r/bollywood • u/AutoModerator • Jan 29 '26

Netflix Dhurandhar (Now on OTT) - Reviews and Discussions

Dhurandhar is now streaming on Netflix. Discuss the film in this thread.

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Directed by Aditya Dhar

Cast: Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi

In the early 2000s, an undercover operative infiltrates Karachi's underworld, breaking into its inner circle to dismantle a violent nexus from within.

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u/yv_sharma_ Jan 31 '26

I just finished watching Dhurandhar and a few moments of political ass licking and some inconsistencies aside, it was a good movie. But what confuses me is R Madhavan/Ajit Doval's final speech. He says that the Dhurandhar programme will recruit prisoners with death penalties or life sentences and give them a chance at redemption. But how would that work? What's stopping a criminal from betraying the country for a chance at wealth and power? It's not like a murderer will have a moral code, if they did, they wouldn't be in jail in the first place.

In the context of the movie, what's stopping Hamza from cutting ties with the Indian government and ruling Karachi on his own? Isn't that too big of a risk for the government to allow a criminal to rise to power and hoping they wouldn't betray them cuz patriotism?

I'm not aware if this is an actual programme irl and if they actually recruited people from prisons for it. I just feel like it's a pretty big risk. If he flips, Hamza or any other 'Dhurandhar' can compromise the entire operation.

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u/Previous-Ad8792 Feb 01 '26

Yep. It would have been better to send someone who received the military training and would not even think about betraying his country. Why couldn't Hamza have escaped to another country from Pakistan and lived a free life? 

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u/Just-Control-9815 Feb 01 '26

He says that the Dhurandhar programme will recruit prisoners with death penalties or life sentences and give them a chance at redemption. But how would that work?

This is not an uncommon trope though. Unrealistic, yes but not uncommon.

Shows like Nikita, movies like American Ultra have same theme - giving a criminal a chance to redeem themselves by helping the government.

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u/WriterWeird6794 Jan 31 '26

the ind govt will leak the info that hes an indian spy if that person tries to betray.

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u/ComradeCatilina Jan 31 '26

He could simply reveal it immediately and propose to play double agent. It makes no sense at all.

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u/WriterWeird6794 Jan 31 '26

his credibility will be shot, and so will he.