Who Was Rehman Dakait And What Really Happened In Pakistan's Lyari Town? The Ruthless Don Who Inspired Akshaye Khanna’s Dhurandhar Role, Killed His Own Mother, And Played Football With Severed Heads

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Dhurandhar features a star-studded cast, including Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, and Rakesh Bedi, with Manav Gohil, Danish Pandor, Saumya Tandon, Gaurav Gera, and Naveen Kaushik in key supporting roles.

The film mixes reality with fiction, incorporating geopolitical tensions, covert R&AW operations, and the brutal criminal activities that plagued Lyari. 2 / 10

In the film, Akshaye Khanna portrays Rehman Dakait during the late 2000s. His character is a ruthless ganglord who exerts total control over Lyari alongside his cousin and lieutenant, Uzair Baloch (played by Danish Pandor).

Ranveer Singh plays Hamza, an undercover Indian agent who infiltrates Rehman’s gang to gather intelligence and ultimately dismantle his crimina