Khiladi 786 Movie Review

Khiladi 786 Rating: 2/5
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Director: Ashish R Mohan
Genre: Action, Comedy
Cast & Crew: Akshay Kumar, Himesh Reshammiya, Asin Thottumkal , Mithun Chakraborty
Duration: 2 hour 22 minutes 
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Khiladi 786 Movie Review

Ratings:2/5 Khiladi 786 Review By:Rajeev Masand Site:CNN IBN
Directed by first-timer Ashish Mohan, an erstwhile assistant of Rohit Shetty, Khiladi 786 is funny, but only in spurts. For the most part, it’s as enjoyable as watching a kitten struggle to shake off the firecracker that some mean kid tied to its tail. If you laugh, they’re probably guilty laughs – how can you be amused by such cruelty? Khiladi 786, with its pedestrian humor, inane plot, and hammy performances, begs the question: haven’t we had enough? How many more times will charismatic actors help stupid films get made?I’m going with a generous two out of five for Khiladi 786. Akshay Kumar fans may not complain. The rest might prefer the company of an Asprin.
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Ratings:3.5/5 Review By: Taran Adarsh Site:Bollywood Hungama
Akshay's desi punches, raw and masculine action and the correct comic timing is sure to win a lot of hearts yet again. He is in his element, in complete form, brimming with charm and confidence. He's the mainstay of the film and lives up to the title every bit. Asin is the prototypical heroine who has to look her best, dance admirably and pair off with her on-screen man. On the whole, KHILADI 786 is not for purists, but for lovers of hardcore masala films completely. If zany amusement, wacky humor and over the top entertainers is what you enjoy, this one's for you. Go, have fun!

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Ratings:2/5 Review By: Anupama Chopra Site:Star World

Ratings:3/5 Review By: Madhureeta Mukherjee Site:TimesofIndia(TOI)
In Khiladi 786 Debutant director Ashish R Mohan's masala potboiler style is unmistakably reminiscent of his guru, Rohit Shetty's films. There are flying cars, flying bodies, flying fists and a flying Singh too. He shows flair for comedy, but for a film titled Khiladi', it lacks hard-core action, heat and the adrenalin rush that is synonymous with Akshay's Khiladi series (maybe intentionally). For those looking for some logic-less laughtime, groovy tunes topped with some todh-podh - this one could bring some action to your weekend.
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Ratings:0.5/5 Review By: Shubhir Rishi Site:Rediff
These movies come under a category called -- SO-bad-I-want-to-be-The-Punisher. Khiladi 786 is one such movie. This is no Rowdy Rathore, folks, this is just a gimmick. True, they did infuse it with a lot of other delightful innuendos, and some reference to comic books, but at the same time, ruined with unclever lines and expectant looks. Debut director Ashish R Mohan does try, but everything becomes dim and dull because of a really weak script, with unacceptable dialogues which are constantly in bad taste, and a single-finger synthesiser which is utilised for filling in as background score. This is a wannabe funny movie, an assault on our collective intellect.
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Ratings:1.5/5  Review By:Saibal Chaterjee Site:NDTV
Khiladi 786 has nothing new to offer. It is cut from the same cloth that have yielded many of Akshay Kumar's recent vehicles. These films have sought to cash in on his rough and rowdy screen persona. Khiladi 786 does more of the same. In short, it is another outright assault on the senses. The comedy is crass, the acting borders on the slapstick, and the general air that hangs over the film is one of utter lunacy. The loudness is accentuated manifold by an ear-splitting background score.
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Ratings:-- Review By: Komal Nahta Site:ETC
On the whole, Khiladi 786 has music as its main plus point but that will not be enough to ensure a good and fruitful run at the box-office as it entertains the audience in spurts only. Business in single-screen cinemas may be good but that in the multiplexes will not be upto the mark. After a fair weekend, collections will drop fast and furiously from the fourth day on­wards. Losing.
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Ratings:2/5 Review By: Nabanita Site:One India
Khiladi 786 has nothing to offer except some mindless giggles and laughter. For our intellectual and sensible audience, even if you have made the mistake to book tickets for this film, here's a serious caution: DO CARRY A DISPRIN and then go off to sleep quietly in the theatre.

