Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia has recently opened up about mainstream Hindi cinema and used Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar as one of the examples of the industry’s changing approach to storytelling. While he praised the first instalment of the Aditya Dhar-directed franchise, the filmmaker questioned its story.
Dhulia made the comments during an event organised by The Wire around the theme The State of Media and Film Industry. Speaking at the event, he said, “Thanks to corporate culture, only one kind of film is being made today. Every film is a fictional biopic. When I talk about commercial mainstream cinema, there are examples like Pushpa, KGF and Dhurandhar.”
He further added, “By the way, I liked the first part of Dhurandhar, very well presented, engaging, good music. But if you ask someone to tell the story of Dhurandhar, no one will be able to tell you. A man who is undercover goes to Pakistan and wreaks havoc there. Is this even a story?”