âœFree Khaana Free Daaruâ – Farah Khan Recalls Rakesh Bediâs FTII Days at Javed Akhtarâs Home

Rakesh Bedi is all over everyone’s social media feed currently after the release of Dhurandhar: The Revenge. The actor who has a career spanning over five decades has discovered a renewed wave of popularity and a fresh fan base following the Aditya Dhar directorial. He was recently a part of Farah Khan’s cooking vlog, where the filmmaker visited his home with her cook Dilip. In the video, the veteran actor spoke about Dhurandhar and its success and also recalled his earlier days in the industry.

As the filmmaker entered his house, she addressed him as, “Dhurandhar ka main hero (the main hero of Dhurandhar).” Khan then added that she was just 15 when Rakesh was studying at FTII. The director continued, “FTII se yeh log roz aate the Javed uncle aur Honey aunty ke ghar free ka khaana aur free ki daaru peene, aate the vahan par toh we used to meet all of them.

He used to come with Farooq Shaikh, Satish Shah, Neena Gupta and Supriya Pathak. We are old friends, but we are meeting after a very long time. (They used to come every day from FTII to Javed uncle and Honey aunty’s house for free food and free drinks, and that’s where we would meet all of them).”

Meanwhile, Rakesh Bedi has been receiving praise for his portrayal of Jameel Jamali in Dhurandhar. Jamali was initially introduced as the father of Sara Arjun’s character. In a major plot twist in Dhurandhar 2, Jamali is revealed to be an Indian spy operating deep within Pakistan.

Both films have successfully collected massive numbers at the box office. The first Dhurandhar, released in December 2025, earned approximately Rs 1300 crore globally. Its sequel, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, released in March 2026, shattering even more records. It became the first Hindi film to cross the Rs 1100 crore mark domestically and has collected over Rs 1700 crore worldwide to date.