Khiladi 786 narrates the story of the underachieving son of the marriage bureau owner who tries to prove his mettle by finding a groom for a gangster’s sister. The movie was initially titled as Punjabi Rajnikant. The screenplay was written by Kaushal Bakshi. The film was produced by Twinkle Khanna, Himesh Reshammiya, Sunil Lulla, and M P Singh and directed by Ashish R Mohan. This 2012 action comedy film stars Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Raj Babbar, Himesh Reshammiya, and Asin. Akshay Kumar plays a dual role in the film. Clear cut editing by Sreekar Prasad and adept cinematography by Attar Singh Saini makes it a watchable movie. It was released on 7 December 2012 and was distributed by Eros International. The music was composed by Himesh Reshammiya. The film was made on a budget of ₹35 crores and it collected ₹97.05 crores at the box office. The movie was categorized under PG certification in Canada and occupies a screen time of 141 minutes.