Khiladi 786 Promotional post Directed by Ashish R Produced by Twinkl Himesh R Sun Screenplay by Kushal Story by Himesh R Starring Aksha A Mithun C Music by Himesh R Cinematography Attar Si Editing by Asish Studio HR Hari Om Ent Distributed by Eros Int Release date(s) Decemb Country I Language H Budget 35 crore (U Khiladi 786 is an upcoming Bollywood action comedy film directed by Ashish R Mohan, featuring Akshay Kumar in the title role alongside Asin playing the female lead; Mithun Chakraborty, Paresh Rawal and Himesh Reshammiya will also appear in pivotal roles. It will be produced by Eros International, HR Musik Limited and Hari Om Entertainment. The film marks the return of Akshay Kumar to his famous Khiladi film series after 12 years[1] since he acted in Khiladi 420. The first teaser of movie was released online on 4 October. It got 1.5 million views in 5 days and some industry watchers expect this film to be the biggest opener of Akshay Kumar's career.[2] The full trailer revealed on 12th November 2012, whilst the film is expected to release on 7th December 2012. Cast Akshay Kumar as Bahattar Singh Asin as Indu Tendulkar Mithun Chakraborty as Tatya Tukaram Tendulkar[3] Himesh Reshammiya as Mansukh Desai Paresh Rawal as Champak Lal Raj Babbar as Sattar Singh Sanjai Mishra[4] Claudia Ciesla in a special appearance in song "Balma"[5] Mukesh Rishi as Ikhattar Singh Johnny Lever Bharti Singh Rajesh Khattar as Inspector Jugnu Singh[6] Kamal Rashid Khan as Street Begger of Slum Production In March 2012, it was announced that Ashish R Mohan and Himesh Reshammiya would be creating an action-comedy film starring Akshay Kumar. In April 2012, days before the release of Kumar's blockbuster Housefull 2, it was reported that the project would be titled Khiladi 786 and would mark Kumar's comeback to the Khiladi series after 12 years, the last being Khiladi 420. Casting The film was announced to be releasing on 12th November 2012 on Diwali. However, the film's producer, Himesh Reshammiya reported casting issues therefore the film was delayed. In April 2012, it was announced that Reshammiya himself would be playing Paresh Rawal's son in the film due to not finding any supporting actor at the time. Also, veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan was signed to play a main role in the film, however soon dropped out, and was replaced by Mithun Chakraborty.[7]Claudia Ciesla was also roped in an special appearance to do an item- number in the film.[8][9] Also, many rumors went out about the choice for the female leads. The choices included Ileana D'Cruz, Nargis Fakhri and Diana Penty.[10] However, in June 2012, Asin was signed to play the leading lady of the film, putting all rumours to a stop.[11] Filming The filming began on 2nd June, 2012, for a 20 day schedule in Kamalistan Studios.[11] During the first schedule of Khiladi 786, Akshay performed a dangerous stunt where he jumped from a balcony of a bungalow of about 45 feet without any cables, wires or body-doubles. The only thing to soften his jump were some mattresses and card-boxes. The action sequences of the film have been provided by Jal Singh Nijjar. Soundtrack The soundtrack of the film is composed by Himesh Reshammiya and the music is on Eros Music, T-Series and HR Musik. Lyrics are penned by Sameer, Shabbir Ahmed and Himesh Reshammiya. Punjab's most popular rapper, Yo Yo Honey Singh recorded the song "Lonely" for the film, and the song turned out to be widely popular specially amongst the youth. Many unofficial remixes to the song were made.[12] Khiladi 786 No. Title Lyrics Singer 1. "Lonely" Shabbir Ahmed Himesh Reshammiya Honey Hamsika 2. "Balma" Sameer Mynampati Chandra Ghoshal 3. "Long Drive" Sameer Mika 4. "Sari Sari Raat" Shabbir Ahmed Himesh Reshammiya 5. "Hookah Bar" Himesh Reshammiya Himesh Reshammiya Vineet Aman 6. "Khiladi (Title Track)" Shabbir Ahmed Vineet Trikha Alam Rajdeep 7. "Tu Hoor Pari" Shabbir Ahmed Javed Ghoshal Singh Kaur 8. "Lonely (Remix)" Shabbir Ahmed Himesh Reshammiya Honey Hamsika 9. "Hookah Bar (Remix)" Himesh Reshammiya Himesh Reshammiya Vineet Aman 10. "Long Drive (Bhangra Mix)" Sameer Mika 11. "Balma (Remix)" Sameer Shreeram Ghoshal 12. "Khiladi (Remix)" Shabbir Ahmed Vineet Trikha Kapil & Chatterjee