When Akshaye Khanna compared himself to the world’s best actor: “That's what I believe”

Akshaye Khanna stars in Dhurandhar

Akshaye Khanna is receiving newfound fame with his stellar performance as Rehman Dakait in Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar. Fans, critics and celebrities are praising Akshaye for his strong performance and the viral dance move.

However, a video of Akshaye is now resurfacing in which he claimed that he doesn’t think that he is a very good actor.

In a throwback interview with Simi Garewal, Akshaye admitted, “Strangely enough, I've never believed that I'm a very good actor at all. I'm competent. You know, if you want to really stretch it, then maybe good. Not anything further than that.”

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Akshaye’s comment left the journalist baffled, forcing her to question his doubts. The actor responded, “Because that's what I believe. I'm comparing myself with the very best in the world, not only in our own country, and I don't think that my level of acting even comes close. I try my best to make a shot look as natural as possible.”

However, the actor was asked about his acting method, whether he plans before his performance, to which he claimed that it came naturally.

Akshaye said, “I hear about actors who talk about how they have to really work hard. I don't even understand that. I know this may sound horrible or arrogant or, you know, whatever. But I don't really have to work too hard to do what I do know. It's not something that I have to strain myself to get. It just comes very naturally to me.”

Ranveer Singh plays the lead in the spy thriller Dhurandhar, which is set in Lyari, Pakistan, and centres on an Indian agent.

Directed by Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar features Ranveer Singh in the central role of Hamza Ali, an undercover operative planted inside the Pakistani mafia by IB chief Ajay Sanyal (R Madhavan). The film marks the first collaboration between Ranveer and Aditya.

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The film features an ensemble cast including Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, and Rakesh Bedi. The film is about an underworld saga following a network of criminals, informants and operatives whose lives intersect, navigating covert operations, espionage and betrayals.