{"id":68881,"date":"2025-11-19T18:05:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=68881"},"modified":"2025-11-19T18:05:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:05:55","slug":"ranveer-singhs-dhurandhar-trailer-sparks-controversy-over-pakistan-depiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=68881","title":{"rendered":"Ranveer Singh\u2019s \u2018Dhurandhar\u2019 Trailer Sparks Controversy Over Pakistan Depiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The trailer for Ranveer Singh\u2019s upcoming film Dhurandhar has drawn criticism in both Pakistan and India for its portrayal of Karachi\u2019s Lyari area and historical figures.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film features Ranveer Singh as an Indian spy stationed in Lyari. The trailer also shows Arjun Rampal as Major Iqbal, nicknamed the \u201cAngel of Death,\u201d and Akshay Khanna as the infamous criminal Rahman Daku, labeled \u201cApex Predator.\u201d Sanjay Dutt appears as Karachi\u2019s renowned counter-terror officer Chaudhry Aslam, referred to as \u201cThe Jinn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics have questioned the accuracy of the depiction, noting that Rahman Daku and Chaudhry Aslam were primarily involved in gang wars and police encounters in Karachi, not the broader spy-war scenarios suggested in the film. The trailer also makes ambiguous references to historical events like the 1999 Kandahar hijacking.<\/p>\n<p>On social media, Indian viewers criticized the film for \u201cfake nationalism,\u201d historical inaccuracies, and an incoherent storyline, with some sarcastically noting that Bollywood had taken its narrative all the way to Lyari. 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