Overview
- Costume designer Smriti Chauhan says Akshaye Khanna initially pushed back on early pathani tests, then argued for kurta-and-jeans to keep Rehman Dakait tied to street origins.
- Director Aditya Dhar steered the FA9LA staging toward cultural accuracy with dancers in white, leading the team to dress Khanna in all black so the character commanded the frame.
- New breakdowns detail the silhouette: a traditional Balochi pathani with a semi-Balochi salwar cut from six meters of fabric, a slim black Chinese-collar kurta, silk-wool textiles, a white turban, and a black pashmina stole.
- Shantnu and Nikhil Mehra of S&N, credited for the bandhgala layer, say the garment was cut for restraint and structure to frame psychological authority without competing with the performance.
- The look’s virality continues to fuel conversation on social media as box-office reports place Dhurandhar above ₹607 crore in India.