Actress Saumya Tandon, who played Ulfat Rehman (the wife of Akshaye Khanna’s character Rehman Dakait) in the Dhurandhar franchise, expressed that she immensely missed Khanna’s presence while filming Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge. She praised Khanna as a “brilliant” and “phenomenal” actor who was the “asli Dhurandhar”, acknowledging that his absence in the sequel was strongly felt, even though the story progressed after his character’s death.
SaumyaTandon admitted she missed sharing screen space with Akashye Khanna.
She described working with him as “pure magic” and a “dream”.
She recalled their brief but impactful scenes from the first film, including an intense, real slap she delivered for a scene, emphasizing his commitment to the role.
She noted their surprisingly immediate chemistry regardless being “introverts”.
She felt his character’s departure was crucial to the story’s evolution in the sequel.
Saumya Tandon in her interviews expressed her excitement over the success of Dhurandhar 2
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23 Mar 2026 — Actor Saumya Tandon returns to the gritty Dhurandhar universe in Aditya Dhar’s much-anticipated sequel, but the journey hasn’t been without its emotional gaps.
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