Here’s how Akshay Khanna reacted to blockbuster success, fans’ love for Rehman Dakait in Aditya Dhar film
Dhurandhar casting director Mukesh Chhabra, in his latest interview, shared how Akshaye Khanna reacted to the blockbuster success of the film and fans’ immense love for the role of Rehman Dakait. Aditya Dhar, Ranveer Singh movie grossed over Rs 650 crore worldwide in just 13 days.
Akshaye Khanna as Rehman Dakait in Dhurandhar
Akshaye Khanna, who stunned the audience with his portrayal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the blockbuster historical film Chhaava earlier this year, ended the year with a bang in Dhurandhar. His performance as Pakistani gangster Rehman Dakait is one of the highlights of the movie Aditya Dhar, which also stars Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt and R Madhavan in the lead roles. Akshaye’s exciting entry on viral channel FA9LA also sparked a tsunami on social media with viral reels.
The Dil Chahta Hai actor likes to keep his life private and is not even featured on any social media platforms. Therefore, he did not directly react to the intense love he received from the audience. However, Dhurandhar casting director Mukesh Chhabra has now shared what Akshaye told him after the blockbuster success of the spy thriller.
In an interview on Miss Malini YouTube channel, Mukesh was all praises for the Taal actor and said: ‘Akshaye Khanna is such a wonderful actor, his scoring is so distinct that it never feels borrowed or copied. He brings his own elements to everything he does and does it so convincingly that you can’t help but fall in love with him.’
“I was talking to him this morning and he wasn’t bothered by it at all. He just said, ‘Haan, mazza aaya.’ He knows how much love he puts into his work. When I went to the set a few times, I noticed his process, he stays in his own space, uses his aura very carefully, reads his scenes over and over and prepares completely. I think this magic shows in his work,” Chhabra added.
Dhurandhar has netted over Rs 450 crore in India and has grossed over Rs 650 crore worldwide in just 13 days. The movie is breaking box office records day by day. The Aditya Dhar directorial has already become the third highest-grossing Hindi film of 2025, surpassing Saiyaara, Coolie and War 2, and it refuses to slow down. The spy thriller will compete with Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film in the sci-fi epic Avatar series, which is scheduled to hit Indian cinemas on December 19.
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