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Ranveer Singh’s 83 co-star compares his Dhurandhar performance with Akshaye Khanna’s, calls him ‘man of gold’ | Bollywood News

Ranveer Singh’s 83 co-star compares his Dhurandhar performance with Akshaye Khanna’s, calls him ‘man of gold’ | Bollywood News

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3 min readChennaiApr 13, 2026 02:27 PM IST After creating history with the Dhurandhar films, Ranveer Singh has been garnering praise from film industries across the country, with many hailing it as a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Recently, his 83 co-star Saqib Saleem spoke about the actor, his performance in Dhurandhar, and how Ranveer has always been supportive of his co-stars. Speaking on the YouTube channel RVCJ Movies, Saqib said, “Ranveer is a man of gold and his heart is beaming with love for everyone and he is happy to give it to everybody.” Sharing his experience of working with Ranveer in 83, he said, “83 was a very tough film for him – to be working with 13-14 actors, and I’m sure he’s not used to working in a film like this. He has one of the best energies, great collaborator, he would help me in my scenes. I had a great time working with him. Whenever I meet him now, it is always like a tight hug.” He added, “Of course, life has moved on, …

Costume designer Smriti Chauhan breaks down Akshaye Khanna’s viral moment and the challenges of working on Dhurandhar | Bollywood News

Costume designer Smriti Chauhan breaks down Akshaye Khanna’s viral moment and the challenges of working on Dhurandhar | Bollywood News

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Dhurandhar, the prequel to Dhurandhar 2 which is currently creating havoc at the box office, dominated the recently held Chetak Screen Awards 2026, taking home 14 trophies. Among them was the award for Best Costume Design, won by Smriti Chauhan for Dhurandhar. Following her win, Chauhan spoke about designing one of the film’s most memorable moments, when Akshaye Khanna’s character is honoured with the title of Sher-e-Baloch. Smriti Chauhan told SCREEN, “The look had to be very specific, because in that scene he is being crowned with the title of Sher-e-Baloch. The brief that we got from the director was that he had to stand out from the rest of the crowd. So we didn’t have to think too hard, we gave him a colour that we didn’t use for others in that scene, which was all black. And if you notice, that’s the only scene in the film where Akshaye Khanna wears sunglasses, which we decided right there.” Chauhan also opened up about her early conversations with director Aditya Dhar, who made it clear …

Chetak Screen Awards 2026: Akshaye Khanna wins Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) award for Dhurandhar | Bollywood News

Chetak Screen Awards 2026: Akshaye Khanna wins Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) award for Dhurandhar | Bollywood News

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2 min readChennaiApr 5, 2026 10:10 PM IST The best in Hindi cinema and OTT were honoured at the prestigious Chetak Screen Awards 2026 held on Sunday in Mumbai. At the ceremony, Akshaye Khanna took home the Chetak Screen Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) for Dhurandhar. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO However, the actor competed with some impressive performers in the category, which included Rakesh Bedi for Dhurandhar, Naseeruddin Shah for Gustaakh Ishq, Saurabh Shukla for Jolly LLB 3 and Deepak Dobriyal for Jugnuma: The Fable. ALSO READ | Chetak Screen Awards 2026 LIVE Updates Raj Babbar presented the award, however, Akshaye was not present at the ceremony. Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, comedians Zakir Khan and Sunil Grover, and eminent journalist Saurabh Dwivedi (Editor – Hindi, The Indian Express) served as hosts in the ceremony. About Chetak Screen Awards 2026 Instituted by The Indian Express Group, the nominees and winners of the Chetak Screen Awards 2026 were selected by the Screen Academy, an independent, not-for-profit body. It comprised of 53 acclaimed filmmakers, …

Ranveer Singh recreates Akshaye Khanna’s viral ‘Assalamualaikum Lyari’ scene from Dhurandhar at NMACC gala. Watch

Ranveer Singh recreates Akshaye Khanna’s viral ‘Assalamualaikum Lyari’ scene from Dhurandhar at NMACC gala. Watch

