{"id":3209,"date":"2026-02-21T09:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T09:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=3209"},"modified":"2026-02-21T09:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T09:14:51","slug":"r-madhavan-reveals-akshaye-khanna-arjun-rampal-broke-down-after-shooting-26-11-scene-in-dhurandhar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=3209","title":{"rendered":"R Madhavan Reveals Akshaye Khanna &#038; Arjun Rampal Broke Down After Shooting 26\/11 Scene in Dhurandhar &#8211; Woman&#8217;s era Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar, not only created waves at the box office but also left audiences deeply moved with its emotionally charged storytelling. One of the most haunting moments in the film was the recreation of the 26\/11 Mumbai terror attacks, a sequence that reportedly left even the actors shattered. Now, actor R Madhavan has revealed what truly happened on set after filming the intense scene.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-593693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260220123534_att.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260220123534_att.webp 770w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260220123534_att-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260220123534_att-768x430.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Akshaye Khanna<\/p>\n<h3>Akshaye Khanna Broke Down<\/h3>\n<p>In Dhurandhar, Akshaye Khanna portrayed Rehman Dacoit, while Arjun Rampal played ISI Major Iqbal, both characters depicted as Pakistani operatives. A powerful scene in the film shows their characters celebrating the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. However, according to Madhavan, once director Aditya Dhar called cut, the atmosphere changed dramatically.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-593690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-2026-02-21T133650.945.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-2026-02-21T133650.945.webp 698w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-2026-02-21T133650.945-300x189.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Dhurandhar<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/priyanka-chopra-wins-hearts-at-the-bluff-premiere-wipes-geena-sandhus-tears-with-her-gown\/\"><em>Priyanka Chopra Wins Hearts at The Bluff Premiere, Wipes Geena Sandhu\u2019s Tears with Her Gown<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview, Madhavan revealed, \u201cAfter the scene was over, both Akshaye Khanna and Arjun Rampal were completely shattered. They cried profusely. It wasn\u2019t just acting for them. They relived those days. They witnessed such real events. It brought back memories. After that, there was silence on the set.\u201d The emotional weight of recreating the 26\/11 tragedy reportedly became overwhelming for the actors, as they revisited one of India\u2019s darkest chapters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-593691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-2026-02-21T133622.049.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-2026-02-21T133622.049.webp 739w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-2026-02-21T133622.049-300x168.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">R Madhavan<\/p>\n<p>In the film, R Madhavan played Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajay Sanyal, a character widely believed to be inspired by India\u2019s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. The film drew inspiration from multiple real-life national security operations, with the 26\/11 attack being one of its most impactful references. Following the 26\/11 recreation, the film features a striking sequence where the screen turns red, and real-like audio of terrorists speaking to their handlers plays in the background.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-593692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-2026-02-21T133617.647.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-2026-02-21T133617.647.webp 678w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-2026-02-21T133617.647-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Dhurandhar<\/p>\n<p>The chilling instructions allegedly urging attackers to spare no one, including women and children left audiences stunned in theatres. The haunting sound design and raw presentation made the scene one of the most talked-about moments of the film. Released on December 5, 2025, Dhurandhar shattered several box office records and emerged as one of the year\u2019s biggest blockbusters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"9661a9d2012b5530f38742ce6b9e50da\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<p><!-- 300x600new --><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pmr-web-banner-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-591372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pmr-web-banner-1.webp 728w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pmr-web-banner-1-300x37.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\"\/> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/r-madhavan-reveals-akshaye-khanna-arjun-rampal-broke-down-after-shooting-26-11-scene-in-dhurandhar\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar, not only created waves at the box office but also&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9074,5076,9075,122,123,670,1686],"tags":[2588,1625,1538,666,1683],"class_list":["post-3209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ajit-doval","category-akshaye-khanna","category-arjun-rampal","category-bollywood","category-celebrity-interview","category-dhurandhar","category-r-madhavan","tag-ajit-doval","tag-akshaye-khanna","tag-arjun-rampal","tag-dhurandhar","tag-r-madhavan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}