Dhurandhar draws critical reaction from Pakistan over inaccuracies

Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar has triggered a fierce debate in India and even across the border, where the story is set, drawing criticism from Pakistani critics and social media users who claim that the movie has numerous factual inaccuracies and the makers have taken creative liberties.
Released on December 5, the high-octane spy thriller is directed and written by Dhar. Featuring Ranveer Singh in the lead role, the film follows covert intelligence operations set against a backdrop of geopolitical and terror events like Kandahar plane hijack, 2001 Parliament Attack and 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
The film, which has led to polarising reactions from many critics and people in India, is mostly set in Lyari town of Karachi, an area known for its history of gang wars and violent turf battles.
Now, Pakistani critics, actors and content creators have joined the conversation.
Omair Alavi, a noted film critic and writer, said though the movie is well-made with good performances, its depiction of Karachi and the events of 2007-2008 is not accurate.
Dhurandhar is a well-made film, slick and the acting is also good but it has many factual inaccuracies about Karachi and the period of 2007-2008 shown in the film,’ Alavi said. ‘Our filmmakers are just not willing to make such propaganda films because it is a huge financial risk as when in the past such films were made on patriotic tones, they flopped at the box office,” he said.
According to Alavi, they are very few cinema houses left in the country, tickets are too expensive and people are happier watching quality dramas at home. “As a critic, I can point out many inaccuracies in the movie. But at the end of the day, does the average film goer in India know about these things or even cares about them? For him, it is a slick action movie with big stars and Pakistanis are not good neighbours and thus it is a hit,” he added. (ANI)