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I tried watching Dhurandhar 1 on Netflix last month. Could nt Stand it after first 10 Mins so had to Stop it. Indians think they have made a Godfather level movie by Inserting themselves into Local Karachi Gang war and portray it as a matter linked to Indian National Security. Its Hilarious and Its Box office success only showa how Sangis gobble everythinh that can portray Sanghi hero Bravado
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I was referring to my fellow Indians, you are not one of them. If you don't believe me, spend some time on social media or YouTube. Views are in millions for a show like Meri Zindagi Hai Tu.I can’t name more than 10 Pakistani actors/ singers/ artists total. Identifiable by photo caveat would knock it down to 5-6. If you remove musicians/ singers it might be down to 1-2. As far as I know that would be the most case with people I know.
Sure; maybe a few people have acquired taste for Pak shows. I remeber picking up Punjabi (Pak side) TV show video cassettes along with a friend for his Dadi (he was a Punjabi obviously).
Don’t generalize all.
I am sure Punjabi Rap music from India is super popular in Pak but apart from 1-2 mainstream songs they don’t have much following in rest of India.
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I can understand if you saw more than an hour and found out that this movie is not for you but the first 10 mins of the film showed Kandahar plain hijack which is a documented real event. Why did it offend you ?
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May be i watched it more than 10 Mins. Cant exactly remember. . that shootout at wedding Ceremony is when i stopped it. i thought i was only 10 mins inI can understand if you saw more than an hour and found out that this movie is not for you but the first 10 mins of the film showed Kandahar plain hijack which is a documented real event. Why did it offend you ?
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He isn't Indian?I was referring to my fellow Indians, you are not one of them. If you don't believe me, spend some time on social media or YouTube. Views are in millions for a show like Meri Zindagi Hai Tu.
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Why bother?
There are thousands of far superior films than the mainstream garbage India churns out under the guise of “art.” Do yourself a favor, the moment Hindutva starts praising a movie, take it as your cue to skip it. Their artistic taste is limited, and their dopamine hits whenever they hear the word “Pakistan.”
Reality likely 1 rainbow pony1 rainbow pony vs 100 rainbow ponies.
It’s still fictitious stories and make believe stuff.
Dhurandhar 2 likely 100+++ rainbow ponies
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Ok so basically you saw scenes from Kandahar Hijack (real event) + terror attack on Indian parliament (real event) and got offended. Fair enough.
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First of All i do not get offended by Sanghi Imaginations and made up realities
Shootout at ceremony when a boy is killed was nt exactly Parliament attck scene
Pakistanis are nt violent like Indians at Wedding ceremonies . Not our Culture , nt even gangs do it.
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I can’t name more than 10 Pakistani actors/ singers/ artists total. Identifiable by photo caveat would knock it down to 5-6. If you remove musicians/ singers it might be down to 1-2. As far as I know that would be the most case with people I know.
Sure; maybe a few people have acquired taste for Pak shows
Don’t generalize all.
I am sure Punjabi Rap music from India is super popular in Pak but apart from 1-2 mainstream songs they don’t have much following in rest of India.
Most Indians can't even name 10 Hollywood artists let alone Pakistani. Indians live in their own bubble
Far too many North Bharatiyas are obsessed with everything Pakistani - from Urdu to their women (fair and ,therefore, considered beautiful) and have delusions about themselves being ancient Pakistanis.
Which is why even in their politics they are trying to impose a version of Sanatan Dharma that is as backward as all the shariah states in the world.
Which is why even in their politics they are trying to impose a version of Sanatan Dharma that is as backward as all the shariah states in the world.
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In essence they are. The Indus valley civilization, the Gandhara and even ancient cities like Taxila are all in modern day Pakistan.
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that’s what I am also saying, Kandahar hijack and parliament attack were real documented events perpetuated by Islamic jihadis. It happened for sure, there are news footage, evidences, court documents. In your world it is “sanghi imagination” . That’s exactly why I said it bothered you probably. Some random action scene in a wedding is not a deal breaker or some over the top offensive scene obviously. It’s ok, if watching it felt personal, it did for me as I remember following the incidents quiet vividly .
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Thats the precise deal breaker. We will not take Sanghi Interpertation of our culture and Social Norms or let Indians tell us how do we live
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Dhurandhar is the most streamed and pirated movie in Pakistan in the last year . So clearly “we” is not applicable here, it seems more of an individual choice.
