Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Bollywood's New Charming Threat: Khanna & Deol
Akshaye Khanna and Bobby Deol, who were once known for playing nice and romantic characters in Bollywood movies, are now playing a new kind of bad guy.
These characters are not your typical loud and scary villains.
Instead, they are charming and a bit scary at the same time.
In the movie 'Dhurandhar', Akshaye Khanna plays a tough dacoit named Rehman Dakait.
He has a cool song called 'FA9LA' where he dances and looks very powerful.
Bobby Deol plays a quiet but scary character named Abrar Haque in the movie 'Animal'.
He has a song called 'Jamal Kudu' where he dances in a wedding scene.
People like these new kinds of characters because they are more interesting and complicated.
It shows that Bollywood is changing and making more interesting stories.
Akshaye Khanna and Bobby Deol are playing new 'charming threat' characters in Bollywood movies.
Khanna's character Rehman Dakait in 'Dhurandhar' is introduced with the song 'FA9LA'.
Deol's character Abrar Haque in 'Animal' is introduced with the song 'Jamal Kudu'.
These characters are not traditional villains but are morally complex and charming.
Audiences are responding positively to this new kind of character, showing a shift in Bollywood storytelling.
- Who
- Akshaye Khanna and Bobby Deol
- What
- A shift in Bollywood towards 'charming threat' characters
- When
- December 13, 2025
- Where
- Bollywood, India
- Why
- Audience tastes have evolved to celebrate morally complex characters
- Actors
- Akshaye Khanna, Bobby Deol
- Movies
- Dhurandhar, Animal
- Character Archetype
- Charming threat
- Song in Dhurandhar
- FA9LA
- Song in Animal
- Jamal Kudu
- Location of Dhurandhar's Song
- Ladakh
- Artist for FA9LA
- Flipperachi
- Original Tune for Jamal Kudu
- Jamaal Jamaaloo