Dhurandhar's Saumya Tandon On Slapping Akshaye Khanna: 'Just Went Ahead And...'

Actress Saumya Tandon, best known for playing Anita Bhabhi in the TV show Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain, is now making waves in the latest Aditya Dhar film, Dhurandhar. Saumya plays Akshaye Khanna’s wife in the film, and in a recent chat, opened up about the scene in which she had to slap the actor. She also reflected on her chemistry with Akshaye and called him a seasoned actor.

In a chat with Mid Day, Saumya Tandon said, “I didn’t even have time to interact with Akshaye, but I genuinely think we had great chemistry. Somehow, just through our eyes, there was so much camaraderie between the two of us. I didn’t have to work hard to build that connection because he’s such a seasoned actor. He is completely present in the moment.”

Talking about their scene

in which the actress has to slap Akshaye, Saumya said, “Initially, I was trying to cheat during the slap scene. Then Aditya came to me and said, ‘Don’t fake it, just go for it.’ I looked at Akshaye and asked, ‘Should I go for it?’ and he very nonchalantly said, ‘Go for it.’ So I did. I felt terrible slapping him, but I just went ahead and did it.”

In an interview with Filmygyan, Akshaye’s co-star Naveen Kaushik also reflected on the scene and said, “There were multiple shots. I think he got slapped 7 times, because it’s a very powerful moment. Power behind him, and there are going to be moments in the second part that we will see… She’s the one who, in a way, holds him together at home.”

He added, “Not in public but in private. And because of his life, the choices he has made in his life, she’s lost her son. I think Aditya sir and Akshaye sir took the very right choice ki when she slaps him, he’s not going to react. In the sense of, ladki ka haath pakad liya ya usko pakad liya… He takes it. And he just hugs her, and kehte hain ‘Tu meri jaan hai.’”