similar feel include Baazigar, Darr, and Khiladi 786.
- How long is Khiladi?
- Khiladi runs 159 minutes.
- Where can I watch Khiladi?
- In United States, Khiladi is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
