Akshaye Khanna Carried Oxygen Cylinder With Him: Choreographer Vijay Ganguly On Filming For Dhurandhar's FA9LA

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Khanna's introduction scene in Dhurandhar has taken the internet by storm. The actor is being praised for his performance as Rehman Dakait in the Aditya Dhar directorial. Moreover, people can't get enough of the FA9LA track used for Akshaye's character introduction in Dhurandhar. In an interview, choreographer Vijay Ganguly revealed the challenges Akshaye faced while shooting for the track.

Akshaye carried oxygen cylinder with him: Vijay Ganguly

Created by Bahraini hip-hop artist Flipperachi, FA9LA is one of the trending tracks on Instagram. While shooting for this track in Ladakh, Akshaye had to carry small oxygen cylinder with him. "Akshaye would carry a small oxygen cylinder with him. When we were shooting this song, his oxygen level had dropped. So, after every shot, he would put the oxygen mask on. He did the sequence unflinchingly, and then went home,"Vijay told Mid-Day.ALSO READ - Dhurandhar: Saumya Tandon Reacts To THAT Striking Moment With Akshaye Khanna - 'First Scene I Shot...' He further spilled beans about the track. "The song is a celebration of Akshaye’s character being crowned as the Sher-E-Baloch. Originally, he was supposed to enter, walk through the dancers, and sit on the throne. Seeing the scene’s mood and the dancers’ performance, the fantastic actor that Akshaye is, he said he would dance a bit when he walks in. None of us knew what he was going to do. Akshaye entered the scene, took it from that point, and spontaneously performed," the choreographer added.Despite some challenges, the entire song was shot in 2 hours in Ladakh. And Vijay credited Akshaye's precision for it. "It was the first shot we took that day, and it was perfect. Then we did a close-up, and we were done. Akshaye knows exactly what he has to do in a scene and plays with it."

About Dhurandhar

Apart from Akshaye, the film stars Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, R Madhavan and Sanjay Dutt in key roles. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film was released on December 5.