In the latest installment, ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’, Saumya Tandon reflected on the absence of her beloved co-star Akshaye Khanna. Even though his appearance was brief, the emotional significance of his character’s scene at the funeral struck him as profound. Tandon acknowledged Khanna’s excellent performance in the previous film and described his character’s departure as important to the development of the story.

Saumya Tandon Rahman played the role of dacoit’s wife Ulfat Rehman in ‘Dhurandhar’. The actress reprized her role in ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, starring the director Aditya Dhar reappointment with leading man Ranveer Singh. Amid the massive success of Part 2, she gave a shout-out to her on-screen husband, saying, akshay khannaWhich was not part of the sequel.

Saumya Tandon told that he is missing Akshay Khanna in ‘Dhurandhar 2’

In an interview with Variety India, Saumya Tandon talked about her brief role in ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’. The actress shared, “I actually don’t have much to do in ‘Dhurandhar 2’. I have a scene which has gone viral, but I wouldn’t like to talk about it because I think I would like them to see the film first.”The actress said that this was a very intense scene, which took place during the funeral of Rehman dacoit. Elaborating on her character’s state at that time, Saumya shared, “It’s a very complex scene because she is very angry again, and at the same time she is in a situation where she is questioning. And he is desperate.” He further added that for ‘Dhurandhar’ films, everything has to be “expressed through his eyes”.In the same conversation, Saumya said that she misses Khanna’s presence. He said, “Of course, as an audience, I missed him a lot. He was very good in the first film. But then it’s a story, and it moves forward after his death.”

More about ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’

There are stars in the film too Sanjay DuttArjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi, Sara Arjun and R Madhavan play the lead roles. The star cast also includes Danish Pandor, Gaurav Gera, Saumya Tandon, Mustafa Ahmed, Danish Iqbal, Mohit Malik and others.The film was released in theaters on March 19, 2026 and has earned more than Rs 700 crore at the box office so far.