Dhurandhar reviews and box office - Page 102

Originally posted by: catchm-ifucan

I will still say it…if Aditya removed all the political commentary, the movie would’ve become a universal fan favorite and an absolute classic like The Departed…

I think without the political commentary the basic premise of the movie loses its appeal. We are a much bigger country, have always been better armed, better trained and even financially more well off, then why is it that we were unable to protect our people from terrorists repeatedly for such a long period of time?

We had the gall and the capacity to split that country and create a new nation in a fortnight. We hold the record of causing the largest surrender by an enemy army post both the world wars in a one on one nation conflict. We held 93000 soldiers, at that point of time considered as a third of the total force of the Pakistani army and returned them 3 years later without getting a single one of ours back.

What changed post 1971 when essentially the same party was in power in the country for majority of those attacks? The party even lost so many of their own heads in acts of terrorism and they meekly surrendered.

They even included the 2001 attacks on the parliament when BJP was in power at the centre under Vajpayee. BJP then had a coalition government and we barely responded to these attacks if at all.

So it is not exactly a commentary on the political situation of the country but rather the mindset of the people who led the country post 1971. In a way both Congress and BJP were soft on Pakistan because they couldn’t give it back to them. The commentary if at all, IMO is not aimed at a party but stating that the one at the helm of the country has to have the mental fortitude and if I may say so, the balls, to do whatever it takes to protect our country while destroying our enemies is the message.

After Indira Gandhi we didn’t have leaders who could have that kind of courage, confidence and more importantly political control and power to protect and fight for our country and do with Pakistan whatever it takes to punish and stop them.

Originally posted by: Clochette

What a pleasure to read your conversations

Just one thing: It isn't fair - imo - to put Dhurandhar and Pathaan under the same scanner...they are completely different movies as one is based one real events and the other belongs to the completely fictional ones (where one can imagine everything, like the James Bond and Mission Impossible movies). In addition, Dhurandhar very clearly is declared a "spy action thriller" while Pathaan is declared just an action thriller inside the completely ficticious YRF SpyUniverse (neither persons nor events are based on reality)... so, the entertainment-angle is also different... Dhurandhar has a documentary touch, which the YRF SpyUniverse doesn't have (and doesn't pretend to have).

So, both can exist in the same filmindustry and both deserve getting looked at in different ways considering their different objectives.

Thank you.

The commentary on Pathaan is not aimed out of malice or hatred but rather to state that we have come a long way in the medium of entertainment where realistic films are taking over every aspect and genre of filmmaking even when what we seek is fiction.

We are growing up as an audience who want something that engages us without telling us something that even a layman is not interested in buying anymore. We can handle gore and violence in a movie like Dhurandhar because what else can be expected? At no point in time are we allowed to forget that the stakes are high.

This is a paradigm shift in the way that we as a country consume entertainment especially on the big screen post pandemic because we have been given the opportunity and the ample time to see what is out there and we are hungry for more. We have probably the largest movie industry in the world and ample of talent so we are certainly capable of making movies that are on par with the international scene in any given genre, all we need are the ones in the industry at the top to catch up with us now. They have the potential to be cheeky, funny, fresh and yet massy - look at The B****S of Bollywood - no one can accuse Aryan of donning the director’s hat on that show because he delivered. People didn’t utter nepotism because they were entertained by his fresh content and the slick execution that kept us engaged for 7 episodes consistently.

So yeah, there’s talent but it needs a dose of freshness and once you get that with the right content and cast, medium becomes irrelevant for the audience. They just want content that tickles them and makes them think at the same time. Provide that and you’re good to go regardless of whether you are a Khan or a Dhar.

Dhurandhar definitely has more substance... I eagerly agree with that

https://x.com/rohitvniranjan/status/2000679526154535375?s=46

Originally posted by: Iamjusthere

What kind of political commentary? I think majority have been very subtle references and not much jingoistic of a vibe

For one, the not so subtle pro Modi statements…completely avoidable!

I saw Dhurandhar

Ranveer (Hamza) and Akshaye (Rehman) were fabulous both of them are so versatile. Ranveer is a chameleon in every film he transforms. It is a Ranveer film and he owned it. I would Ranveer and Akshaye a 10/10 for each of their performances.

Madhavan and Sanjay Dutt were great too

Sara looked innocent, acted well and suited the role. Both Sara (Yalina) and Rehman’s wife were shown slapping their partners on single occasions. The age gap between Ranveer and Sara is evident but she fully suited the role otherwise if they listened to IF people complaining about the age gap they could have taken Yami. Yami would be a great actor but she wouldn’t suit the role.

The action scenes were next level, one of the best I have seen in Bollywood. I prefer Dhurandhar over Uri

India vs Pakistan tension evokes emotions but is overdone in Bollywood.

The songs I liked most are the title track, gehra hua and Akshaye’s song FA9LA.

Nice to see Krystle do an item number in Bollywood

I am looking forward to Arjun (Iqbal) vs Ranveer (Hamza) in part 2

The finger scene with Ranveer and Arjun torturing the spy was too violent. I found the other scenes were tolerable. Rehman was killing ruthlessly in some scenes

Originally posted by: forza

bhai, are you from his PR team?

Where is your review? Or reels se hi kaam chala rahe ho?

Movie has her approval

https://x.com/realpreityzinta/status/2001105205115674890?s=20

https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/behind-the-scenes-entire-audi-booked-for-team-india-as-they-watch-dhurandhar-gambhir-sky-gill-unwind-in-lucknow-101765875898379.html

Originally posted by: Clochette

Dhurandhar definitely has more substance... I eagerly agree with that

Yep, it’s crazy how a movie with 3.5 hrs of run time has such a fantastic and high rewatch value too. Don’t remember the last time a movie did that and organically at that.