Flipperachi’s Fa9la Song in Dhurandhar Sparks Curiosity About Bahraini Rapper Hussam Aseem

The entry scene of Akshaye Khanna in Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar has sparked fresh buzz online. Backed by Bahraini rapper Flipperachi's Fa9la, the sequence has turned viral and drawn strong reactions. Many viewers now compare its impact with Bobby Deol's Jamal Kudu moment.

The track plays as Akshaye Khanna appears as Rehman Dakait, a stylish yet dangerous character. Fa9la drives the mood while Akshaye Khanna delivers a loose, high-energy performance. Fans and critics say the combination creates one of Indian cinema's most memorable introductions in recent years.

Fa9la Flipperachi Dhurandhar: how the song reshaped the entry scene

Composer Shashwat Sachdev chose Fa9la as the background score for this key Dhurandhar sequence. The hip-hop song, released in 2024, belongs to the Khaleeji style popular in the Gulf. It was first launched last year and collected 7 million views on YouTube before the film.

Dhurandhar reached cinemas this Friday, and Fa9la quickly found a new audience in India. After the scene went viral, people used the audio on Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. In response, Jio and Ranveer Singh shared the film version on social media and YouTube platforms.

Fa9la Flipperachi Dhurandhar: the rapper behind the viral track

Flipperachi, whose real name is Hussam Aseem, comes from Bahrain and works in Arab hip-hop. He is a Bahraini-Moroccan rapper whose sound stands far apart from Bollywood's melody-driven universe.

While Hindi cinema leans toward nostalgia and orchestral emotion, Aseem's music is unapologetically Gulf-forward-heavy percussion, deep basslines and a cadence shaped by Khaleeji streets, oud riffs and desert-tempo rhythms. He discovered rap at 12, sharpened his craft through his teens and entered Bahrain's music scene professionally in 2003, later joining Outlaw Productions in 2008. His debut album Straight Out Of 2Seas (2014), powered by the breakout track We So Fly, established him as a formidable voice, leading to performances from underground stages to the Red House Hip Hop Festival and Formula One events. Long before Bollywood picked it up, Fa9la had already made waves in the Gulf hip-hop circuit with its urgent beat and Bahrain-rooted sonic identity-elements that created explosive chemistry when paired with Akshaye Khanna's intense entry scene in Dhurandhar.

As per LastFM, Flipp discovered a love for music at 12 and shaped a rap style in teenage years. A professional career followed in 2003, leading to global collaborations across genres.

Flipperachi won the Bahraini Artist of the Year award in 2024, helped by songs like Ee Laa, Shino AlKalam Hatha, Shoofha and Nayda. Meanwhile, Dhurandhar stars Ranveer in the lead, with Akshaye, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal and R Madhavan.

Today, with Fa9la crossing 2.73 million Spotify streams, Shoofha close behind at 2.69 million and nearly 1,86,900 monthly listeners, Flipperachi has become one of Bahrain's strongest hip-hop exports. He has also collaborated with global heavyweights like Shaquille O'Neal, Shaggy and The Game-an achievement built on persistence, cultural pride and a commitment to rapping in his own dialect even when the world leaned toward English-dominated hip-hop.