A.J. Films Creation’s Khudai (UA) is a story of rebirth and revenge. Shiva (Abdul Jabbar Ansari) lives in a village and is a devotee of Lord Shiva. He is killed by Rana Singh (Akhilesh Gaud). As time passes by, the atrocities of Rana Singh keep increasing. The villagers are fed up of Rana Singh’s exploitation. Rana actually considers himself to be the God of the villagers. A police officer, Mahesh Pandit (Abdul Jabbar Ansari), is posted in the village. He is out to put an end to the evil deeds of Rana Singh. By the by, Mahesh Pandit realises that Rana Singh was responsible for his murder in his previous birth. It is now Pandit’s turn to seek revenge.
Salim Ahmed has written a very routine story about revenge and rebirth. There is no freshness or novelty whatsoever. His screenplay rests on the tried and tested elements and hence fails to make any impact. The drama is so predictable that nothing excites the viewers. Salim Ahmed’s dialogues are ordinary.
Abdul Jabbar Ansari does an average job in a double role as Shiva and Mahesh Pandit. Akhilesh Gaud is so-so as Rana Singh. Sneha is ordinary. Anil Dhawan lends fair support. Ramesh Goyal is okay. Ali Khan, Javed Haider, Arun Singh, Shree Raj and R.K. Shukla provide routine support. Others do as needed.
Yusuf Ali Khan’s direction is weak. Raja Ali and Salim Sen’s music is barely passable. Jamil Ahmed’s lyrics hardly deserve separate mention. Mahesh Jain’s choreography is nothing to shout about. Background music is dull. Manoj Rajbhar’s camerawork is average. Robert John Fonseca’s action and stunt scenes lack thrill. Swadesh Mishra’s editing leaves a lot to be desired.
On the whole, Khudai is too predictable to leave an impact. Flop.
Released on 16-2-’24 at Glamour (daily 1 show) of Bombay by AJ Films Creation. Publicity & opening: poor.