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Ratings:2/5 Review By: Kanika Sikka Site:DNA
Khiladi 786 has all the conventional elements that a typical masala film has – a bad cop, a runaway bride, a lachar goon, songs after every few minutes…Yet, it fails to create an impact. The story by Himmesh Reshammiya is a complex mix of innumerable films and it would be best if you don’t even judge it. Indeed, I’d like to believe he never intended to write a logical story or a telling tale. If you are one of those who tries to make sense out of every movie, mind you, this is definitely not your kind of a film. The movie can only be fun if you leave your brains at home. If you watch it, you might land up having a little fun (provided you ignore the second half), if you don’t, just save yourself some money and time.
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Ratings:1/5 Review By: Ananya Bhattacharya Site:Zee News
Himesh Reshammiya’s story zigzags through concealment of identities, servants trying to bring their employer’s empire down, and a wedding planner hoping that his endeavour doesn’t go in vain. But honestly, he could just have not bothered to go ahead with this waste of talent, money, and whatnot. That Akshay Kumar as an actor is an exceptionally talented one has been proved time and again – given the man has a decent story to perform in. Not this one, though. Watch the film if you swear by Akshay Kumar. If you don’t, you’d be ill-advised to go into the theatres.
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Ratings:2/5 Review By: Rumanna Ahmed Site:Yahoo
Khiladi 786' has a plot, okay may be a mishmash of several other plots that we have seen before. There are some fun moments in the film but with a wafer-thin plot, the story seems to drag along for far too long. Akshay sleepwalks through a role that he has done one too many times; there is not even a slight attempt at any form of innovation. Watch it if you are a die-hard Akshay Kumar fan and are willing to overlook the complete lack of any clever humour.
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Ratings:1/5 Review By: Mayank Shekhar Site:Dainik Bhaskar
That reminds me, there must be a story. Himesh Bhai plays a wedding organiser’s son, who is no good with fixing matches, so his father kicks him out. To redeem his image, he tries to get a don’s daughter get together with a fake cop. The dialogue writer probably got paid per word, so when the cheques stopped coming in, he decided to repeat himself. Most similar movies give the hero a stock phrase or “takia kalaam” for audience recall. This one has almost half a dozen. We keep hearing the same lines being repeated over and over again. Finally when you hear Akshay mention for the 786th time that there are three things in the world you can’t see – Bhooton ka sansaar (ghost town), sachche wala pyar (true love), Bahattar paaji ka raftaar (Bahattar’s speed) – you know you just can’t see this anymore. Not again paaji, please.
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Ratings:3/5 Review By: Subhash K Jha / IANS Site:Firstpost
Incidentally, one character played by Sanjay Mishra thinks he looks like Amol Palekar. And bursts into Aanewala pal jaanewala hai from Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Gol Maal. Wondering if Mishra got the wrong Gol Maal. And did he mean Ajay Devgn instead of Amol Palekar? Khiladi 786 is an oddball of a dhamaka that blends slapstick with stunts. It is farcical fun from first frame to the last. Go, have a blast.

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Ratings:2.5/5  Review By:Roshni Devi Site:Koimoi
What’s Good: The comedy & funny dialogues; the action; some performances. What’s Bad: The stale story; Himesh & Akshay’s hamming; the forced songs. Loo break: None. Watch or Not?: For Akshay Kumar’s action and the humour, this one’s worth a one-time watch.Khiladi 786 is a mish-mash of Akshay Kumar’s Welcome and Ajay Devgn’s Son Of Sardaar. Even if it doesn’t take the best of both worlds, you’ll end up having enough laughs in the theatre, though it won’t be memorable any time after that.
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Ratings:-- Review By: Nandini Ramnath Site:Livemint
The anything-goes movie is packed with so many random characters and even more random jokes that moments of inspired humour emerge out of the hodgepodge. Bahattar Singh, his father (Raj Babbar) and uncle (Mukesh Rishi) pretend to be policemen to impress the other side, as do Indu’s brother TTT (Mithun Chakraborty) and his hoods. A police inspector who is locked away for threatening to spill the beans loudly protests his treatment, saying he will “complain to Kejriwal”. The rest of the time, much of Bunty Rathore’s dialogue depends on rhyming words for laughs (bayko, the Marathi word for wife, is matched with psycho; Sikh with seekh kebab). It’s hardly enough to sustain the running length of 2 hours and 20 minutes, but you might just find yourself occasionally sniggering without meaning to.
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Ratings:-- Review By: Sneha May Francis Site:Emirates24/7
‘Khiladi 786’ ticks all the prerequisites for a formulaic, Bollywood masala movie, yet it doesn’t quite pack a punch.And that’s probably because the industry is already populated with many such uniformed heroes, and the audience don’t have the appetite for any more. From manic comic situation that rely on buffoonery, there’s very little tact or intelligence that Ashish deploys to tell the story.The story written by Himmesh Reshammiya, who initially branched out from music direction to acting, is complicated and unoriginal. He even writes himself a part, a supporting one thankfully, but one that he overplays to shocking levels. Understandable that ‘Khiladi 786’ is trying to play to the galleries, but unfortunately it tries way too hard. And, considering there’ve been far too many perky cops in the past, this “cop” just doesn’t make the cut.
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