Khiladi (1968 film)

Khiladi is a 1968 Hindi action film directed by Homi Wadia for Basant Pictures.[1] It was produced under the Homi Wadia Production banner with music composed by Lala Sattar and lyrics written by Faruk Kaiser.[2] Fearless Nadia starred in nearly fifty Wadia films, making stunt history starting with Hunterwali (1935).[3] Khiladi was Nadia's last role in films.[4] The film starred Nadia, Dilip Raj, Sujata, Amarnath, Suzie, Uma and Vishwas Kunte.[5]

Khiladi
Directed byHomi Wadia
Produced byWadia Brothers Production
StarringFearless Nadia
Dilip Raj
Sujata
Music byLala Sattar
Production
company
Basant Studios
Release date
1968
Running time
155 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Nadia had last done an action role nine years earlier. Around the age of fifty-eight she made a flamboyant come-back in a cleverly executed "James Bond" type character in Khiladi where she was code-named "Living Fireball".[6][7]

Cast
  • Fearless Nadia
  • Dileep Raj
  • Uma
  • Sujata
  • Sheikh
  • Suzie
  • Amarnath
  • W. M. Khan
  • Vishwas Kunte
  • Habib

Music

The music direction was by Lala Sattar and lyrics written by Faruk Kaiser. The singers were Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle.[8]

Songlist
#TitleSinger
1 "Pyar Koi Kam Kam Kare" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
2 "Aao Ji Aao Na Dil Mein Samao Na" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
3 "Sun Zara Jaane Jahan" Asha Bhosle
4 "Aaj Dil Ka Khiladi Kya Aaya" Asha Bhosle
5 "Pichhe Pichhe Aaye Mere Sajana" Asha Bhosle

References
  1. "Khiladi". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. "Khiladi 1968". Lyricsbogie.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. Jain, Madhu. "Legally Blonde". verveonline.com. Verve Magazine. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  4. Gulazāra; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 619–. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  5. "Khiladi 1968". Alan Goble. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  6. Dorothee Wenner; Rebecca Morrison (1 March 2005). Fearless Nadia: the true story of Bollywood's original stunt queen. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-303270-0. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  7. India Today International. Living Media International Limited. 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  8. "Khiladi 1968". MySwar.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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