The pace of the mega blockbuster film ‘Dhurandhar’ of the year 2025 is not slowing down even after 22 days of its release. ‘Dhurandhar’ has become the highest grossing film of this year, leaving behind the film ‘Chhaava’. Despite being a multi-starrer, every character in the film has its own existence. The character of ‘Donga’ in the film was also iconic, who was the right hand of Dacoit Rahman, but do you know that Naveen Kaushik, who played the character of Donga, was leaving the film industry, but this film encouraged him to work again.

Naveen Kaushik was upset due to not getting work
The role of Donga in ‘Dhurandhar’ is played by Naveen Kaushik, who had given up hope of not getting work, many rejections, broken confidence and getting work before getting Aditya Dhar’s film. Naveen Kaushik has shared some photos related to the film and has written about the last day of the film from signing the film with full of emotions.

He wrote in the caption, ‘Becoming an actor depends on trust. First of all, it is important to reassure your family, friends, film industry and finally the audience, but this reduces your self-confidence. Too many rejections, not getting response to casting calls, networking and not getting good work leads to loss of confidence.

He further wrote that ‘I had forgotten to trust myself. I was ready to leave everything. I met Mukesh sir on his request. This was my last hope before leaving the industry forever. I still remember that day when after narrating the story we were all told, ‘We have great confidence in all of you and need everyone’s help in making this huge project a reality.’ I suddenly felt that this was my film.

Called Aditya Dhar the captain of the boat
Naveen Kaushik also revealed that the film took a long time of about one and a half years to be made and the film went through a lot of difficulties. He described the film’s director Aditya Dhar as the captain of the boat, who helped in making everyone stable and strong. He wrote about Aditya, ‘By trusting me, you gave me an opportunity to bring one of my characters to life and helped in making it one of my biggest achievements.’

Both Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh and Akshay Khanna are in the headlines for their film ‘Dhurandhar’. Every character of the film is getting love from the public. Naveen Kaushik, who plays the role of ‘Donga’, the shadow of Dacoit Rahman in the film, has shared his experiences related to the film and has also shared the experience of working with Ranveer Singh on the sets.

Naveen Kaushik said in a special conversation with IANS that he learned from Ranveer Singh that if you take everyone along, you will reach where your destination is.

‘There is no question of not doing the film’
Explaining the reason behind saying ‘yes’ to the role of ‘Donga’ in ‘Dhurandhar’, the actor said – For the first time, casting director Mukesh Chhabra had called and told about this role and said that it is a character full of action and thrill. Till now I have done sophisticated roles, in which I did not get a chance to explore much. This character was completely new to me and there were so many characters in the film. In such a situation, the question of not doing the film does not arise.

Changes made for the character of ‘Donga’
Naveen had worked very hard to get into the character of ‘Donga’. He told that to adapt to the character of the film, changes had to be made in the dialogue delivery. I also had to pay attention to fitness, because my weight had increased earlier. I also had to understand the expressions of the characters, so I had to do a lot and started preparing for my role two months before the shooting. ‘Donga’ was a character which appeared with Akshay Khanna and Ranveer Singh.

Got recognition among the public from ‘Dhurandhar’- Naveen
On doing scenes with big stars, the actor said, ‘Both Akshay Khanna and Ranveer Singh are such stars who did not sit back after doing their respective scenes. He gave full support in every scene, whether it was his or not. I never saw him going in a vanity van. He said that I have worked in many films. The industry supported me, I kept getting work and because of this I am able to live with my family in Mumbai, but with Dhurandhar I have got recognition among the public. People are recognizing on the streets. It was not like this earlier.