Remember the period of the 90s when Akshay Kumar rocked the box office from his player series? One of them was the 1996 superhit film ‘Khiladi Ka Khiladi’, which brought a storm in the cinema hall as soon as it was released. Romance, tremendous action and shocking twists were the identity of this film.
Starcast of the film and surprise of Undertaker
The director of the film was Umesh Mehra and it played the lead roles by Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon, Rekha and Gulshan Grover. But the real surprise was the role of WWF’s famous Wrestler Undertaker (Brian Lee). The fight of Akshay and Undertaker was greatly promoted and this was the reason that the film made a strong start at the box office. During the shooting, Akshay picked up the Undertaker, causing pain in his back for months.
Rekha Entry and Dimple Exit
The film was looking for a female character for Villain at the beginning of the film. The director first chose Dimple Kapadia. The interesting thing is that then no one thought that Akshay would one day marry Dimple’s daughter. The story also required a bold song ‘in the night no control’, which was to be shot on Dimple and Akshay. But due to the problem of dates, Dimple left the film and was replaced by Rekha’s entry.
Rekha and Akshay’s hot songs and rumors storm
After Rekha’s arrival, the same song was filmed on Rekha and Akshay. Since then, rumors started flying that something special is going on between the two. These reports increased so much that it is said that Raveena Tandon also became uncomfortable. However, it was also said that all this was a publicity stunt.
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Film climax and luck game
The film earned strong at the box office. Akshay and Dimple could not romance on the screen, but watch the game of luck, Akshay became the son -in -law of Dimple. The film is not only a hit but also counted among the most popular films of the 90s. Now Akshay and Dimple must have thought, which happened is good.
