Overview
- The 2024 Khaleeji hip-hop track FA9LA by Bahraini rapper Flipperachi is used for Akshaye Khanna’s Rehman Dakait entry in Dhurandhar, drawing widespread comparisons to Animal’s Jamal Kudu moment.
- Jio and the film’s team shared the sequence as an official clip on X after the scene went viral, and Ranveer Singh promoted the film version on social media and YouTube.
- India Today reported Dhurandhar’s opening weekend at ₹160.15 crore worldwide with ₹106.50 crore in India, while other outlets cited slightly lower global totals.
- Choreographer Vijay Ganguly said Khanna’s dance in the FA9LA entry was spontaneous and filmed in roughly two hours in Ladakh despite the actor managing high-altitude sickness.
- Composer Shashwat Sachdev integrated FA9LA to shape the character’s tone, and the track’s resurgence on Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts has expanded its audience in India.