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Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh emerged as one of the biggest highlights of the NMACC third anniversary gala, held in Mumbai on 3 April. Videos of the actor dancing with the audience and charming them with his energy soon surfaced online. In one of the clips, Ranveer celebrated the success of Dhurandhar: The Revenge by recreating popular dialogues from the film, earning loud cheers from the crowd. Fans think even Ranveer Singh is obsessed with Akshaye Khanna. Ranveer Singh recreates Dhurandhar dialogues at NMACC gala In the clip doing the rounds on social media, Ranveer can be seen recreating Akshaye Khanna’s viral scene from Dhurandhar, in which he addresses the people of Lyari during a political rally with, “Assalamualaikum Lyari.” Ranveer took to the stage and delivered the dialogue with the same intensity as Akshaye did in the film. He also delivered another popular dialogue from Dhurandhar: The Revenge, “Ghar ki yaad nahi aayi tujhe, Jassi (Didn’t you miss home Jassi)”, said by Udaybir Sandhu in the film. The line has become meme material on social …

‘They are regretting that decision today’: Mukesh Chhabra reveals 3 major stars rejected Akshaye Khanna’s role in Dhurandhar | Bollywood News

‘They are regretting that decision today’: Mukesh Chhabra reveals 3 major stars rejected Akshaye Khanna’s role in Dhurandhar | Bollywood News

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3 min readNew DelhiApr 3, 2026 07:30 PM IST The much-awaited sequel of Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, hit theatres on March 19. Since its release, the Ranveer Singh starrer has been making headlines. In a recent interview, the film’s casting director, Mukesh Chhabra, opened up about the casting process of the spy thriller. He even recalled several actors turning down the popular role of Rehmaan Dakait, which was eventually played by actor Akshaye Khanna. During a conversation with Bollywood Hungama, Mukesh shared, “I was narrated the story for four hours. After that, I was in shock. I didn’t even move or take a break. We didn’t even realise when the time passed away. I got scared initially, even after casting for so many films in the past. I had to find so many characters, newer faces, it was a big film.” Mukesh further added, “If I combine both the parts, I had to do the casting of around 400 people. I made a team of six people and started the search. Aditya gave …

Suryakumar Yadav grooves to FA9LA, recreates Akshaye Khanna’s viral Dhurandhar step at IPL 2026. Watch

Suryakumar Yadav grooves to FA9LA, recreates Akshaye Khanna’s viral Dhurandhar step at IPL 2026. Watch

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The Mumbai Indians (MI) recently won a match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 and are gearing up to play a match against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Saturday. Ahead of that, cricketer Suryakumar Yadav had a playful moment when he recreated Akshaye Khanna’s viral step from Dhurandhar. (Also Read: Dhurandhar 2 fever hits IPL 2026 as Suryakumar Yadav asks Jasprit Bumrah ‘ghar ki yaad nahi aayi tujhe, Jassi?’) Suryakumar Yadav decided to show off his dancing skills as Akshaye Khanna’s entry song from Dhurandhar played. Suryakumar Yadav recreates Akshaye Khanna’s Dhurandhar step The official Instagram account of MI posted a video of Suryakumar, writing, “Ye Dada ka style hai, full Dhurandhar mode (This is dada’s style).” In the video, Flipperachi’s FA9LA plays on speakers as the cricketer is called on stage. He immediately begins recreating Akshaye’s steps from the film as those present there cheer. Suryakumar stops dancing and walks a while before he can’t help himself but dance again. This is not the first time the Indian cricketer …

Suryakumar Yadav recreates Akshaye Khanna’s viral Dhurandhar move at Mumbai Indians event. Watch video | Bollywood News

Suryakumar Yadav recreates Akshaye Khanna’s viral Dhurandhar move at Mumbai Indians event. Watch video | Bollywood News

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3 min readBengaluruApr 3, 2026 10:24 AM IST Everyone is experiencing Dhurandhar fever, and so are our cricket stars! Cricketer Suryakumar Yadav recently brought Bollywood and cricket together by recreating Akshaye Khanna’s viral dance step from Dhurandhar at a Mumbai Indians event. Making a stylish, filmy entry, Suryakumar performed the now-iconic move that originally featured in Akshaye Khanna’s introduction scene as Rehman Dakait in Aditya Dhar’s film Dhurandhar, instantly grabbing attention online. Suryakumar Yadav does Akshaye Khanna’s viral Dhurandhar move The moment was shared on social media by the Mumbai Indians with the caption, “Ye Dada ka style hai, full Dhurandhar mode 🕺🔥,” and the clip quickly went viral, delighting both cricket and film fans. In the comments section, a fan reacted by posting, “Dhurandhar Surya dada 🔥,” while another called him “Surya dakait 😂.” Watch Suryakumar Yadav’s video here: The viral step comes from the high-energy track FA9LA, composed by Bahraini rapper Flipperachi, which plays during Akshaye Khanna’s powerful entry scene in the film. The sequence has become one of the most talked-about moments …

