Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005)

Meet Arjun Verma, a conman who plays the biggest odds and wins. Trained in the belly of Bombay, he knows how to score with women, money, and the law. His playground is his alone - AND NOBODY F***S WITH THAT...

Director:

Suparn Verma

Writers:

Suparn Verma (dialogue), Sudarshana Dwivedi (additional dialogue)

Stars:

Fardeen Khan, Koena Mitra, Kay Kay Menon

Cast

Credited cast:
Fardeen Khan	...	Arjun Verma
Koena Mitra	...	Natasha Kapoor
Kay Kay Menon	...	Kaif
Rakhi Sawant	...	Singer / Dancer
Mumait Khan	...	Singer / Dancer
Zabyn Khan	...	Singer / Dancer
Feroz Khan	...	Jehangir Khan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kurush Deboo	...	Sunny Dastur
Makrand Deshpande	...	Shree
Mukul Dev	...	Bhatia
Gulshan Grover	...	Sikandar
Amin Hajee	...	Jack
Shoaib Hassan
Sharad S. Kapoor	...	CBI Inspector Sardesai
Kamini Khanna

Storyline

Arjun (Fardeen Khan) and his best friend Rohit (Rohit Roy) con people for a living. During their latest of escapades, both the duo manages to con the rich accountant of a don by the name of Sikander (Gulshan Grover), resulting in them stealing millions of rupees. Soon after, Rohit (Rohit Roy) is killed by Sikander's men and Arjun escapes to another city to save himself from the murderers.But Sikander manages to track him down and orders him to pay up the stolen sum of money plus interest or face Sikander's retirement plan. Soon to get his hands on some millions, Arjun than sets up a special team who will help him execute the plan. Also involved in the team is Natasha (Koena Mitra), a female psychiatrist who ends up being conned by the group but eventually succeeds in seeking revenge.Thrown into this mix is another character by the name of Jehangir Khan (Feroz Khan) who slows down Arjun's plans to get his hands on some big money. Will Arjun get the money for the pay back? Or will he ...

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Plot Keywords:

team | psychiatrist | friend | shower | red dress | 

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Taglines:

The Rogue... the Wild Card... the Target... in this year's coolest con flick!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Koena Mitra shot a whole song with a stone in her kidney and had an operation to remove it the next day.

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Goofs

During the sex scene actress's bra doesn't show up. but the next shot we can see the bra clearly.

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Quotes

Arjun Verma: Fuck the law!

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Connections

Remake of Confidence (2003)

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Soundtracks

Jhoom
Sung by Suzanne D'Mello
Composed by Pritam Chakraborty
Lyrics by Shabbir Ahmed
Music on T-Series

User Reviews

Tries to be different

Although it could be stripped down "Matchstick Men", Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena adds few twists & turns of its own and director Suparn Varma debuts as a promising new director on bollywood horizon. I was following this 'Matchstick Men' and thought that the movie was going to end, but actually had intermission & then I realized that it was Hindi version! The 'new' plot started after that!!! I question the acting skills of lead actors Fardeen & Koena whereas all the other characters have done real efforts to make the movie more engaging. Kay Kay is simply the best of bunch. Feroz Khan as Jehangir is having some split moments of acting, doesn't exactly fit in the movie but can do as a cameo. It felt like stretched in the end & I almost had given up before I saw the ending which might recover some of the lost sense and saves the film on story front. All in all a nice effort. It definitely rises above the mass of bollywood love stories.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

18 November 2005 (India)

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$78,000, 20 November 2005

Gross USA:

$90,869

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$90,869

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color