Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi
Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi (English: Mr. and Mrs. Player) is a 1997 Indian romantic comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Akshay Kumar and Juhi Chawla. Some scenes take place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fifth installment of the Khiladi series, Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi predominantly explores comedy genre, unlike other films in the series. The film was a semi-hit at the box office.
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| Directed by | David Dhawan |
| Produced by | Keshu Ramsay |
| Written by | Rumi Jaffery |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar Juhi Chawla Satish Kaushik Paresh Rawal Kader Khan |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
| Cinematography | K.S. Prakash Rao |
| Edited by | A. Muthu |
| Distributed by | D.M.S. Films |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film is a remake of the 1992 Telugu film Aa Okkati Adakku.
Summary
When his astrologer uncle (Satish Kaushik) predicts a favorable future for Raja (Akshay Kumar), he decides to do nothing until the prediction comes true.
One day he meets a woman at a bus stop, she tries to talk to him but he replies to her rudely because his uncle told him to not talk to an unmarried girl. He finds out that she is married, he tries to get frank with her but suddenly her husband arrives to beat him. Raja then collides with Shalu's (Juhi Chawla) car. She is the daughter of a millionaire (Kader Khan). He is seriously injured and Shalu is arrested, his uncle meets him in the hospital and tells him that he should forgive Shalu. He says to the inspector that this is his mistake and they should release Shalu. They release Shalu from jail and then she goes to meet Raja but he doesn`t want to meet her. She falls in love with him, Shalu tells her father that her future husband has arrived. However, his lazy lifestyle does not meet with his future father-in-law's standards, and he insists that Raja does some hard work and bring him ₹100,000 to have Suhag Raat with his daughter, eventually Raja accomplishes this by defeating Emmanuel Yarborough in a wrestling match.
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Raja (Mr. Khiladi)
- Juhi Chawla as Shalu Prasad (Mrs. Khiladi)
- Kader Khan as Badri Prasad
- Paresh Rawal as Pratap (Shalu's Uncle)
- Himani Shivpuri as Raja's mother
- Prachi as Kiran (Raja's Sister)
- Satish Kaushik as Mama (Raja's Uncle)
- Johnny Lever as a bandaged patient on the street
- Gulshan Grover as Vicky
- Emmanuel Yarborough as himself/wrestler
- Anil Dhawan as Bose Babu
- Upasna Singh as Pratap's Girlfriend
- Rakesh Bedi as Ram Babu
- Mac Mohan as Police Inspector
- Shashi Kiran as Postman
- Birbal as Pandit
- Gurbachchan Singh as Angry Husband
- Babbanlal Yadav as Constable
- Kishore Bhanushali as Bandwala
Principal photography
The shooting of the song "Akela Hai Mr. Khiladi" took place in Ontario, Canada. Some parts of it were shot at the Niagara Falls, while the other part (75%) was shot near the Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga. The Central Library and other buildings nearby were shown. The song Jara Parde Pe Ane De was shot inside BCE Place in Toronto.
Music
The music for the movie was composed by Anu Malik and many of the songs were hits.
| # | Song | Singer(s) | Length | Lyricist(s) |
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| 1 | "Akela Hai Mr. Khiladi" [hit] | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal | 06:24 | Dev Kohli |
| 2 | "Jara Parde Peh Ane De" | Udit Narayan, Poornima | Dev Kohli | |
| 3 | "Jumme Ke Jumme" | Abhijeet, Poornima | 07:11 | Hasrat Jaipuri |
| 4 | "Jab Naukri Milegi" | Kumar Sanu | Anu Malik | |
| 5 | "Jab Takk Rahega Samose Mein Aaloo" [hit] | Abhijeet, Sapna Mukherjee, Poornima | 05:26 | Dev Kohli |
| 6 | "Hum Total Fida Tum Peh" | Anu Malik, Anuradha Paudwal | 06:56 | Dev Kohli |
| 7 | "Tu Kya Bangala Banaayega" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | Dev Kohli |