2 minutes of readingChennaiJanuary 31, 2026 05:51 pm IST
Bahraini rapper Pinballachi He has entered the Guinness World Records for his 2024 song “FA9LA”. The song was featured in Ranveer Singh’s film Dhurandhar as part of Akshaye Khanna Entry Song in the movie. The song went incredibly viral in India and abroad after featuring in the film. Even though Dhurandhar was banned in several Middle Eastern countries, the song topped Billboard’s Arabic charts with the highest number of billboards a year after its release.
Flipperachi was surprised by the Guinness World Records Arabia team, who presented him with the record during a photo session. It broke the record for the most Billboard charts topped at the same time with a single song. “FA9LA” topped four different Billboard Arabic charts as of January 1.
Talking about how Dhurandhar played a big role in the success of the song, the rapper said, “Flipperachi said, “I was shocked when I first saw it blow up on social media. Suddenly we got a deal there and they said they wanted the song FA9LA because it would fit this scene in the movie. They put him in a scene with an actor who has been off the screen for about ten years. Boom, he danced and boom.”
For the unversed, the song “FA9LA” was initially released in May 2024 but went viral after appearing on Dhurandhar as part of Akshaye Khanna’s entrance song. Following the success of the song, Flipperachi announced their India tour, which will begin on March 14 at the UN40 Music Festival in Bengaluru.
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After a successful run at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing Hindi film ever, Dhurandhar recently debuted on Netflix. However, the streaming platform is facing backlash from fans as nine minutes of the film were reportedly cut in the OTT version. Many viewers also took to social media to complain about the film’s poor print quality on the streaming platform.