Aditya Dhar told Dhurandhar actors to ‘cry like your father has died’ for Akshaye Khanna’s death scene, reveals co-actor

Aditya Dhar told Dhurandhar actors to ‘cry like your father has died’ for Akshaye Khanna’s death scene, reveals co-actor

• Aditya Dhar guided actors for emotional depth in Dhurandhar scene
• Actors showed real grief for Rehman Dakait's death, no glycerine used.
• Dhurandhar: The Revenge aims for Rs 200 crore opening weekend

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Director Aditya Dhar is known for extracting powerful performances from his actors, and a recent revelation from the sets of Dhurandhar proves just that. Ahead of the release of its sequel, actors opened up about the intense direction behind one of the film’s most emotional scenes — the death of Akshaye Khanna’s character.

Rajat Arora told SCREEN: “I had asked Aditya Sir if I should remove my contact lens, because it’s difficult to cry with it. I had to perform an emotional scene; the brief he gave us was that – he is like your father, you are in Rehman Dakait’s gang, he is like a father figure. So, how would you feel when your father dies? You have to bring the same feelings and emotions. Cry as your father has died."

The scene in question revolved around the death of Akshay’s character, Rehman Dakait, who was portrayed as a father figure within the gang. Aditya Dhar wanted every actor present in the frame to feel the same level of grief, ensuring the emotional weight translated effectively on screen.

Rajat also mentioned, “Aditya sir had said that everybody who is in the frame should be able to emote that someone very close to you has died. Which is why everyone in that scene got noticed, and maybe people liked that too."

He added, “Danish (Pandor) used to take 10-15 minutes to become normal after an emotional scene. He would be in that zone even after the cut. I used to adapt that from him."

Vikramm Bhambri recalled, “We used to get the script for that day in the morning, and reading it, we would get an idea that we were shooting Rehman Dakait’s death scene. For me, getting into the zone is very important after I read the script. I knew we could not howl and cry; we had to emote subtly. We had to keep in mind not to overplay or underplay, just be in that zone. We didn’t use any glycerine for that scene."

Also read: R. Madhavan reacts to Allu Arjun’s praise for Dhurandhar 2, says ‘humbled and hyper motivated’

Dhurandhar: The Revenge hit theatres on 19th March and its paid previews, which were released a day prior have done great business. The movie is eyeing Rs 200 crore business in its opening weekend.