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'Khal Nayak' is a 1993 Indian Hindi crime action thriller film produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. The story centres on the escape and attempted capture of terrorist criminal Ballu (Sanjay Dutt as antihero) by inspector Ram (Jackie Shroff) and his girlfriend officer Ganga (Madhuri Dixit). The film was the second highest grossing Hindi film of 1993.

The film is known for its music, especially the song "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai", sung by Alka Yagnik and Ila Arun. The 'Khalnayak' soundtrack album sold 10million copies, making it one of the year's best-selling Bollywood soundtrack albums, along with 'Baazigar'.

At the 39th Filmfare Awards, the film received a leading 11 nominations including Best Film, Best Director (Ghai), Best Actor (Dutt), Best Actress (Dixit) and Best Supporting Actor (Shroff) and won 2 awards Best Female Playback Singer (Alka Yagnik and Ila Arun for "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai") and Best Choreography (Saroj Khan for "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai").

Plot



Balram "Ballu" Prasad (Sanjay Dutt) is a gangster who is arrested by Inspector Ram (Jackie Shroff). Ram shows compassion to Ballu while trying to get information that would lead to the capture of Ballu's boss and mentor, Roshida. Ballu does not speak, and he promises to escape from the jail. Ballu escapes from the jail, while Ram is visiting his girlfriend, Ganga (Madhuri Dixit), who is also a police officer. When news of this breaks out, Ram's reputation is in tatters as the media portrays Ram as an officer who has neglected his duty. Ganga, in an attempt to restore Ram's reputation, goes undercover as a street-girl. Ganga realizes that Ballu is a kind-hearted person who turned to crime due to poverty and circumstances, and she tries to rehabilitate him while on the run. Meanwhile, Ballu begins to fall in love with Ganga. He becomes enraged when he finds out she does not love him and is a police officer. Ganga continues to help Ballu as she has seen good in him. Meanwhile, Ram approaches Ballu's mother for help and realises that Ballu is in fact, his childhood friend. Ballu's mother and Ballu then tell Ram and Ganga, respectively, the story of how Roshan Da used their poverty to corrupt Ballu. Roshan Da killed Ballu's sister, and put the blame on the police. Ballu kills the officer he believes to be behind this and from then on spirals into a life of crime.

Ganga, afraid that the police will kill Ballu, stops the police from shooting him, allowing him to escape. She is hence arrested for aiding a criminal and is accused of being in a relationship with Ballu, which destroys her professional and personal reputation. Ballu's mother finds him, while she is followed by Ram. In the following confrontation, Ballu's mother takes Ram's side trying to convince Ballu to give himself up. Ballu, seeing Ganga's picture in Ram's wallet realizes that Ram is the one who she loves. Ballu manages to escape to Roshida's base where Roshan Da promises to help him escape, but betrays him and attempts to kill him and his mother. The police, led by Ram, attack Roshan Da's lair. In the ensuing conflict, Ballu finds out that Roshan Da killed his sister. Ram kills Roshan Da and Ballu escapes.

Following Roshan Da's death, Ballu claims himself as the new boss, but his girlfriend informs him that Ganga is about to go on trial for aiding him. Having a change of heart, Ballu appears to attack the court, but then surrenders himself and swears that Ganga is innocent, thereby restoring her reputation and reconciling her and Ram and Ballu goes to jail.

Cast



*Sanjay Dutt as Balaram "Ballu" Prasad

*Madhuri Dixit as Inspector Gangotri "Ganga" Agnihotri

*Jackie Shroff as Inspector Ram Kumar Sinha

*Anupam Kher as Ishwar Pandey

*Rakhee Gulzar as Aarti Prasad

*Ramya Krishna as Sophia Sulochana

*Pramod Moutho as Roshan Mahanta

*Sushmita Mukherjee as Mrs. Maithili Pandey

*Navtej Hundal

*Arun Bali as Police Commissioner Kuljeet Chaddha

*Anand Balraj as Police Inspector

*A. K. Hangal as Shaukat Bhai

*Sudhir Dalvi as Shambhu Master, Village School Teacher. (special appearance)

*Neena Gupta as Champa, a dancer in the song "Choli Ke Peeche"

*Ali Asgar as Munna

*Sunil Shende as Judge (Last Scene of Movie)

*Hans Dev Sharma as Investigation Officer assistant to Ram Kumar Sinha.

Awards



'39th Filmfare Awards:'

'Won'

*Best Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik and Ila Arun for "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai"

* Best Choreography Saroj Khan for "Choli Ke Peeche"

;Nominated

* Best Film Subhash Ghai

* Best Director Subhash Ghai

* Best Actor Sanjay Dutt

* Best Actress Madhuri Dixit

* Best Supporting Actor Jackie Shroff

* Best Music Director LaxmikantPyarelal

* Best Lyricist Anand Bakshi for "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai"

* Best Male Playback Singer Vinod Rathod for "Nayak Nahin Khalnayak Hoon Main"

*Best Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik for "Paalki Pe Ho Ke Sawaar"

Music



The music was composed by LaxmikantPyarelal, with the lyrics being penned by Anand Bakshi.

The best known song from the soundtrack were "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai", "Palki Mein Hoke Sawar" and "Nayak Nahi Khalnayak". The 'Khalnayak' soundtrack album sold 10million copies, making it one of the year's best-selling Bollywood soundtrack albums, along with 'Baazigar'.

Box office



'Khalnayak' was the second highest grossing Hindi film of 1993, surpassed only by 'Aankhen'.

Remakes



The film was remade in Telugu as 'Khaidi No. 1', and in Tamil as 'Hero' (1994).

References




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