In Dhurandhar, pan-India powerhouse R. Madhavan steps into one of the most high-powered roles of his career, Ajay Sanyal, India’s National Security Advisor. A man positioned at the very nerve center of national intelligence, strategy, and crisis command and R. Madhavan doesn’t just play him, he becomes him. With a completely unrecognisable avatar, steely precision, and a presence that fills the frame, he nails the gravitas of an NSA whose word can alter the course of a nation.
One look at him forming the classic steepling gesture, fingertips touching, palms apart, and you instantly sense the authority that Ajay Sanyal wields. It’s a gesture deeply associated with power players such as world leaders, sharp-witted attorneys, corporate strategists and in R. Madhavan’s portrayal, it becomes second nature. A silent signal of dominance, intellectual command, and absolute situational control.
As Ajay Sanyal, R. Madhavan stands tall among a formidable ensemble, Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, and Arjun Rampal, yet his calm, calculating presence cuts through the chaos. He doesn’t need theatrics, only authority that lies in nuance. In the measured gaze. In the stillness. In the steeple that speaks louder than words.
The gesture becomes an extension of his strategy-driven mind, a man who calculates, anticipates, and leads with a rare mix of composure and intensity. R. Madhavan transforms the simple act of steepling into a cinematic language of power.