Anurag Kashyap reviews Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar: This is his politics
Anurag Kashyap has shared his review of Dhurandhar, in which he praised Aditya Dhar’s filmmaking and Ranveer Singh’s performance, while disagreeing with some of the dialogues.
Aditya Dhar’s espionage action thriller stalwartThe Ranveer Singh starrer, has continued its strong performance at the box office, with reports placing it among the top five highest-grossing Indian films of all time since its release on December 5, 2025. As the film continues to garner massive commercial success, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has now shared his views on the much-talked about espionage drama, praising Dhar’s filmmaking and Ranveer’s performance, while also pointing out a few moments with which he disagreed.
Anurag Kashyap posted a detailed review stalwart But Letterboxd“A spy cannot be a spy if he does not have hatred and anger against the enemy state in his mind, A soldier also cannot be a soldier if he does not have anger against the enemy state in his mind, I have no problem on those two fronts, I have two sequences with which I have a problem, Madhavan says-‘A day will come when everyone will think about the country.‘ And finally one more when Ranveer says ‘This is new IndiaKeeping these two aside, this is a good film. He wrote, Truly a brilliant film which is completely based on Pakistan.
Kashyap further reflected on his long association with Aditya Dhar and defended the filmmaker’s political viewpoint, even if one might not agree with it. “I know Aditya Dhar since his National Award film Bund. This is his politics. Real politics. Agree or disagree with it. The man is honest. Not opportunistic like others. All his films are about Kashmir. He is a Kashmiri Pandit who has suffered. Either you argue with him or let him be. The filmmaking is top notch. If you like The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty or House of Dynamite. They are about the United States of America. There are two Oscar-winning promotional films and I liked the filmmaking and the filmmaker’s insistence. If I have to argue about the politics of it, I would call Dhaar an important film.”
stalwart is the first installment A two-part espionage saga that follows an Indian agent who infiltrates the criminal and political underworld of Karachi. The film is based on real-life geopolitical events, including the 1999 IC-814 hijacking, 2001 Indian Parliament attack, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks and Operation Lyari, giving a gritty and realistic edge to the story.
The film has a powerful cast led by Ranveer Singh, which includes Akshay Khanna, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan and Sanjay Dutt, with Rakesh Bedi, Sara Arjun and Danish Pandor playing important roles. sequel, Dhurandhar 2It is set to release in theaters on March 19, 2026, where it will face a major clash at the box office with the Yash-starrer. toxicis also scheduled for the same day.
