The box-office juggernaut Dhurandhar didn't just surprise audiences with its intense narrative; its casting process and on-set improvisations have become the talk of Indian cinema. Casting director Mukesh Chhabra spent 18 months assembling the ensemble, auditioned 1,300 girls for the female lead, and witnessed Akshaye Khanna create one of 2025's most viral movie moments in a single, unrehearsed take.

The Viral Dance That Wasn't Planned

Perhaps the film's biggest surprise came from Akshaye Khanna's entry in the song FA9LA. Choreographer Vijay Ganguly told Mid-Day that Khanna was originally supposed to simply walk through dancers and sit on a throne. Instead, the actor asked director Aditya Dhar if he could dance. "Aditya said, 'whatever you feel like doing,'" co-star Danish Pandor recalle

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