Priyadarshan on working with Salman Khan, Akshaye Khanna: `Accept a person…`

Priyadarshan on working with Salman Khan, Akshaye Khanna: `Accept a person…`

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Filmmaker Priyadarshan has been part of the film industry for a long time and is now preparing to begin work on his 100th film, which will star Mohanlal in the lead. Over the years, he has worked with some of the biggest names in Indian cinema. Ahead of the release of his next film Bhooth Bangla, featuring Akshay Kumar, the filmmaker spoke about his experience working with actors like Salman Khan and Akshaye Khanna, who are often perceived as difficult to work with. Priyadarshan on working with Salman Khan In an interview with India Today, Priyadarshan spoke about working with Salman Khan in Kyon…Ki. “Salman Khan loves me,” he said, recalling their recent meeting. “He told me, ‘Garu, next time we work together, I’ll come at 1 am instead of 10 pm,’” he added with a laugh. Talking about their time shooting in Romania, the director said, “He was very sweet to me.” Priyadarshan on working with Akshaye Khanna Similarly, Priyadarshan said that he never faced any problems with Akshaye Khanna when they worked together …

Priyadarshan opens up on working with ‘difficult’ Akshaye Khanna; says one has to be ‘diplomatically arrogant’ with Salman Khan | Bollywood News

Priyadarshan opens up on working with ‘difficult’ Akshaye Khanna; says one has to be ‘diplomatically arrogant’ with Salman Khan | Bollywood News

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3 min readKochiApr 1, 2026 02:18 PM IST While Indian cinema has never had a dearth of exceptional directors adept at making comedies — with Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Siddique-Lal, Rajkumar Santoshi, Rajkumar Hirani, and David Dhawan being a few of the best examples — Priyadarshan remains arguably one of the most popular and celebrated among the lot. Over a 42-year directorial journey, he has created tens of comedies, though he has never limited himself to just one genre. From Dadasaheb Phalke awardee Mohanlal, his most frequent collaborator and best friend, to Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Akshay Kumar, he has joined forces with several heavyweights, adding the buoyant Priyadarshan touch to all their oeuvres. In a recent interview, he opened up about working with Salman Khan and Dhurandhar star Akshaye Khanna, while also addressing allegations that the two actors are difficult to work with. Check Out | Dhurandhar 2 Box Office Collection Day 13 Worldwide LIVE Updates: Ranveer Singh-starrer eyes Rs 1500 cr ‘Accept these people as what they are’ …

Akshaye Khanna’s dedication to wig styling for Rehman Dakait’s role in Dhurandhar 2 impresses fans: ‘Oscar-level work’

Akshaye Khanna’s dedication to wig styling for Rehman Dakait’s role in Dhurandhar 2 impresses fans: ‘Oscar-level work’

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Akshaye Khanna has been grabbing headlines for his powerful performance in Aditya Dhar’s film Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Akshaye truly stole the show with his portrayal of ‘Rehman Dakait’, leaving audiences impressed with his commanding screen presence. Akshaye Khanna impresses with meticulous wig styling in behind-the-scenes clip. (Instagram) Beyond his performance, Akshaye’s striking look in the film has also caught attention. The actor sported a carefully styled wig to bring authenticity and flair to his character. A behind-the-scenes clip, now circulating on social media, offers a glimpse into his meticulous approach to the role. (Also read: Mukesh Chhabra reveals Dhurandhar’s most satisfying casting, and it’s not Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, or Rakesh Bedi ) Akshaye Khanna’s meticulous approach to his wig for Rehman Dakait In the video, Akshaye can be seen closely monitoring the detailing of his wig and giving precise instructions to ensure it looks natural on screen. He is heard saying, “This one side? Now you see the cut and it goes directly to my side. Okay? So that will make it look very …