Khiladi 786

72 Singh. Ya, that's Akshay Kumar's name in Khiladi 786. Why 786? Because he has palm lines which looks like 786 is written on it. We are not told... read more

72 Singh. Ya, that's Akshay Kumar's name in Khiladi 786. Why 786? Because he has palm lines which looks like 786 is written on it. We are not told this but he has super human power thanks to these numbers which can make him fight like the characters from Kung Fu Hustle and gives him super human 'raftaar' which no one has seen except the audience of this film.

Akshay's super hero character had solid potential to turn this film into a fantasy film made for kids but the makers decide to spend valuable screen time on getting him married.

Himesh Reshammiya has smartly made another film for himself by putting Akshay in the foreground. If his career as an actor had taken off the story he has written would have had him playing the lead and a well known comedian playing the role he chose to play.

My 7 year old nephew asked me how many stars I would give this film. I said 2. When I asked him the same question he said 4. He said “mast action hai” I said “ teen hi toh fight sequence hai”. He went quiet for some time then replied “ gaane bhi toh mast hai”. I didn't have a comeback. He had decided he liked the film and nothing else mattered to him.

He is right now the perfect audience for such kind of nautanki that has been happening in the name of masala entertainment. Honestly there were a couple of pj's I liked in the film and the music was not that bad. Balmaa and Khiladi Bhaiyya are still stuck in my head but the film made me come out screaming 'O balm laa'

the silly plot tests your patience plus there are side tracks which do not work at all out which Himesh takes up major screen time.

Final few words - a word of advice to makers who make these nautanki shows under the guise of a film. Keep these shows for a fixed duration of 90 mins. maybe it will help make them a bit bearable.

Rating - ** (Below Average)

Ticket Meter - worth 100 bucks ( only for fans of Akshay Kumar)

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Khiladi 786 opens with Akshay Khiladi kumar bashing the day lights out of a set of goons who seem to have been picked up from a political rally in ... read more

Khiladi 786 opens with Akshay Khiladi kumar bashing the day lights out of a set of goons who seem to have been picked up from a political rally in the middle of their siesta. They fly over him, looking straight into the camera sleepy eyed. Akshay mouths something about being the khiladi /singh/man/human/joker/whatever and the movie sets on its inexplicably ridiculous running length. Forget Joker, Khiladi 786 is the worst film ever in Akki's “glorious” career.

While there are no pelvic thrusting aliens to give the Khiladi company in this one, there is the Alien like Himesh Reshammiya, head weave threatening to belie his age, who makes up for whatever little was left out in terms of mediocrity in the script. Oh yeah there apparently is a script they used to make this drivel.

Akshay is a goon, so he can't get married. Asin's beau is behind bars, so she can't get married. Himesh is a match maker's son who can't get anyone married. All three are want to get married into the police force, since that is “respectable”. Really now? While all this happens, Akshay goes around beating people black and blue, breaking things that look like made of pulp paper, and sing horrendously irritating music in severely fashion challenged set pieces. There by hangs a tale of distasteful mockery of anything and everything to do with cinema.

Then there are the side actors, a bunch of delightful camera obsessed actors who deliver dialogues (if one can call them that) straight into the camera, to hell with acting being all about reacting. A delirious psychopath on the background score can only explain what was playing behind while these set of actors did what they were being paid for. Akshay, Asin, Himesh on the other hand seem to be on a paid vacation where getting dressed for a kindergarten fancy dress competition was the only preparation demanded of them.

It is a wonder that we still are making films like this, it is a shocker that films like this will go ahead and make money, it is a scary nightmare that Akshay will come back with more films that might just pale this one out with its mediocrity. Catch a dark corner in your house, hide there under the blanket and pray to the gods this goes out of the screens asap.

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I had completely missed the promotions and publicity for Khiladi 786. Also, am not overly fond of Akshay Kumar. So, it was wearing my most cynic... read more

I had completely missed the promotions and publicity for Khiladi 786. Also, am not overly fond of Akshay Kumar. So, it was wearing my most cynical expression that I landed up a the theatre at 9am and prepared to be assaulted by gibberish. The beginning of the movie did not promise much. Tacky, outdated credits with a Dabanng hangover song playing. Akshay even looked like he was aping Salman in the police uniform.And I cringed a bit. But then the movie gathered steam and how! The story rapidly develops. Akshay plays a thug from Punjab who hijacks trucks carrying smuggled goods and then splits the loot with the Punjab police. Asin is the daughter of a big time bhai in Mumbai with a boyfriend in jail. Himeshbhai is a marriage fixer thrown out by his dad as a failure. Asin won't get married till boyfriend is out, Akshay can't get married coz no one wants a thug as a husband and Himeshbhai tries to break the jinx on his luck by getting them together. Of course, the catch is no one knows the other party is a thug family. They are all trying to gain respectability through marrying into the Police force. This situation leads to a first half which is hysterically funny. The laughs come at a pace which match Akshay's knock out punches and leave you giggling madly. Akshay has a proven flair for the comic which he exploits, and the rest of the cast including Mithun and Raj Babbar add to the hilarity. The second half is not as funny nor as fast paced but by then you are in a super mood and happy to go along with the proceedings. Himeshbhai is in fine fettle with the music. The songs are sheer kitsch and perfect for the movie. Khiladi 786 is in the Golmaal mould and is sure to be a hit with the kids also. Dont look for depth and meaning and too much cleverness and yiu will be happy. I totally recommend this one as a kick- off to the end -of -year relaxed feeling. Go and enjoy! view less

It's already taken a good two and a half hours of my life which I'll never get back, so I'm not going to give it any more time than it deserves. I... read more

It's already taken a good two and a half hours of my life which I'll never get back, so I'm not going to give it any more time than it deserves. I've been subjected to some pretty atrocious movies this year, I've witnessed some real clunkers from Akshay Kumar throughout this career, but 'Khiladi 786' takes the cake by a frigging mile. Offensive, unapologetic, mind-numbingly dumb and cringe worthy are only few of the adjectives that crop up in my mind at the moment to describe such a monumental piece of trash this is...and I thought 'Rowdy Rathore' was bad!

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Khiladi 786 is very funy movie...