{"id":480032,"date":"2026-05-12T00:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/480032\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T00:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:30:25","slug":"mohan-kapur-compares-akshaye-khannas-dhurandhar-performance-to-having-biryani-after-a-long-time-calls-ranveer-singh-the-true-chameleon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/480032\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohan Kapur compares Akshaye Khanna\u2019s Dhurandhar performance to \u2018having biryani after a long time\u2019, calls Ranveer Singh ‘the true chameleon’ |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mohan Mohan Kapur recently spoke about Akshaye Khanna<\/a>\u2019s acting talent, why he may not have always been at the top commercially, and also praised Ranveer Singh<\/a> for his versatility and generosity as a performer.When asked why people today feel that Akshaye Khanna is finally getting the recognition and respect he always deserved, Mohan said that he has always considered Akshaye to be an exceptional actor.<\/p>\n

\u2018Akshaye Khanna has always been a very good performer\u2019<\/p>\n

In a conversation with Siddharth Kannan, Mohan shared, \u201cYou are right. Akshaye Khanna has always been a very good performer. He\u2019s a brilliant actor. I don\u2019t know him personally, so I can\u2019t say for sure, but people often say that he\u2019s moody or selective. Maybe he is moody, maybe he didn\u2019t like the scripts that were offered to him, or maybe he simply wanted to take breaks and work on his own terms.\u201dHe further added that some actors choose to step away and return only when they find something truly exciting. \u201cMaybe he was on that kind of sabbatical where he felt, \u2018I\u2019ll come back when I feel like it and when I find something worth doing.\u2019 Or maybe it\u2019s just destiny \u2014 sometimes your stars align later. But one thing is certain, he has always been a great actor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mohan Kapur on Akshaye Khanna\u2019s performance in Dhurandhar<\/p>\n

Talking about Akshaye\u2019s recent work in Aditya Dhar<\/a>‘s Dhurandhar, Mohan said he watched the film only a couple of weeks before the second part released because he usually avoids films that are overhyped initially.\u201cI watched it alone, and when I came out of the theatre, I understood why people were praising it so much. Everyone in the film did a phenomenal job. It\u2019s an extremely intelligent piece of storytelling,\u201d he said.He explained that the film has sparked strong reactions because of how cleverly it blends fictional storytelling with real-life references. \u201cIt has its critics and admirers, and that\u2019s because it\u2019s very smartly written. They\u2019ve taken real-life instances and woven them into a clever fictional plot that makes people think it\u2019s real.\u201dReturning to Akshaye, Mohan added, \u201cHe was phenomenal in the film, but honestly, that\u2019s just Akshaye Khanna. He has always been that good. People are suddenly excited because they saw him in an avatar they had never seen before.\u201dUsing an analogy, Mohan explained why Akshaye\u2019s return created such a strong impact among audiences.\u201cIf you eat biryani every single day, after a point, the excitement fades. But if you have it after a long gap, suddenly it feels amazing again. That\u2019s what happened with Akshaye Khanna. Audiences hadn\u2019t seen him in a long time, so it became a huge moment,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Watch<\/p>\n

Dhurandhar Actor Exposes On-Set Divide: Akshaye Khanna Stayed Distant While Ranveer Held Back<\/p>\n

Mohan Kapur calls Ranveer Singh \u2018the true chameleon of this country\u2019<\/p>\n

Mohan also showered praise on Ranveer Singh for allowing other actors to shine despite carrying a film on his shoulders.\u201cThere\u2019s greatness in allowing someone else to take the spotlight while you quietly carry the film. Ranveer Singh is the true chameleon of this country. There\u2019s no actor like him,\u201d he said.Recalling his first reaction after watching Band Baaja Baaraat, Mohan admitted he initially believed Ranveer would only be able to play similar roles because of how natural he seemed in the film.\u201cI actually told my friends that this guy probably can\u2019t do anything else because he was so convincing in Band Baaja Baaraat. Imagine, I call myself an actor and even I got it wrong,\u201d he joked. He then pointed to performances in Padmaavat and Gully Boy as examples of Ranveer\u2019s ability to completely transform himself for every role.\u201cHe transforms completely. He\u2019s a phenomenal actor. In Dhurandhar too, he was something else entirely. And beyond that, he\u2019s a wonderful human being \u2014 all heart,\u201d Mohan concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mohan Kapur recently spoke about Akshaye Khanna\u2019s acting talent, why he may not have always been at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480033,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[263],"tags":[104089,104090,125449,101092,146867,18,117,19,17,210069,210071,210070,327,3825,151727],"class_list":["post-480032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-aditya-dhar","tag-akshaye-khanna","tag-akshaye-khanna-dhurandhar","tag-dhurandhar-movie","tag-dhurandhar-the-revenge","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mohan-kapur","tag-mohan-kapur-praises-akshaye-khanna","tag-mohan-kapur-reviews-dhurandhar","tag-movies","tag-ranveer-singh","tag-ranveer-singh-dhurandhar"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116558785817846018","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}