Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ and its sequel ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ have taken the box office by storm, smashing record after record. The spy action thrillers have managed to win over audiences across the board and the film fraternity is no different. Actor Ranvir Shorey is among those who have been completely swept up by the two films.
Shreyansh Pandey calls ‘Dhurandhar’ pure and good storytelling
In a conversation with Moneycontrol, Ranvir and director Shreyansh Pandey opened up about ‘Dhurandhar’ and what it means for storytelling in Indian cinema. Shreyansh was full of admiration for the film and said, “For me, Dhurandhar is just pure and good storytelling. As a viewer, I don’t see any agenda in it. Something happened with our country, someone made a story about it, and made such a stylish story in such a good way, I don’t see an agenda in it.“
Ranvir Shorey hits back at critics for focussing on ‘Dhurandhar’s’ political angle
Ranvir was equally vocal in his support, adding his own perspective to the conversation. He said, “Same here. I don’t think either. The first one for me was a good spy thriller. The second one was a spy action film. I don’t know why people choose to see just a political angle. In fact, one of my big pet peeves is this: whatever voices, reviewers, critics are taking a political angle on this film or on these films, you should check their reviews pre-2014, how many films did they review in which they were talking about the politics of the film? So I just think it’s grossly unfair to a film to be looking at the politics angle of a film instead of the cinematic merit of the film.”
All you need to know about ‘Dhurandhar’
‘Dhurandhar’ is a two-part spy franchise helmed by Aditya Dhar, boasting a powerhouse cast that includes Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun and Rakesh Bedi. Together, the two films raked in over Rs 3,000 crore at the box office. At the heart of the story is Jaskirat, also known as Hamza, an Indian spy who goes deep undercover to infiltrate terror networks in Pakistan as part of a dangerous covert mission.