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Suparn S Varma defends Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar, starring Ranveer Singh, amid debates on violence and originality. The film releases 5 December 2025 in cinemas, then on Netflix.
Haq director Suparn S Varma rallies behind Dhurandhar.
Fresh off the resounding word-of-mouth success of Haq the Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi starrer that has been praised for its emotional truth and craft — director Suparn S Varma has now turned his voice to a highly anticipated film. At a time when Haq continues to win hearts in theatres, Suparn extended support to fellow filmmaker Aditya Dhar, who has been facing intense online criticism for the violent tone of Dhurandhar.
He cuts straight to the industry’s blind spot and says that Indian films are too often judged with a harsher lens than their foreign counterparts. And as Aditya Dhar’s film is about to storm the theatres, he argues it’s time this bias ends. He believes that the film’s success proves that when we back our own storytellers with the same faith we show global cinema, they deliver work that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the best.
On his social media handle, he wrote, “I’m just amazed by some of the chatter about the violence in #Dhurandhar the same viewers would have called it cinematic brilliance if this was in any other language or a Korean or Japanese film. It’s high time we started to celebrate Hindi cinema and its filmmakers with the same passion we celebrate all makers and films. Each filmmaker comes with his/her unique voice and identity and background & I have been left spellbound by the world and characters created by @adityadharfilms and his amazing team!”
Meanwhile, the buzz around Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar trailer took an unexpected turn this week. What began as excitement soon turned into debate, as a classic Madhubala qawwali sparked chatter about originality. In the middle of it all, filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh jumped in — not with criticism, but rallying behind the film.
The trailer for Dhurandhar made a loud entry online, especially with its use of the iconic Na Toh Karvan Ki Talaash Hai in the final moments. His praise instantly invited reactions, including one from a user who argued that Bollywood continues to reuse old songs. The comment read, “That song at the end of #Dhurandhar is not original but a version of Manna Dey’s song word by word… in terms of music, Bollywood has zero originality to offer.”
Sujoy responded straight away, shutting down the idea that the team had passed the track off as new. Shutting the user down, he replied, “No one claimed its original. infact if anything… its good that they got a song from barsaat ki raat out there.”
Directed by Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar features a star-packed lineup with Ranveer Singh, Arjun, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, along with R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun and Rakesh Bedi. The film follows the story of an undercover agent and is produced by Aditya Dhar, Jyoti Deshpande and Lokesh Dhar. It will release in cinemas on 5 December 2025, before heading to Netflix
Shreyanka Mazumdar is Chief Sub Editor of the entertainment team at News18. With an unbridled passion for all things Bollywood, she loves deep-diving into the glitz and glamour of the entertainment world, bring… Read More
November 19, 2025, 21:08 IST
