In the latest installment, ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’, Saumya Tandon reflected on the absence of her beloved co-star Akshaye Khanna. Even though her appearance was brief, she found the emotional weight of her character’s scene at a funeral to be profound. Tandon acknowledged Khanna’s standout performance from the previous film, noting his character’s departure as crucial to the story’s evolution.

Saumya Tandon played the role of Rehman Dakait’s wife, Ulfath Rehman, in ‘Dhurandhar’, directed by Aditya Dhar and led by Ranveer Singh. The actress reprised her role in ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’. And amidst the massive success of part 2, she expressed that she missed the presence of her on-screen husband, Akshaye Khanna, in the film.

Saumya Tandon shares she missed Akshaye Khanna in ‘Dhurandhar 2’

In an interview with Variety India, Saumya Tandon talked about her brief role in ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’. The actress expressed, “I actually do not have much to do in ‘Dhurandhar 2’. There is a scene of mine that has gone viral, but I wouldn’t like to speak about it because I think I’d like them to see the movie first.”The actress said that it was a very intense scene, which was during Rehman Dakait’s funeral. Explaining the state of her character at that time, Saumya shared, “It’s a very complicated scene because she’s again very angry, and also she’s kind of in a situation where she’s questioning. And she’s desperate.” She went on to add that for ‘Dhurandhar’ movies, everything had to be “expressed with your eyes.”In the same conversation, Saumya added that she missed Akshaye Khanna’s presence. She said, “Of course, as a viewer, I missed him a lot. He was so good in the first film. But then this is a story, and it progresses after his death.”She concluded her words with a hope that both movies will promote more content in India.

More about ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’

Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film stars Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi, Sara Arjun, and R Madhavan. The star cast also includes Danish Pandor, Gaurav Gera, Saumya Tandon, Mustafa Ahmed, Danish Iqbal, Mohit Malik, and more.The movie was released in theaters on March 19, 2026, and has already raked in over Rs 500 crore in India.