Khiladi No. 1 is a 2008 Indian Bhojpuri language action drama film directed by Ramana Mogili, written by Rajendra Bharadwaj and produced by B O Subba Reddy. The film stars Dinesh Lal Yadav and Pakhi Hegdein and features Rami Reddy, Mukthar Khan, and Manoj Tiger in supporting roles. The soundtrack and score were composed by Dhananjay Mishra. Mohan Chand was the film's cinematographer. The Bhojpuri version was released on 8 August 2008. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Bhairavi and in Hindi as Ghayal Khiladi.[1][2] The film holds the record for "Most Viewed Bhojpuri Film" on the YouTube channel "T-Series" with 11657414 million views.[3] The film had the biggest opening for a Bhojpuri film and is considered the biggest Bhojpuri hit. The film is based on true events and addresses issues of rape, trafficking and crimes committed against women in India.[4]
Plot
The narrative opens with a confrontation between Chandan (Dinesh Lal Yadav), a porter at the vegetable market, and local bullies. Everyone who sells veggies at the market loves him. He is in love with Ganga (Paki Hegde), the owner of a hotel in the same area as Chandan, but he does not give her any consideration. He frequents the city's brothels and sex workers. One day, when drunken rowdies are harassing the girl, Chandan tries to protect her. She is identified as the Bhairavi (Abhinaya Sri) criminal inspector at that scene. She is looking into the kidnapping and disappearance of people in the area. During the course of Bhairavi's investigation, important mafia allies are discovered. She learns that Chandan is a kidnapper. Since justice could not be done in a courtroom, he set up a public trial at the vegetable market. Chandan questions what kind of punishment should be meted out to individuals who are encouraging girls to engage in prostitution and human trafficking. In the midst of the intense events, a toddler steals the policeman's gun and shoots the criminals. The final phrase of the movie is, "Tomorrow's generation will not stand idly by when justice is not served to the guilty."
The soundtrack for "Khiladi No. 1" was composed by Dhananjay Mishra, with lyrics penned by Vinay Bihari. It was produced under the "T-Series" label[5]
The soundtrack included 10 songs, an unusually large number. On October 3, 2008, the audio was released.[6]