I can understand if you don’t like action films or gore, that’s alright.
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Yes It might be most streamed or pirated mainly because of Hype or the fact that Indian Director Tried to Insert Raw operative in Domestic Gang Conflict. Yes Lyari was a hub for drugs and extortion, historians and residents point out it was never a primary base for international proxy wars. The film essentially rewrites history to frame the gangs as vital to Indian National Security. Looks like Indian Directors have Run out Jingoistic Scripts , So they imagined their nationalism in local gang war of Karachi
So people naturally wanted to see that joke thats why its streamed a lot.Local.Dada
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Yes It might be most streamed or pirated mainly because of Hype or the fact that Indian Director Tried to Insert Raw operative in Domestic Gang Conflict. Yes Lyari was a hub for drugs and extortion, historians and residents point out it was never a primary base for international proxy wars. The film essentially rewrites history to frame the gangs as vital to Indian National Security. Looks like Indian Directors have Run out Jingoistic Scripts , So they imagined their nationalism in local gang war of Karachi
Ok, it’s a movie. If people watched it as a joke or for entertainment, all that matters is, they watched it. I think that’s on target for the filmmakers lol. That’s all they want.
Nice synopsis though for someone who watched 20 mins
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Not Exactly true now is it?Ok, it’s a movie. If people watched it as a joke or for entertainment, all that matters is, they watched it. I think that’s on target for the filmmakers lol. That’s all they want.
Nice synopsis though for someone who watched 20 mins
If it is just a movie why did they cast Sanjay Dutt to look exactly like the real Chaudhary Aslam, right down to the specific brand of cigarettes and the white shalwar kameez? You don’t put that much effort into movie character unless you are trying to send a message. This is nt just movie its a cinematic asset designed to show that what happened in the streets of Lyari was nt a local gang war it was an Indian victory
Synopsis can be read om wikipedia without having to offend myself with Indian Interpretation of our stories
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Do Pakistani still watch Indian cinema? I remember it used to be decent. These days, you cannot watch most of this stuff with our family due to too much R rated content. Plus now its just anti-Pakistan propaganda.
I lost interest in it a long time ago.
I lost interest in it a long time ago.
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Most of popular Indian cinema is not for serious cinema watchers. I tried to find a list from Gemini
- Dhurandhar – ~₹1,350–1,428 Crore
- Kantara: Chapter 1 – ~₹850–900 Crore
- Chhaava – ~₹797–809 Crore
- Saiyaara – ~₹579 Crore
- Mahavatar Narsimha – ~₹326–327 Crore
- War 2 – ~₹303–364 Crore
- Lokah: Chapter 1 - Chandra – ~₹304 Crore
- They Call Him OG – ~₹295 Crore
- Sitaare Zameen Par – ~₹266 Crore
- Pushpa: The Rule – Part 2 – ~₹164 Crore
Of these, I personally have seen 3 (Dhurandhar, Kantara and Lokah) and only really enjoyed Lokah.
To your concern about Pakistan propaganda, there are only 2 movies that have anything to do with Pakistan - Dhurandhar & I assume War 2 given the name.
There's no R Rated content by the way, Indian movies are still very tame compared to Hollywood - no nudity only some vulgarity and even profanity is milder than you'll hear in day to day life.
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I dont know about that. Hollywood content is diverse, there are content ratings, so you know there is varying degrees of nudity and sex and you can pick and choose something which does not have much of either.
Indian films on the other hand, do not seem to be complete these days unless there are scantily clad women front and center. Romance and sex is also a central theme and so are provocative songs and dances.
What is going on with the saari fashions by the way? It used to be such an elegant Indian dress. Now it looks like women are wearing swimming tops with a bed sheet wrapped around.
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Indian cinema is so huge that it's difficult to pigeonhole - there were over 1500 movies released in 2025. I saw maybe 20 of them and they were all very different. Add to that the amount of streaming content created and it's possible to have 10 Indians in a room and discover there is not one movie or show that 2 of them can talk about in common.
Scantily clad women are a prominent feature I'm guessing though I didn't see any in the movies I watched. I suppose given the size of the industry, it's possible for everyone to find what they're looking for. Anti-Pakistan propaganda...sure there must have been 10-15 movies with that, hard hitting crime thrillers...I saw a couple last year (try Maharaja), gentle humour sure (try Ponman), gripping true crime series (Black Warrant)...I could go on.
