Before Dhurandhar, Ranveer Singh Was Already an Akshaye Khanna Admirer

Years Before Dhurandhar, Ranveer Singh Was Already an Akshaye Khanna Superfan.

Akshaye Khanna is riding a massive wave online, with fans of Dhurandhar celebrating his intense performance as Rehman Dakait. Alongside trending clips from his past films, a throwback moment of Ranveer Singh openly fanboying over Akshaye has resurfaced, years before the two shared the screen.

In 2019, long before Dhurandhar, Ranveer and Akshaye appeared on Rajeev Masand’s Actors Roundtable with Shahid Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Vijay Varma. When Dil Chahta Hai came up, Ranveer lit up, calling it a game-changer for Hindi cinema and praising its unique “cinematic syntax.” He said, “I would totally like to put this on the table – it changed the landscape of Hindi films.”

Akshaye, meanwhile, revealed that he had originally wanted to play Aamir Khan’s character, Aakash, before agreeing with Farhan Akhtar’s casting. Ranveer’s excitement in that conversation shows just how long he’s admired Akshaye’s craft.

Today, Akshaye is the internet’s latest obsession. Fans are flooding social media with edits, reels, and memes highlighting his commanding screen presence, deadpan charm, and fierce performance in Dhurandhar. Many are calling it his “comeback of the decade” and joking that the film has “secretly turned into an Akshaye Khanna fan-fest.”

From past interviews to his latest role, Akshaye Khanna is proving why he remains one of the most captivating actors in Bollywood.