Dhurandhar has become a blockbuster and has been receiving immense love and praise. However, Akshaye Khanna is currently ruling the internet due to his stellar performance and has found a new popularity among Gen Zs. In an interview, Naveen Kaushik, his co-star, talked about Akshaye’s dedication to scenes and revealed how he was slapped seven times for a scene.
Naveen Kaushik, who plays Donga in Dhurandhar, revealed that Akshaye Khanna was slapped multiple times by Saumya Tandon to get the scene right. For the unversed, Saumya slaps Akshaye Khanna’s character in anger after their eldest son dies in the film.
While speaking to Filmygyan about the scene, Naveen revealed, “This scene was retaken seven times.”
“Akshaye sir kept taking one retake after another to make the scene stronger. He was slapped so many times, but didn’t hesitate even once,” he added.
Meanwhile, Dhurandhar achieved another big milestone in Bollywood’s entire history and surpassed other blockbusters like Animal and Jawan. It has created history to have the highest earnings on the second Saturday in Hindi cinema. The movie earned Rs 53.70 crore on the second Saturday and has surpassed Chhaava, Stree 2, Animal, Jawan, Gadar 2, Saiyaara and The Kashmir Files. The movie has even defeated the Hindi collection of Pushpa 2 and Baahubali 2.
As per reports, Dhurandhar has been banned in six Gulf countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The makers reportedly tried to release the film in these nations but did not get clearance due to its sensitive topic and anti-Pakistan theme. A source was quoted as saying by Bollywood Hungama, “There were apprehensions that this would happen as the film is perceived as an ‘anti-Pakistan film’. The team still made an attempt, but none of the countries approved the film’s theme. That’s why Dhurandhar hasn’t been released in any Gulf territory.”
The movie stars Ranveer Singh in the lead role with Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun, Akshaye Khanna and Sanjay Dutt in the lead roles. It is directed by Aditya Dhar, best known for his incredible work in URI: The Surgical Strike.
