Akshay- Saif together starred in 1 hit YEH DILLAGI and MAIN KHILADI TU ANARI an average in 1994 and their team was considered a hit pair which led to signing them in several films together which didn't work TU CHOR MAIN SIPAHI was a horrible film The first half is on how a cop Akshay wants to search a thief Saif the thief does some weird acts while robbing, like slapping a girl for not knowing how to cook and make a fool out of himself There is also an encounter between both and of course not knowing each other become friends and then later-on the turn of events lead Akshay being caught by Saif the going ons are terrible then Saif comes as a police to some vague village where his pants get robbed and lot more cheesy scenes which include Akshay transformed in a gawky villager get up(Similar to SABSE BADA KHILADI which released the same year) and there is also a villain Amrish Puri enough said Direction is horrible Music is okay Akshay is okay as the cop which he did before in MOHRA, HUM HAI BEMISAAL, SABSE BADA KHILADI.etc but as the buffoon in the second half he irritates, in 1996 Akshay's comedy was horrible Saif Ali Khan is as usual in his part Tabu is the heroine and the other heroine pass muster Amrish Puri repeats his villainy Deven Verma and Anupam Kher do their funny bits

Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan were considered a hit team after the superhit Yeh Dillagi(1994) and hit Main Khiladi Tu Anari(1994). However, their next set of films failed to deliver and Tu Chor Main Sipahi(1996)felt like a bad rehash of Main Khiladi Tu Anari with average handling. Tu Chor Main Siphai(1996) is a mediocre action comedy with Akshay as the hard boiled cop and Saif as the buffoonish thief who later masquerades as a cop in a village. The starts of well with Akshay's typical cop act and the scenes with Anupam Kher are funny but over the top. The comedy works well in places but Saif as the King robber is stupid. He dances like an idiot for no reason, he slaps a girl for not knowing how to make food, and he robs like some moron. The film starts going downhill with several stupid comedy scenes but some scenes (Akshay coming to know that his girlfriend Tabu's father is the same commissioner who is troubling him) shine. The second half fails to entertain with Akshay catching Saif and then Saif catching Akshay and getting him out of his way. However, Saif shines as the cop and he is really good in these serious scenes. The village part of the movie provides a so called story which saves the movie from being a terrible cat and mouse movie. The rest is average with good action and silly scenes but the spoof of Deewar is silly but funny. Direction by Guddu Dhanoa is average in parts, he hasn't handled the film properly with some scenes being good while many being over the top and stupid. His Elaan(1994) was much better and this one pales in front of it. Music is okay with no memorable tunes, the songs just distract the movie and the worst part is that none of the songs are chartbusters. Akshay Kumar repeats his Main Khiladi Tu Anari act and does well but it is nothing new for him. He shines in action scenes and his expressions are just fabulous. The only part where he fails is comedy and his Laalu act(same type of act from Sabse Bada Khiladi) is annoying. Akshay was not known for his comic timing before Hera Pheri(2000). Saif Ali Khan is average in comedy scenes and awesome in serious scenes. His scenes as the police officer are good and the scene where he survives the attack from the bandits is well acted by him. Tabu is good in her role but the other actress fails to deliver. Anupam Kher is funny but he overacts terribly in some scenes. Deven Varma is good in his role and his Deewar spoof scene with Anupam Kher is funny. On the whole, Tu Chor Main Sipahi(1996) is a mediocre fare at it's best, it is nowhere to the awesome Main Khiladi Tu Anari(1994). However, this flop film is still better than Keemat(1998) and Aarzoo(1999) which were awful Akshay-Saif films.

Tu Chor Main Sipahi