Popcorn Motion Pictures P. Ltd. and Galaxy Entertainment Corp. Ltd.'s KHEL is a love triangle and a thriller rolled into one. KHEL tells the story of two thick friends — Dev [Suniel Shetty], a business tycoon, and Rohan [Ajay Jadeja], a simpleton, who lives all by himself.

The story of Khel is woven around the friendship of two close men. Dev Mallya (Sunil Shetty) is a rich business tycoon who dreams about becoming one of the country's most successful businessmen. Rohan Poddar (Ajay Jadeja) is a 'happy-go-lucky' kind of simpleton who doesn't expect much from life. The differences between both people are extremely visible - from their attitudes towards life to their different economic status - however this doesn't alter their friendship. Rohan meets Sanjh Batra (Celina Jaitley) an interior designer and eventually they both fall in love with each other. Life for the lovebirds seems perfect until one day Rohan is suddenly arrested for murder! This leaves his girlfriend and best friend in extreme shock. The experience makes Dev and Sanjh share a personal bond and they become closer.

The story reaches a twist when a new police officer, Rajveer (Sunny Deol) takes charge of Rohan's case. The officer believes in innocent until proven guilty and during the investigation he starts thinking there is more to Rohan's case than meets the eye. A thrilling investigation then begins and Rajveer gets closer and closer to the shocking truth!

Suniel Shetty is excellent playing an anti-hero [after DHADKAN]. The suppressed anger he conveys through his expressions [towards the second half] shows the growth of the actor. His new look will also add to his fan-following. Ajay Jadeja does not deliver at all. He is blank throughout and his dialogue delivery is flat. The makers should've dubbed his voice from a professional dubbing artiste. Celina Jaitley looks gorgeous, but needs to work on her acting abilities and train herself in voice modulation. The rawness shows in several sequences.

The album opens up with 'Pyar Hone Laga', a romantic duet, featuring Kumar Sanu teaming up with Kavita Krishnamurthy to bring the song together. Kumar Sanu and Kavita Krishnamurthy complement each other very well and give winning renditions on beautiful lyrics by Faaiz Anwar. However, the slow pace of the song will work against its prospects, as well as the poor background instrumentation by 'Dude's Music Company'. Overall, the song had the prospect to work on many levels, but ends up being just average!

On the whole, KHEL is a fair entertainer