Gunjan Chaudhary
The trailer of Ranveer Singh’s upcoming film Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar, has created a massive storm online. While fans were eagerly waiting for the trailer, the intense violence, torture sequences, and graphic imagery have become the center of heated debate. The film, packed with brutal action scenes, instantly drew comparisons to Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal. But the controversy escalated when YouTuber and content creator Dhruv Rathee strongly criticized the movie on social media, comparing its violent visuals to those used by terrorist organization ISIS.
Dhruv Rathee
Dhruv Rathee Compared Dhurandhar
Taking to X, Dhruv Rathee expressed serious concern about the level of violence shown in the trailer. According to him, the scenes resemble ISIS-style execution videos, which feature extreme brutality. Rathee wrote, “Aditya Dhar has truly crossed the limits of vulgarity in Bollywood. The trailer for his new film contains so much violence, bloodshed, and torture that watching it is like watching ISIS beheading videos and then calling it entertainment.”
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He also accused the filmmaker of promoting insensitivity among young viewers, and said, “In his greed for money, he has poisoned the minds of the younger generation, making them insensitive and careless towards bloodshed.” Rathee urged viewers to think about the psychological impact such extreme visuals could have on impressionable audiences. Dhruv Rathee also urged the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to step in and take strict action regarding the film’s violent scenes.
Dhurandhar
In a sarcastic remark, he wrote, “Now is the time for the Censor Board to show what it actually has a problem with: people kissing or the skinning of a living person.” His statement triggered wide discussion online, with social media divided between supporting Rathee’s concerns and defending artistic freedom. In the film, Ranveer Singh plays an Indian spy captured in Pakistan. The trailer features Arjun Rampal, playing an ISI major, is shown flaying a man alive. And Akshaye Khanna, portraying a Lahore gangster, is shown stoning a man to death.