Main Khiladi Tu Anari

Main Khiladi Tu Anari
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySameer Malkan
Screenplay bySachin Bhowmick, Kader Khan (dialogues)
Story bySachin Bhowmick
Based onThe Hard Way
by John Badham
Produced byChampak Jain
StarringAkshay Kumar
Saif Ali Khan
Shilpa Shetty
Rageshwari
Shakti Kapoor
Kader Khan
CinematographyAkram Khan
Edited bySuresh Chaturvedi
Music byAnu Malik
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Seven Creations
Release date
  • 23 September 1994 (1994-09-23)
Running time
184 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget3.25 crore
Box office13.84 crore

Main Khiladi Tu Anari (transl.I'm player You're novice) is a 1994 Indian action comedy film directed by Sameer Malkan. The screenplay is written by Sachin Bhowmick. Starring Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Raageshwari in the lead roles and Shakti Kapoor, Johnny Lever and Kader Khan in supporting roles. The film became one of the five highest-grossing Indian films of the year. The film is partly inspired by the 1991 American film The Hard Way.

The film's success cemented Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar's status as Bollywood's leading men, and a successful pair of bankable stars following Yeh Dillagi (1994), which was their first collaboration. Kumar in particular, who also had 1994 hits like Mohra, Suhaag, and Elaan, gained a considerable fan following, especially among the youth. He became renowned for his thrilling action scenes featuring martial arts and hand-to-hand combat; his daring stunts; his athletic dance moves and his rugged, macho good looks.

Khan's performance in the film earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 40th Filmfare Awards. The film was remade in Telugu as Hello Guru.