How Gen Z And Young Millennials Fell In Love With Akshaye Khanna, Thanks To Dhurandhar

Since Dhurandhar released on December 5, Gen Z and millennials can’t stop swooning over Akshaye Khanna and creating reels on the viral FA9LA song

Open Instagram, and you will come across at least 4-5 reels with content creators either dancing on FA9LA or mimicking Akshaye Khanna as Rehman Dakait in Dhurandhar. And if you are not on a social media detox or living in a cave, you would know about the FA9LA song on which Khanna’s spontaneous dance has gone viral.

Even if you can’t memorise the lyrics of the Bahraini rap track by Gulf hip-hop artist Flipperachi, its Khaleeji beats must have been etched in your memory since the film’s release on December 5, 2025. If we break it down, there are two reasons behind FA9LA, which was originally released in May 2024, going viral now – first, its catchy hip-hop notes, and second, Akshaye Khanna himself.

Movie buffs and fans are not only appreciating Aditya Dhar’s film, but Gen Z and young millennials can’t get over Akshaye’s performance as Rehman Dakait. In the late 1990s, he was a romantic-comedy hero who gave us films like Aa Ab Laut Chalein, Taal, Dil Chahta Hai, Hulchul, and Hungama.

But in the past few years, we have been witnessing him in a whole new avatar, especially in Drishyam 2, Chhaava, and now Dhurandhar. The reinvention of Akshaye Khanna has struck a chord with Gen Z and young millennials who are going gaga over him and even using slags like aura farming for him.

For those unaware, like most millennials, aura farming is used for someone who has intentionally created a charismatic, cool, and powerful personal image through their choices and behaviours, creating ripples of viral moments on social media. Now, it seems that this term was coined for Akshaye Khanna.