Subhash Ghai 'corrects' Khal Nayak's release date, says a BIG surprise awaits on August 6

The day started on a celebratory note as Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt penned an emotional note on the completion of one of his most acclaimed films, Khal Nayak, which, according to the film's Wikipedia page, was released on June 15, 1993. However, the director of the film, Subhash Ghai, while joining the advance celebrations, corrected the information, changing the release date to August 6, 1993.

The National Award-winning filmmaker posted a picture of the original poster of Khal Nayak on his Instagram page with the caption, "Evergreen Khalnayak was released world over on 6th August 1993 - not on 15 June as mentioned at Google (smile) and please wait and watch for a surprise on 6th August 2023 celebrating 30th year of #KHALNAYAK"

The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, and Jackie Shroff in the main roles.

On June 15, Sanjay wrote an emotional note on his official Twitter page that read, "I want to congratulate Subhashji one of the greatest directors of the Indian screen, Jackie Dada for being the perfect Ram and Madhuri for being Ganga, and the entire cast and crew of #Khalnayak, I am grateful and proud to be a part of such an iconic film and cherish every moment of it. 30 years and yet it looks like a film made yesterday, thank you Subhashji and Mukta Arts for making this film and me being a part of it, thank you once again. And thank you to all the fans whose love has made Khalnayak a classic. #30YearsOfKhalnayak @SubhashGhai1 @bindasbhidu @MadhuriDixit"

Khal Nayak is about police inspector Ram (Jackie Shroff), who nabs notorious criminals, including the high-profile Ballu (Sanjay Dutt). When Ballu's escape taints Ram's name, his fiancee, Ganga (Madhuri Dixit), decides to trap Ballu. However, things get complicated when Ballu starts liking her.

This film is available to stream on ZEE5.