From Akshaye Khanna To Manjari Fadnnis, Get To Know The Cast Of State of Siege: Temple Attack

State of Siege Temple Attack cast: State of Siege: Temple Attack featuring Akshaye Khanna in the main role will be releasing on July 9. The film is a follow up to State of Siege: 26/11, which was a mini-series about the 2008 Mumbai attacks. State of Siege: Temple Attack will have an OTT release.

State of Siege: Temple Attack is fictionalised recreation of the 2002 terrorist attack on Akshardham Temple in Gujarat. The film is a tribute to the NSG (National Security Guard), an elite counter-terrorism unit that is under the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs. The film will be releasing in three languages- Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu on Zee5.

Apart from Akshaye Khanna, the film also features several other notable actors in key roles. Here is the cast of State of Siege: Temple Attack:

Akshaye Khanna

Son of the late actor Vinod Khanna, Khanna rose to popularity after his 1999 film Taal and 2001 film Dil Chahta Hai. For his film Dil Chahta Hai, he won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Some of his notable films are Border, Humraaz, Hulchul, Hungama, 36 China Town, Race and Tees Maar Khan among others.

In State of Siege: Temple Attack he will be seen in the role of an NSG officer.

Manjari Fadnnis

Actor Manjari Fadnnis is best known for her performance in the 2008 film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na. She has worked in films of Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Marathi language in her career. The actor has also worked in films like Faltu, Zokkomon, Grand Masti, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon among others.

Fadnnis is also trained in dance and vocals under Shiamak Davar and Sucheta Bhattacharjee respectively. Previously, the actor was seen in the 2019 film Barot House which was released on the OTT platform ZEE5. Not much is known about her role in State of Siege: Temple Attack.

Vivek Dahiya

Vivek Dahiya is a television actor who is known for playing the role of Abhishek Singh in the popular Star Plus show Yeh Hai Mohabbatein and other shows like Kavach – Kaali Shaktiyon Se, Qayamat Ki Raat. Dahiya was also a winner of the reality show Nach Baliye 8 in 2017. He also previously featured in the 2020 mini-series State of Siege: 26/11 in the role of Captain Rohit Bagga.

Gautam Rode

Gautam Rode is a television actor who is best known for his role of Saraswatichandra Vyas in the Star Plus show Saraswatichandra. Rode made his Bollywood debut in 2002 with the film Annarth in which he starred alongside Sanjay Dutt, Preeti Jhangiani, and Sunil Shetty, and his television debut with Jahan Pyaar Mile. He again appeared in his second film in 2005 with U, Bomsi & Me in where he played the role of a radio jockey who wants to be a famous writer. His other films are Agyaat, and Aksar 2.

Akshay Oberoi

Akshay Oberoi is an American actor of Indian descent and is the cousin of actor Vivek Oberoi. He majorly works in Hindi films and made his debut as a child actor in the 2002 comedy-drama American Chai. His first leading role was in the 2010 film Isi Life Mein for which he received critical acclaim. Some of his other films are Pizza, Fitoor, Laal Rang, Gurgaon, Kaalakaandi, Bombairiya, Gadhvi, and Junglee. 

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