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Akshaye Khanna’s Entry Song “FA9LA”

December 2025 – If you have stepped into a cinema hall, you already know the moment.

The lights dim, the screen cuts to a colourful wedding-style gathering somewhere in Balochistan, and then, that beat drops.

A tall, menacing figure in a black pathani suit walks in slow motion, tilts his head ever so slightly, and does a tiny shoulder shrug that somehow screams, “I own this entire continent,” and the entire theater loses its collective mind.

Akshaye Khanna as Rehman Dakait has arrived, and the song playing in the background is not a desi remix, and definitely not something you expected in a big-budget Hindi espionage thriller.

It is a 2024 Bahraini Arabic hip-hop anthem titled “FA9LA” by Flipperachi.

Within 24 hours of Dhurandhar’s release on December 5, 2025, the original track had jumped from a respectable few million views to over 18 million on YouTube.

Instagram Reels are flooded with people recreating the Rehman Dakait walk, and the comments section of every upload reads like a global fan meet:

“Bro dropped the hardest entry of 2025, and it is not even Indian music.”

“Jamal Kudu walked so FA9LA could run.”

“Akshaye Khanna just colonised the Arabic music industry in one scene.”

So here is the complete story of how a Gulf party banger became the defining cinematic moment of the year.

1. The Song: What Exactly Is FA9LA?

Title: FA9LA (فَصْلَة)
Artist: Flipperachi (Mohammed Al-Awadhi) ft. Hussam Al Assim
Year: 2024
Label: Outlaw Productions
Duration: 1:45 (original)
Language: Bahraini Arabic (Khaleeji dialect)

The word “FA9LA” (the 9 stands for the Arabic letter ع – “ayn”) roughly translates to “fun time”, “good vibes”, or literally “a blast/party” in Bahraini slang. The hook is ridiculously catchy:

يا مرحبا باللي جاء هذي فَصْلَة يا جماعة ارقص يا خوي تربح

(Translation: Welcome to whoever came. This is a blast, guys. Dance, my brother, you will win!)

It is pure celebration music – the kind you hear at Gulf weddings, graduation parties, or when someone’s team wins the local football league.

Heavy 808s, sharp hi-hats, a bouncy synth melody, and Flipperachi’s playful flow make it impossible to sit still.

2. Who Is Flipperachi?

Real name: Mohammed Al-Awadhi Nationality: Bahraini Known for: Being one of the pioneers of Khaleeji hip-hop Other hits: Biladi, Dose Dose, Shaila, Habibi Albi (with Crazy Lion)

Flipperachi began uploading music to YouTube in the early 2010s and gradually built a cult following across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain.

He has collaborated with regional heavyweights such as Daffy, Nizar Haddad, and DJ Outlaw.

While he is enormous in the Gulf (think sold-out concerts in Riyadh Season), he was virtually unknown in India until 5 December 2025.

3. How Did It End Up In Dhurandhar?

Director Aditya Dhar (of URI fame) and music supervisor Shashwat Sachdev wanted complete authenticity for the Pakistan segments of the film.

The script demanded a scene where Rehman Dakait, a Karachi-based crime lord with deep Baloch-Pashtun roots, makes a grand entry at a family function.

Using a typical Bollywood “item number” would have felt fake.

After months of digging through playlists from Karachi, Quetta, and Gwadar, the team stumbled upon FA9LA.

They loved three things:

The swagger in the beat matched Akshaye Khanna’s understated menace perfectly.
The lyrics are light-hearted and celebratory – creating a delicious contrast with the character’s darkness.
It is 100% authentic street music from the region where the film is set.

Instead of remixing or “Indianising” it, they kept the original mastering, only adding subtle bass enhancement and a dramatic slowdown for the final 15 seconds when Khanna locks eyes with the camera.

The result is goosebump-inducing.

Fun Fact: In a recent interview, Ranveer Singh revealed that Akshaye Khanna himself suggested slowing down the beat by 10% and adding a distant dholak layer to give it a “desi tadka” without losing the Arabic soul.

4. The Viral Timeline (It Happened Insanely Fast)

5 December 2025

10:15 AM: First show across India. Audiences start whispering, “yeh gaana kya hai?”
2:30 PM: First 18-second clip leaked on X (Twitter)
6:00 PM: Ranveer Singh posts the official entry clip on Instagram with the caption: “So here is’ THAT’ track from the movie 😉🎶 ……. FLIPPERACHI!”
11:00 PM: Original FA9LA YouTube video crosses 5 million views in one day (previous record was ~80k daily)

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6 December 2025

Shazam reports FA9LA as the #1 searched song in India, beating even the film’s title track.
Flipperachi posts a thank-you video in Arabic + broken Hindi: “Shukran India! Akshaye Bhai bohot hard!”
Spotify India: FA9LA enters Viral 50 at #3

7 December 2025 (today)

Over 18 million YouTube views on the original
300,000+ Reels on Instagram using the sound
Fan-made 10-hour loop already exists (yes, really)

5. Why This Moment Hits Different

Contrast is king: A stone-cold villain walking into a song that literally says “dance and have fun” is peak cinematic irony.
Cultural authenticity: Bollywood finally trusted a regional foreign song without butchering it.
Akshaye Khanna’s comeback energy: After Drishyam 2 and Chhaava, this is the third consecutive time he is trending harder than the lead actor.

Where To Listen Right Now

Original Music Video – YouTube: “Flipperachi – FA9LA (Prod. Hussam Al Assim)”
Spotify/Apple Music – Just type “FA9LA Flipperachi.”

Final Verdict

Just like Bobby Deol turned an Iranian folk tune into a national anthem with Jamal Kudu in 2023, Akshaye Khanna has now claimed ownership of a Bahraini party banger in 2025.

FA9LA is no longer just background music – it is the sound of Rehman Dakait walking into rooms (and into our playlists) as if he owns them.

So the next time you are at a wedding, a club, or just stuck in traffic, play FA9LA, do the tiny shoulder shrug, and tell them Rehman Dakait sent you.

ارقص يا خوي تربح (Dance, my brother, you will win.)

What is your favourite part of the entry, the head tilt, the shoulder move, or when the beat drops the second time?

Let me know in the comments, and see you in the replay loop!