Overview
- Reviews led by India Today say Aditya Dhar’s screenplay places the antagonist at the story’s center, leaving the nominal hero in the background.
- Critics position Khanna’s controlled menace and charisma alongside Hindi cinema’s most memorable villains in coverage published today.
- The FA9LA track by Bahrain-based rapper Flipperachi fuels nonstop social-media reels that keep Rehman Dakait in the cultural spotlight.
- A resurfaced 2019–20 conversation with Rajeev Masand shows Khanna arguing that Kabir Singh’s success proved audiences would embrace severely flawed leads.
- Reports frame 2025 as a standout year in Khanna’s shift to grey roles, noting his Aurangzeb in Chhaava as a precursor to Dhurandhar.