Akshaye Khanna Viral Entry: The shooting of FA9LA song from ‘Dhurandhar’ took place in Ladakh, where Akshaye Khanna’s oxygen level fell due to high altitude. He continued to complete the powerful dance sequence of Rehman Dacoit by wearing an oxygen mask after every shot.
Akshay Khanna is making headlines these days for his brilliant acting in the spy action drama ‘Dhurandhar’. In the film he played the role of villain Rehman Dacoit. People are liking this avatar of his. But do you know that during the shooting of this film, he fell so ill that he had to be given oxygen again and again. Yes, this was revealed by the film’s choreographer Vijay Ganguly during an interview. According to him, this was the time when Akshay was shooting for ‘FA9LA’.
Story of Akshay Khanna’s dance in the song ‘FA9LA’
Vijay Ganguly told Mid Day that the dance moves done by Akshay in the song were his own moves. According to Ganguly, “Actually, he had to enter, pass through the dancers and sit on the throne. Seeing the mood of the scene and the performance of the dancers, a brilliant actor like Akshay had said that he would go inside and do a little dance also. None of us knew what he was going to do. Akshay entered the scene at the same time as the entry, took over it from that point and gave his own performance.”
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Akshay Khanna’s oxygen level dropped during shooting
To film the scenes of Balochistan and Pakistan in ‘Dhurandhar’, its set was set up in Ladakh. This place is very beautiful, but is infamous for high-altitude sickness. Unfortunately, Akshaye Khanna also fell victim to the disease. Due to this, he had to carry an oxygen mask and cylinder there. According to Vijay, “Akshay used to carry a small oxygen cylinder with him. When we were shooting this song, his oxygen level had dropped. So after every shot, he used to put on an oxygen mask. He did that sequence without any hesitation and then went home.”
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Vijay Ganguly praised Akshay Khanna and told that when he was doing ‘Chhaaava’, he did not have any dance sequence in it. She says, “For ‘Chhaaava’, he didn’t have to do any dance. When he was on the set, there wasn’t much talking. He was completely immersed in the character and was always trying to figure out what else he could do to make his scene better.
About the movie ‘Dhurandhar’
‘Dhurandhar’ is a film directed by Aditya Dhar, in which Ranveer Singh plays the lead role. Apart from Ranveer Singh and Akshay Khanna, this film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R. Artists like Madhavan and Sara Arjun also have important roles. Released on December 5, this film has collected more than Rs 180 crore worldwide in 4 days.