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 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.’

Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar is showing no signs of stopping at the box office. It has been three weeks since the film was released. Its earnings are increasing continuously. The film is being liked all over the world. Lyari Town of Karachi, Pakistan is shown in the film. Which the audience of Pakistan is also watching. Naveen Kaushik, who played the character of Donga in the film, has told why the film is being liked.

In an interview given to Live Hindustan, Naveen Kaushik talked about the reaction the film is getting from Pakistan. He also said that the people of neighboring countries have also realized that no one has been insulted in Dhurandhar.

Why is the film being liked in Pakistan?
Naveen said- ‘I have noticed one thing that the comments coming there… they have noticed that we have not abused the people there. We have not criticized him. We have not abused the Muslim community, our effort has been to show that there are corrupt people or agents in the system who have misused the entire environment and created such a situation where India is under attack. We have tried to highlight them.

Naveen further said, ‘So the people there are also recognizing that yes, these people are ruining our country too. That’s why we are sending love after watching the film.

Talking about Dhurandhar, Akshay Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun are seen playing important roles along with Ranveer Singh. This film has collected more than Rs 600 crore in India.

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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.

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.