Akshaye Khanna Outshines Everyone With His Role In ‘Dhurandhar’, Do You Know He Was Paid In Crores?

Akshaye Khanna, one of the well-known actors in Bollywood, never skips a chance to win hearts with his acting mettle. The actor has been in the industry for more than 20 years now, beginning with Himalay Putra in 1997. Well, most recently, he has been grabbing attention with his role in the movie, Dhurandhar.

In the movie, Akshaye plays the role of ‘Rehman Dakait’, and let us just tell you that he did proper justice to the role and provided us with so much entertainment that everything else looked faded. While Ranveer Singh is the lead in the movie, Akshaye Khanna’s role in the movie was simply top-notch. But do you know that he was paid in crores for his portrayal of ‘Rehman Dakait’ in the movie?

Akshaye Khanna’s salary in the movie, Dhurandhar

If a report by Koimoi is to be believed, Dhurandhar is made on a budget of Rs. 250 crore. While not officially disclosed, Ranveer Singh was reportedly paid a budget of Rs. 30-50 crore. Among others, Akshaye Khanna was reportedly paid a budget of Rs. 2.5 crore. It cannot be officially confirmed, however, the way Akshaye essayed his role in the movie left people in awe of him.

Akshaye Khanna outshines everyone with his role in Dhurandhar

Akshaye Khanna has come out of the lover-boy era, and he did something so glamorous with his roles in the movies like Chhava and Dhurandhar that people are not able to stop talking about the same. Akshaye Khanna’s role as an antagonist has become one of a kind, leaving people to look back again and again. The way he made his entry with the viral background music in Dhurandhar is gaining momentum on social media. People have been comparing his comeback to Bobby Deol, who did something similar with his role in Animal.

People have been calling 2025 Akshaye Khanna’s year, as he cemented his name in the industry once again with roles in Dhurandhar and Chhava. In both movies, his role was inspired by real-life characters such as ‘Aurangzeb’ and ‘Rehman Dakait’, and his skills show how well he connected with the characters he played.

More about Dhurandhar

Dhurandhar was dropped in theatres on December 5, 2025, and it has been roaring at the box office. The film reportedly even beat the big hit, Saiyaara’s Day 1 record. The movie featured five famous actors, like Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhanvan, and Ranveer Singh, along with Sara Arjun, and since the trailer was dropped, it has been grabbing attention, for better or worse. While the families of the real people whose roles were created in reel-life are raising legal issues, legal threats also occurred, and the movie has shown it all. However, beating all of these, Dhurandhar is roaring at the box office. For the unversed, Part 2 of the movie is yet to be released, and it’s set for March 2026.

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