The box office is booming, but musician Vishal Dadlani isn’t joining the celebration for the Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar 2. While the film is a massive hit, Dadlani has publicly called out its portrayal of the 2016 demonetization. The movie features a fictional “Operation Green Leaf,” suggesting that the policy perfectly wiped out terror funding and black money overnight. Dadlani took to social media to urge fans to “get your information from better sources,” pointing out that real-world data from the RBI tells a much more complicated story than the one shown on the big screen.
This debate has turned the high-octane spy thriller into a national conversation about where entertainment ends and “propaganda” begins. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the sequel has been praised by stars like Anupam Kher for its technical brilliance and patriotic heart, even becoming a rare Indian film to top US box office charts. However, critics argue that mixing real political events with “masala” storytelling can mislead the public about actual history. Whether you see it as a cinematic masterpiece or a misleading narrative, the film has definitely proven that Bollywood can still spark a massive reality check.
