‘Dhurandhar’: Aditya Dhar’s spy saga is as subtle as a troll

The hyper-nationalistic drama leaves nothing to chance in its messaging to the audience.

Bollywood can’t just stick to making films anymore. Successful films need to be a clarion call for a ‘higher’ purpose. Whether it’s the Kashmiri Pandit exodus in The Kashmir Files (2022), the sadistic torture of a Hindu king by a Mughal emperor in Chhaava (2025), or a visibly deranged man offering his unsolicited opinions on everything, talking at the speed of thought, in Animal (2023).