Youtuber Dhruv Rathee Slams The ₹800 Crore Hit Dhurandhar: ‘Well-Made Propaganda Is More Dangerous, Like Taj Story, Bengal Files’
Content creator Dhruv Rathee released a harsh video critique of Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar, labeling it dangerous propaganda and ‘lies’. The political commentator had previously criticized the film’s violent content on social media. In a new video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Rathee condemned the film’s political stance and characterized it as more hazardous than ‘poorly-made’ films.
Dhruv Rathee labels Dhurandhar dangerous propaganda
On Saturday evening, Dhruv posted a video titled ‘Reality of Dhurandhar’ on his YouTube channel, wherein he attacked the film for being ‘jhootha and vahiyat’ propaganda (lies and falsehoods), claiming director Aditya Dhar attempted to sell lies through the production. In the video, Rathee acknowledged the film was well crafted, noting this made it ‘more dangerous’. He contended, “Well-made propaganda is more dangerous. Films like The Taj Story and The Bengal Films were not dangerous, kyunki wo bakwaas films thi (because they were bad films). But Dhurandhar is an engaging film.”
In the video, Rathee also refuted defenders of Dhurandhar who call it ‘just a film’. He stated, “The problem is that Dhurandhar repeatedly shows you it’s inspired by real events. It says so in the trailer. It shows the real footage from the 26/11 attacks. The real audio recordings of conversations between the terrorists and their handlers have been used. It also uses real-life gangsters and cops based in Pakistan’s Lyari.” Rathee contended that anchoring the film in reality made it more credible than other spy thrillers, such as Pathaan or Tiger films.
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Earlier that day, the content creator had vowed to ‘destroy’ the film in a tweet announcing the video. Thus far, Aditya Dhar or Dhurandhar’s makers have not responded to the video.
About Dhurandhar
Dhurandhar is a spy thriller inspired by actual events that depicts an Indian spy infiltrating Pakistani gangs, attempting to dismantle their terror network from inside. It features Ranveer Singh alongside Akshaye Khanna, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, and Sanjay Dutt. The film has achieved massive success, collecting nearly ₹800 crore worldwide in merely 16 days.