Tees Maar Khan

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Movie Info

Once in a blue moon a great criminal is born. He is fearless, careless and shameless! He steals, cons, cheats and gets away with it.He is TEES MAAR KHAN. TMK and his gang - Dollar, Soda and Burger - have managed to keep the police the world over on their toes. Then one fine day, international antique smugglers, the Johri Brothers, assign Tees Maar Khan the biggest con of his life -- rob antiques worth 500 crore rupees from a heavily guarded moving train. Will Khan and his merry gang with some unwitting support from his wannabe-actress girlfriend, Anya and a greedy Bollywood superstar be able to pull of this heist and live off the proceeds of their ill gotten gains for the rest of their days? -- (C) UTV

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Action & Adventure
Directed By:

Farah Khan
Written By:

Ashmith Kunder, Shirish Kunder
In Theaters:

Dec 22, 2010 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Feb 22, 2011
Box Office:

$1,076,266
Runtime:

135 minutes
Studio:

UTV Communications

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Cast

Akshay Kumar
as Tabrez Mirza Khan/Tees Maar Khan

Katrina Kaif
as Anya

Salman Khan
as Special Appearance

Akshaye Khanna
as Atish Kapoor

Arya Babbar
as Thanedar Dhuvinder

Viju Khote
as Judge

Shakti Mohan

Anil Kapoor
as Himself

Sanjay Dutt
as Narrator

Twinkle Khanna
as Herself

Vishal Dadlani
as Himself

Farah Khan
as Herself

Chunky Pandey
as Himself

Murli Sharma
as Agent Mukherjee

Avtar Gill
as Subedar

Manish Paul
as Master India

Sachin Khedekar
as Commissioner Khadak Singh

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Critic Reviews for Tees Maar Khan

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2)

Rapid-fire jokes range from dumb to occasionally offensive and snide, but the wicked script is still undeniably funny.

Dec 28, 2010 | Full Review…

Russell Edwards
Variety
Top Critic
Mr. Kumar and Katrina Kaif mug and dance and work hard, but they're not called upon to play characters so much as shtick figures, and the cartoonish world they inhabit isn't appealing or buoyant enough to carry the day.

Dec 24, 2010 | Full Review…

Rachel Saltz
New York Times
Top Critic
The screenwriters manage to redeem Khan; but it's not quite enough to save the movie, which, given the velocity of the frantic action, should have played brisk and buoyant.

Oct 30, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Peter Galvin
sbs.com.au
Most jokes fall flat. Except when directed at Bollywood itself.

May 11, 2015 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Mayank Shekhar
Hindustan Times
Post interval, you end up restless. And fidgety. Because nothing really connects.

May 11, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Nikhat Kazmi
The Times of India
Katrina is gorgeous and Akshay Kumar strains every muscle in his body to make you laugh. But the lazy writing does them in.

May 11, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Anupama Chopra
NDTV
Five minutes into the film, and I wanted to flee.

May 11, 2015 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

Shubhra Gupta
The Indian Express
While the film does make some clever swipes at thinly concealed industry heavy hitters, it also relies heavily on tasteless gender, ethnic, and sexual stereotypes.

May 11, 2015 | Full Review…

Itrath Syed
Georgia Straight
Even though it is a spoof, the film is often tediously exaggerated and downright silly, relying on sheer buffoonery to get the narrative moving.

Feb 10, 2011 | Full Review…

Gautaman Bhaskaran
Screen International

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Audience Reviews for Tees Maar Khan

Apr 17, 2011

Tees Maar Khan s an 2010 Hindi action comedy film directed by Farah Khan, starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna in the lead roles. Anil Kapoor and Salman Khan make a special appearances in the film as well. Tees Maar Khan revolves around an overconfident conman named Tabrez Khan (Akshay Kumar) who has been a criminal from birth. (Yeah you read that correctly, he stole the doctor's watch and nurse's chain on the birthing table) Tabrez is a thief who is capable of opening any lock in the world, be it on a flying plane or a running train. The story revolves around how he undertakes a job to rob a train containing millions of dollars worth in precious antiques. Tabrez's love interest is played by Katrina Kaif as Anya Khan who nails her bimbotic airhead role to perfection. Not my cup of tea. It all looked like a lot of goofing around was captured in a camera and eventually put together as a movie. One of my friends took part in a Bollywood Competition and Sheila Ki Jawani was her talent piece so truth be told I just watched this movie for the song. (and Katrina oozes sensuousness in the video.)

Deb S Super Reviewer
Jan 07, 2011

Farah Khan adds a lot of spunk and flamboyance into Tees Maar Khan, but it only goes so far.The plot at the high level involves a professional con man stealing a large quantity of antiques from the police. The problem is that very little time is spent on that. The first half an hour is used to build up a couple major characters, and from then on the film meanders to the final 30 minutes, which is where the story actually finds some sympathy and emotion.The musical pieces are somewhat catchy and the dance choreography and sets are always colorful, but these shouldn't be the reason to watch this picture. The opening and closing credits are worthy of note.The characters are lively, over the top, and this definitely helps keep the film afloat when the story is lacking. Akshay Kumar is a good lead con man. Akshaye Khanna, while only playing a supporting role, turns out to be more amusing than Kumar. The beautiful Katrina Kaif is eye candy, but unfortunately that is all she contributes to this picture. Both, her character and performance are forgettable.When the 130 minutes are up, Tees Maar Khan just gets by. Watch it and move on.

JY S Super Reviewer