It's a period of huge creative outpouring in Indian cinema currently - different genres, languages, moving out of the cities, different themes etc. and it's pity you only focus on the few that fit your cribs - anti-Pakistan propaganda, vulgarity and profanity. It's like measuring Hollywood by only focusing on Marvel cinema and teen slasher movies.
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Australia women's cricketer enjoyed the dhurandhar. .
Ufff
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Dhurandhar 1 and 2 both are hands down one of the best album of last 5 yrs jaan se guzarte originally composed by nfak is very well Sang by khan saab also Jasmine sandlas voice is just killer from jaiye sajna equally matched by satinder sartaj,main aur tu she just nailed it also vaari jaavan is such a peppy song phir se from Arijit is beautiful aakhiri ishq from jubin nautiyal bus memorable hats off to shashwat sachdev and offcourse using 90's songs and international songs like Rasputin and didi he did wonderful job both reble and token are amazing
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WHAT DRIVES INDIA?
In contemporary India, Islamophobia and xenophobia have become the engine of public discourse. And this is not merely a political observation but a discernible reality across the spheres of politics, news, and entertainment. What was once considered a fringe ideology has been systematically mainstreamed, transforming these sectors into vehicles for a majoritarian narrative that thrives on the creation of an internal “other.”
In the political arena, this dynamic is most explicit. Electoral strategies increasingly rely on the consolidation of a Hindu identity by framing the Muslim community as a demographic threat or as a group undeserving of equal citizenship. Political rhetoric frequently employs dog whistles - references to “appeasement,” “infiltration,” and “love jihad” - to manufacture a sense of cultural siege. This strategy shifts the focus from governance issues like unemployment and inflation to a polarising cultural war, proving that for many incumbents, electoral success is predicated on sustained communal tension.
he news media, particularly a dominant section of 24-hour news channels, acts as the amplification system for this ideology. Newsrooms have abandoned journalistic neutrality to become platforms for performative outrage. Debates are curated not to inform but to humiliate; Muslim citizens are often subjected to trial-by-media, with anchors assuming the roles of prosecutors. The coverage is characterised by a relentless focus on minority communities - scrutinising their personal lives, dietary habits, and population growth - while ignoring structural issues affecting the majority. This constant negative reinforcement normalises prejudice, presenting it to millions of viewers as a legitimate, even patriotic, worldview.
Entertainment, the soft power of culture, has followed suit. The film and streaming industries, once celebrated for their syncretic storytelling, now face immense pressure from organised boycotts and vigilante groups. Producers and writers
engage in self-censorship, avoiding narratives that center Muslim characters or depict India’s pluralistic history. When Muslim characters do appear, they are often reduced to stereotypes - terrorists, antiquated royals, or caricatures requiring “saving.” This erasure signals to the populace which identities are deemed acceptable in the public imagination and which are not.
Ultimately, the convergence of these three spheres creates a closed loop: politics sets the target, news manufactures the consent, and entertainment sanitises the outcome. When Islamophobia and xenophobia become the currency of success in these fields, the nation’s foundational principle of “unity in diversity” is replaced by a fragile, majoritarian conformity. This trajectory does not merely harm minority communities; it erodes the democratic fabric for all citizens, reducing complex human beings to scapegoats for the failures of governance and the ambitions of the powerful.
And the reality of India is one of stagnation masked by noise: public institutions erode into instruments of partisan advantage, while justice fractures along lines of identity and power. Infrastructure buckles under the weight of unfulfilled promises, and the persistence of hunger, poverty and modern slavery lays bare the hollowness of its economic claims. Crime, often entwined with the state itself, completes a picture of a nation languishing not from a lack of potential, but from a systemic failure to realise it.
India will remain a nation in perpetual rot. And if you think otherwise I would advise you to think again.
#WhatCouldHaveBeenButNeverWillBe
WHAT DRIVES INDIA?
In contemporary India, Islamophobia and xenophobia have become the engine of public discourse. And this is not merely a political observation but a discernible reality across the spheres of politics, news, and entertainment. What was once considered a fringe ideology has been systematically mainstreamed, transforming these sectors into vehicles for a majoritarian narrative that thrives on the creation of an internal “other.”
