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Dhurandhar OTT Release: Netizens Debate Viral 'Akshaye Khanna Outperformed Ranveer Singh' Claim Following Film's Netflix Premiere

Shreya Pandey | January 31, 2026 10:00 PM CST

The release of Dhurandhar on December 5 came as a big surprise to fans and industry insiders alike. The phenomenal theatrical run of the movie has made it the highest-grossing movie in Bollywood ever. After the massive box office collections from theatrical release, the movie made its OTT debut on Netflix on January 30.

Following the OTT release, the conversation around the movie increased multifold. One of the most talked about aspect of the movie upon its original release was the performance of Akshaye Khanna. Several cinegoers and critics heaped praises on the actor's performance in the espionage drama, with some even claiming that he outperformed the lead actor, Ranveer Singh. This particular claim was debated when the movie was finally released on Netflix.

After #Dhurandhar released on #Netflix- the PR hit abt "Akshaye Khanna overshadowing Ranveer Singh" is fully exposed.

Ranveer is the main character and no one overshadows him. The movie is written so that each character has its own space and shines with Hamza being our main guy.
— Redpanda (@Redpandan8) January 30, 2026

Watched #Dhurandhar

Why was Akshaye Khanna's character SO overhyped as if he completely overshadowed Ranveer Singh?

He was good, but the hype made me expect something mind-blowing. Ranveer delivered the real performance
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— Manoj Kumar R (@ImMKR) January 31, 2026

I said it way before

Akshaye Khanna is just okay. Social Media hyped his average ( not even average)

Ranveer Singh is the OG masterclass in Dhurandhar

Plus nobody talks about how Aditya Dhar gave a great glow up to Pakistan in the movie #DhurandharOnNetflix https://t.co/xZEdAAhrJg
— Tanya Singh (@TSinghNotes) January 30, 2026

the propaganda I'm never falling for "akshaye Khanna overshadowed ranveer singh in dhurandhar" pic.twitter.com/0Xayht54PT
— ? (@shraddhafan_grl) January 30, 2026

Social media users took to their X (formerly Twitter) accounts to disagree with the claim that Ranveer Singh was better than Akshaye Khanna in Dhurandhar. Most of the comments mentioned how Ranveer Singh was the most convincing in his role and played his part to perfection. They even stressed that he was the ‘real star', Dhurandhar and Akshaye Khanna were a fitting second lead.