Khiladi

Khiladi

Year: 1992

Runtime: 159 mins

Language: Hindi

Directors: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mustan Alibhai Burmawalla

RomanceThriller

A musical thriller. A group of friends, who love to make bets with one another, play a prank that goes horribly wrong when one of them is murdered.

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1

Raj's bet and the fake kidnapping plan

Raj bets he can extort money from Kailashnath, and the gang agrees to help him pull it off. They plan a fake kidnapping of Sheetal, with Boney posing as a kidnapper. The group hides in a cottage outside Bombay owned by Pillai to carry out the deception.

Pillai's cottage near Bombay
2

Kailashnath panics and pays the ransom

Kailashnath panics at the idea of an abduction and decides not to alert the police. One of his aides grows suspicious, hinting that the whole thing might be a setup. Suresh Malhotra is assigned to the case as authorities investigate the incident. Kailashnath hands over the money to the gang, unaware that the plan is still underway.

Kailashnath's estate
3

Sheetal's death and the body is hidden

Raj and Boney recover the money and proceed to meet the skeptical women. Sheetal arrives, looking disturbed, and collapses with a knife in her back. The gang quickly hides Sheetal's body to avoid arousing suspicion, tucking her away to delay discovery. Later, Sheetal's body is found in the decklid of a car parked in a theatre parking lot, making the kidnapping seem even more real.

Meeting point with Neelam; theatre parking lot (decklid)
4

Julie blackmails Kailashnath

A dancer named Julie begins to blackmail Kailashnath, demanding a hefty sum. Kailashnath refuses, and Julie issues threats while scheduling a public dance show to collect the prize money. Neelam's uncle is set to attend the function, adding tension to the scheme. The show becomes the stage for the next moves in the plot.

Dance show night Dance show venue organized by Julie
5

Raj and Boney join the dance; Raj recognizes Julie

Raj and Boney decide to participate in the dance to get closer and to monitor Julie. During the performance, Raj dances with Julie and realizes she is the woman who nearly killed them earlier. The realization confirms that the accidents in the course of the scheme were connected and not random.

During the show Dance show venue
6

Suresh grows suspicious; confrontations begin

After the show, Neelam returns to her hostel while Raj goes home. Suresh becomes more convinced that the trio is involved and confronts Raj about the alleged conspiracy. The case starts to reveal a larger web around Kailashnath and Julie's influence.

After the show Neelam's hostel
7

Boney investigates Julie's dressing room

Backstage, Boney goes to Julie's dressing room to press her for information. He hears voices behind a locked door and spies Julie with a man she claims to have targeted before. Julie admits she tried to kill the gang on his orders and even blackmails the man to keep him in line.

After the show Julie's dressing room
8

Julie is killed by her co-conspirator

That man kills Julie after she confirms the assassination plan, and Boney witnesses the murder through the keyhole. The killer becomes aware of Boney's presence and dispatches goons to finish him. The confrontation escalates as Raj and Suresh sense the danger closing in.

Soon after the confrontation Julie's dressing room vicinity
9

Boney is attacked; Raj and Suresh intervene

Meanwhile, Boney is stabbed and nearly loses his life as the goons close in. Raj and Suresh arrive just in time to fight them off and rescue Boney. Before passing out, Boney tells Raj that Neelam is in danger, accelerating their resolve to reach her.

Shortly after the attack On the way back from Julie's location / vicinity
10

Rescue at Neelam's hostel

Raj calls Neelam, but the call is suddenly disconnected, forcing him to rush to her hostel with Suresh. They discover the watchman dead and Neelam under attack by the killer, who remains unseen. Neelam fights back and manages to throw the assailant out of a window, revealing that the killer is her supposed guardian.

Evening Neelam's hostel
11

Reveal of the killer's identity and motive

During interrogation, it is revealed that the man posing as Neelam's uncle is actually the estate manager who was appointed guardian by her late father. He explains his motive to preserve his share of the estate, and that Neelam's death would trigger his inheritance. He admits to hiring Julie to kill the gang and to killing Sheetal by mistake when the plan went wrong.

Interrogation Interrogation room
12

Justice and reconciliation

With the killer's testimony, the gang is exonerated and Boney recovers. They return the money to Kailashnath, who forgives them and urges them not to play such rude pranks on people again.

After interrogation Kailashnath's estate

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