The year 2025 is behind us now, but some cinematic gems and stellar performances from last year refuse to leave hearts and minds. Akshaye Khanna’s work on the Indian cinematic canvas in the year 2025 is certainly one of them. Most recently, he is being lauded for owning the screen with his role as Rehman Dakait in ‘Dhurandhar,’ and earlier this year, his performance as the cold-hearted Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in ‘Chahava’ left an indelible mark on the audience. Critics and fans highly praised both the films and Akshaye’s look as well as performances. And now, the person who created two distinctive looks for the star in the same year, the celebrity makeup artist Preetisheel Singh, wrote an appreciation note for Akshaye Khanna.
Celebrity makeup artist Preetisheel appreciates Akshaye Khanna
Highlighting how beautifully and effortlessly Akshaye pulled off two very different characters, Preetisheel wrote, “Designing contrast is easy, making it believable is not. A single actor, stretched across timelines, temperaments, and histories.”Further, she praised how the actor understood the nitty-gritty of both characters, and even after being in the industry for so many years, didn’t fail to impress with his uniqueness. She mentioned, “A cold gangster in Dhurandhar. A restrained Mughal emperor in Chhaava. What never shifted was Akshaye Khanna’s command of nuance and that rare instinct that keeps surprising you, even after so many years.” In the end, she shared that it was her pleasure to design these characters for Akshaye. “To build both these characters in the same year was such a joy,” she concluded.Check out her post here:
When Madhur Bhandarkar called Akshaye Khanna’s 2025 work brilliant
In a recent conversation with us, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar also shared his admiration for Akshaye Khanna’s work in 2025 and said the actor was “absolutely brilliant in both films (‘Chaava’ and ‘Dhurandhar’). “It was a masterclass for any actor. The body language, the nuances, the kind of work he has done. Fab, fab, fab is an understatement. It’s brilliant. I really, really, really loved it,” added the ‘Fashion’ director.
‘Dhurandhar’
The Aditya Dhar spy-thriller ‘Dhurandhar’ was 2025 one of the biggest box office blockbusters. The film, after a month of its release, has reached closer to the Rs 800 crore mark in India.
