Actor Akshaye Khanna is getting a lot of praise for Aditya Dhar’s film Dhurandhar. Everything from his dancing to acting has been covered. Ranveer Singh was in the lead role in the film. But Akshaye Khanna stole all the limelight. Naveen Kaushik, who worked in Dhurandhar, has talked about Ranveer Singh and Akshay Khanna.

Naveen Kaushik said in a conversation with Siddharth Kanan, ‘Ranveer Singh used to treat us like friends on the set. Whereas Akshay Khanna used to maintain a distance. This was more because he was very invested in his character. The on-screen dynamic became real life too. All the gang members used to sit together, laugh and have fun. Rahman the dacoit used to sit a little apart. It was like this during the entire shoot.

Akshay Khanna used to maintain distance from everyone on the set

He further said, ‘If we went to talk to Akshay Khanna, he used to talk to us nicely. But as soon as the conversation ended, he would go back to his zone. Don’t know whether it was method acting or like Rahman the dacoit, he too remained calm, observed and was unpredictable. Akshay sir was like this in his real life also. He used to maintain distance on the set and focus on his character.

Regarding Ranveer Singh, he said, ‘Ranveer Singh is completely different from Hamza’s character. Ranveer Singh is full of energy. Whenever he was on the set, he met everyone. He doesn’t like to sit idly by. Hamza and Rehman are very different from each other. As soon as he used to say direct cut, Ranveer would come out of that character. They want to know things like children. He didn’t have any of the big star tantrums.

After praising Akshay Khanna’s work, Naveen said that he feels that wrong has been done to Ranveer.

He said, ‘I think something wrong has happened with Ranveer. There is no doubt that Akshay sir has created an iconic character, which will be remembered for years. But Ranveer has also done a great job. From changing his voice to putting aside his real life energy to playing the role of Hamza. This was very difficult.

He said, ‘Ranveer’s character has been deliberately underplayed. He doesn’t want attention. If Ranveer had an ego, he could have easily tried to draw focus on himself. But he did not do so. An insecure actor would have done this. Ranveer was real towards his character. He gave someone else a chance to shine.

The film ‘Dhurandhar’ has brought Akshay Khanna into limelight. Akshay Khanna’s acting and style are all reflected in this film. His dance videos are becoming increasingly viral. Some fans are seeing this film as Akshay’s comeback. Now actor Rakesh Bedi, who played the role of Jamil Jamali in the film, has reacted to this.

Rakesh Bedi speaks on Akshay Khanna’s comeback
Rakesh Bedi does not agree that Akshay Khanna has made a comeback from Dhurandhar. Talking to Hindustan Times, Rakesh said that Akshay Khanna was always in the game.

He said, ‘Akshay was always in the race. He never left. His and our films keep being shown. Some move less, some move more. But this does not mean that he was out of the industry.

Apart from this, Rakesh Bedi also talked about the success of Dhurandhar. He said, ‘Success is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Now you see, just like Bahubali was. Tried a lot but the same did not repeat for Prabhas. Every actor-director waits for this kind of wind in his career and some people do not get it in their entire life.

box office collection of dhurandhar

Let us tell you that the film Dhurandhar has been directed by Aditya Dhar. Ranveer Singh is in the lead role in this film. Whereas stars like Akshay Khanna, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt and Sara Arjun were in important roles. Everyone has done justice to their respective roles. Whereas Akshay Khanna became a hit with his role. He was seen in the role of Rahman dacoit in the film. The film is making waves at the box office. Even after 1 month of release, the film is earning handsomely. The film has collected more than 1100 crores worldwide.

Controversy continues regarding the sudden exit of veteran actor Akshay Khanna from Drishyam 3. The makers of the film had also made many allegations against Akshay. He had described Akshay’s exit as unprofessional and toxic behaviour. Now the film’s director Abhishek Pathak has reacted regarding this.

Jaideep Ahlawat is not replacing Akshay

Let us tell you that there were also reports that Jaideep Ahlawat is replacing Akshay in the film. Abhishek reacted to this also. He said, ‘No Jaideep is not replacing Akshay Khanna. I am writing a new character. Ajay Devgan has left everything completely to me. This is more than me, Akshay and production. So I want to leave this to how we deal with this.

Akshay Khanna left the film 5 days ago

He further said, ‘This started after the contract was signed in November. He left the film 5 days before the film went on floors. His look was locked. Costumes were made. The narration was done. He liked the story very much. My film starts from where the previous film ended. It is not possible that in the afternoon you are without hair and in the evening you are seen with hair. I was explaining this point to him and he was trying to convince him. After a few days he again brought the same so we said let’s see.

Abhishek said, ‘I don’t want to talk about the money, how much fee he was signed for. The fees were again negotiated and we reached a figure that we agreed upon. After this the contract was signed and then the whole drama started.

Aditya Dhar’s film Dhurandhar has become the biggest film of the year 2025. This film has broken all records at the box office. The film is earning tremendously. Its scenes and songs are viral on social media. The second part of the film is also to be released. The second part will be released on March 19, 2026. Now actor Naveen Kaushik, who was seen in the film, has talked about Part 2.

How will be part 2 of Dhurandhar?

In a conversation with Just Too Filmy, Naveen Kaushik talked about Part 2 of Dhurandhar. He said, ‘What you have seen in Part 1 – action, mystery and manipulation, will be 50 times more in Part 2. Because I have seen it being made. This will be 50 percent more than what you saw in the first film.

Earlier, Ranveer Singh had also talked about Dhurandhar 2. Looking at co-actor Danish Pandor’s Instagram post, Ranveer had said, ‘You are my life. Everyone is liking you. Imagine what will happen when you experience Part 2.

These stars were seen in Dhurandhar

Talking about the film Dhurandhar, it has been directed by Aditya Dhar and he has written it. Dhurandhar stars Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal and Akshaye Khanna. Akshaye Khanna is getting the most praise for the film. He has played the role of Rahman dacoit in the film. His dancing style went viral.

Sara Arjun is in the female lead in the film. Krystle D’Souza and Ayesha Khan have done a dance number. She appeared in the item song ‘Shararat’. The song has been sung by Madhubanti Bagchi and Jasmine Sandlas.

Dhurandhar 2 is going to clash with Yash’s film Toxic. Toxic is also a big budget film. Now it remains to be seen what kind of response Dhurandhar 2 will get.