Renowned filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has offered his review of Aditya Dhar's commercially successful spy action thriller, 'Dhurandhar,' which stars Ranveer Singh and was released on December 5, 2025. Sharing his detailed thoughts on Letterboxd, Kashyap lauded the film's 'top-notch' filmmaking and praised Ranveer Singh's performance as his favorite. While appreciating the craft, Kashyap did raise concerns about two specific 'propaganda dialogues' within the movie: one delivered by R. Madhavan's character and another by Ranveer Singh's character, stating, 'Yeh naya India hai.' He mentioned that if these two dialogues were set aside, the film is "brilliant" and entirely set in Pakistan. Kashyap also used his review to reflect on and defend Aditya Dhar's political stance, emphasizing that Dhar, a Kashmiri Pandit, has suffered and that his films consistently explore themes related to Kashmir. Kashyap described Dhar as an 'honest' filmmaker, not an 'opportunist,' suggesting that one might agree or disagree with his politics but cannot deny his integrity. He drew parallels between 'Dhurandhar' and acclaimed Hollywood films like 'The Hurt Locker' and 'Zero Dark Thirty,' which he characterized as 'Oscar-winning propaganda films about the USA,' indicating that he chose to overlook certain ideological elements to appreciate the filmmaking. The news highlights a significant discussion within the Indian film industry regarding artistic expression and political commentary in cinema, especially concerning a film that has achieved massive box office success and drawn from real-life geopolitical events.