Akshaye Khanna plays Rehman Dakait in Dhurandhar. (Photo Credit: X)
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News1810-12-2025, 09:05

Real Rehman Dakait: Mother's Throat Slit, Football with Severed Heads

  • Akshaye Khanna portrays Rehman Dakait in the film "Dhurandhar," a character based on a real Pakistani gangster.
  • Rehman Dakait, born Sardar Abdul Rehman Baloch in Lyari, Karachi, became a feared gang lord.
  • He allegedly killed his mother as a teenager and was known for extreme violence, including playing football with severed heads.
  • Rehman Dakait inherited a gang in 2001, ruled Lyari with associates, and was killed by Karachi police in 2009 at age 34.
  • "Dhurandhar" is a semi-fictional spy thriller set in Pakistan's gang-ridden underbelly, drawing from real events.

Why It Matters: This reveals the brutal true story of Rehman Dakait, a gangster inspiring a film's villain.

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