Did 'Dhadak 2' director Shazia Iqbal call 'Dhurandhar' a sinister film? The director drops cryptic note, says inciting hate and violence is the film's DNA

Filmmaker Shazia Iqbal, who made her directorial debut with the romantic drama 'Dhadak 2' last year, has dropped her views on Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller 'Dhurandhar'. After finally watching the film, she openly criticised the film and described it as something with a troubling intent. The Ranveer Singh-led project currently stands as the highest-grossing Indian film ever at the domestic box office.

Taking to Instagram Stories on Sunday, Shazia did not name 'Dhurandhar' directly but left little room for ambiguity. “What a sinister film! It’s not hidden, it’s not unintentional, inciting hate and violence is in the DNA of the film. But it’s a ‘well made’ film guys… With some cool BgM (smile emoji). Well done industry dud bros. Glad that most of y’all don’t care about minorities enough to even hide your blatant apathy,” she wrote.




She also shared a screenshot of an Instagram DM that read, “How are so many people/lists saying Dhadak 2 and Dhurandhar in the same breath, like schizophrenia ho gaya hai kya logon ko (do they have schizophrenia or what) (laughing with tears emoji). Or people really do contain multitudes and we’re too rigid (laughing with tears emoji).”

The mention of 'Dhurandhar' in the message made it evident that Shazia’s earlier posts were directed at the film, especially as it premiered on Netflix India just days ago. In addition, she extended her criticism to the teaser of Vipul Shah’s upcoming 'The Kerala Story 2', the sequel to his 2023 hit.

“And then there is Kerala Story 2 teaser,” Shazia wrote in another Story, which she shared with the audio of AR Rahman’s iconic patriotic song “Ye Jo Des Hai Tera” from Ashutosh Gowariker’s 2004 classic 'Swades', starring Shah Rukh Khan. She also reposted a discussion highlighting how social media’s role in spreading misinformation and prejudice has made it an even more dangerous tool of propaganda than Nazi Germany.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”