Saumya Tandon becomes Akshay Khanna's wife in Dhurandhar
Entertainment Desk, New Delhi. In 'Dhurandhar', Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain fame actress Saumya Tandon caught everyone's attention, she played the character of Ulfat, the wife of the dreaded Rehman dacoit played by Akshay Khanna in the film. The chemistry of both of them looks amazing in the movie, but there is a scene which is going quite viral in which she is seen slapping Akshay Khanna. In a recent interview, Tandon talked about her intense experience of working on the sets of Aditya Dhar's directorial film. He also talked about his sudden chemistry with Khanna and the iconic 'thappad scene'.
Saumya did not know the script of the film
Tandon admitted that she was a little hesitant because she was told that her role was small and the script was kept a secret. He took the role because of his desire to work with director Aditya Dhar, who convinced him that he had never played a character like this before. The special thing is that Tandon was not even told that the film would later be made in two parts. Tandon said, 'To be honest, I was not told the entire script because it had to be kept secret. I had no idea they were going to make it into two parts. All these details were not told to me. I just knew the story and my role. Initially my reaction was that it was a small role, but I was very excited to work with Aditya because he is one of my favorite directors. Aditya told me that I have not done anything like this before.
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Tandon also told that she respects Akshaye Khanna and his excellent work. He said, 'People do not understand the difference between a male-dominated film and misogyny. These are two very different things. Misogyny is when women are looked down upon and this film does not do that. Yes, men have a major role in the film, but women are treated with respect. Imagine there is a man in Lyari whom everyone is afraid of and his wife slaps him in the hospital in front of everyone. Still he doesn't say anything'.
I was afraid to slap Akshay
Saumya told about the slapping scene, 'I had not even met Akshay but still there was good chemistry between us, just through the eyes. Initially, I was faking the slap scene, then Aditya said don't fake it, just kill it. Then I saw Akshay and asked him if I should do it. On this he said that absolutely. I slapped her but after that I felt very bad but I did it.
Made under the direction of Aditya Dhar, this film was released on December 5 and after receiving positive reviews from netizens and industry people, it has earned around Rs 350 crore at the box office, while its worldwide earning has reached above Rs 500 crore. The film stars Ranveer Singh, Akshay Khanna, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Rakesh Bedi, Gaurav Gera, Sara Arjun in lead roles.
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