In the political arena, this dynamic is most explicit. Electoral strategies increasingly rely on the consolidation of a Hindu identity by framing the Muslim community as a demographic threat or as a group undeserving of equal citizenship. Political rhetoric frequently employs dog whistles - references to “appeasement,” “infiltration,” and “love jihad” - to manufacture a sense of cultural siege. This strategy shifts the focus from governance issues like unemployment and inflation to a polarising cultural war, proving that for many incumbents, electoral success is predicated on sustained communal tension.
he news media, particularly a dominant section of 24-hour news channels, acts as the amplification system for this ideology. Newsrooms have abandoned journalistic neutrality to become platforms for performative outrage. Debates are curated not to inform but to humiliate; Muslim citizens are often subjected to trial-by-media, with anchors assuming the roles of prosecutors. The coverage is characterised by a relentless focus on minority communities - scrutinising their personal lives, dietary habits, and population growth - while ignoring structural issues affecting the majority. This constant negative reinforcement normalises prejudice, presenting it to millions of viewers as a legitimate, even patriotic, worldview.
Entertainment, the soft power of culture, has followed suit. The film and streaming industries, once celebrated for their syncretic storytelling, now face immense pressure from organised boycotts and vigilante groups. Producers and writers
engage in self-censorship, avoiding narratives that center Muslim characters or depict India’s pluralistic history. When Muslim characters do appear, they are often reduced to stereotypes - terrorists, antiquated royals, or caricatures requiring “saving.” This erasure signals to the populace which identities are deemed acceptable in the public imagination and which are not.
Ultimately, the convergence of these three spheres creates a closed loop: politics sets the target, news manufactures the consent, and entertainment sanitises the outcome. When Islamophobia and xenophobia become the currency of success in these fields, the nation’s foundational principle of “unity in diversity” is replaced by a fragile, majoritarian conformity. This trajectory does not merely harm minority communities; it erodes the democratic fabric for all citizens, reducing complex human beings to scapegoats for the failures of governance and the ambitions of the powerful.
And the reality of India is one of stagnation masked by noise: public institutions erode into instruments of partisan advantage, while justice fractures along lines of identity and power. Infrastructure buckles under the weight of unfulfilled promises, and the persistence of hunger, poverty and modern slavery lays bare the hollowness of its economic claims. Crime, often entwined with the state itself, completes a picture of a nation languishing not from a lack of potential, but from a systemic failure to realise it.
India will remain a nation in perpetual rot. And if you think otherwise I would advise you to think again.
#WhatCouldHaveBeenButNeverWillBe
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Is dhurandhar anti muslim no,didn't 26/11 happened yes kandahar hijack yes parliament attack yes is their concept of maal e ganimat used by terrorist yes example yazidi women,take for example a poster here uses gau mutr jibe on me callls me pajeet but hey we are islamophobes,its not that other's are being islamophobes its just that islamic society in general is stuck in same mentality for far too long blaming other's rather than introspecting themself,koi tumhara dushman nhi hai tum khud hi khud ke Dushman bane baithe ho that is the first thing they need to understand, ghettos main raho tum less assimilate ho tum provoke karo tum magar dusre islamophobes hai ye azab doglapan hai
Are you addressing me or responding to my friends post Bhimja ?
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stop crying uppercut, stop living in your head rent free - you've never won a debate, not even against a wet sock
@Human786 will hammer you
Do you even understand what a proper debate is ?
Hint: you throwing juvenile insults at others when cornered does not amount to any debate. As I said in the other thread .... come back when you have grown up enough to engage in a serious debate.
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Please enlighten us. As an Indian poster on a Pakistani forum we would love to hear your views on India's rejuvenated Hindu identity, Islamophobia and their impact on concerned communities
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I responding to ur friends post
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From India’s most respected media personality worldwide
See my post #1020 here on this topic and follow the discussion
Post in thread 'Narendra Modi: A true global leader - The ultimate statesman and ambassador of peace'
respond to that on that thread and we can discuss
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I see what you did there, and I know what "C" stands for. And you don't have to engage with that hypocrite cow lover, who himself runs away when the going gets tough.
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Try harder.See my post #1020 here on this topic and follow the discussion
Post in thread 'Narendra Modi: A true global leader - The ultimate statesman and ambassador of peace'
respond to that on that thread and we can discuss
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this is why i know your not well,
ask yourself that question, considering all you do is contradict yourself and run away
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