Draft:Khanjar (2003 film)

Khanjar is a 2003 Hindi-language action film directed by Chander Sharma. The film stars Sunil Shetty, Tabu and Gulshan Grover. The film was previously titled Khanjar: The Knife.

Plot
Kumar (Mohan Joshi) is a businessman and lives in Simla with his pregnant wife, Laxmi, two sons, Raja (Sunil Shetty) and Ajay. Both Laxmi and he are delighted that they will soon be welcoming Komal, a daughter. Before her birth, Kumar comes to know that Ajay and the child she is carrying in her womb are not his, but of his employee, Sadashiv, who has killed himself and left a note implicating Laxmi. Kumar takes Raja with him and asks Laxmi to take Ajay and leave. Ajay and Laxmi re-locate to Bombay where Laxmi gives birth to Komal. Years later, Ajay has grown up and gets a job in Simla as a dancer/singer. Laxmi initially refuses to let him return to Simla, but subsequently permits him to do so. Ajay does not know that he will be swept into a web of lies, deceit, and murder where a killer is killing local people on the 13th of every month. Watch what happens when the Ajay is joined by his mother and sister, and the past is all set to open it's ugly head, and lead to even more bloodshed.

Production
The film began production in 195 as Dilruba. The film was lying in the cans because of financial problems.

Reception
Rohit Murari of Full Hyderabad mocked the film and said that "And, for once, let us just reserve our judgement on 'minor' things like direction, cinematography, choreography, music, background score etc. Let's cut them some slack".