{"id":559935,"date":"2026-03-23T23:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/559935\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T23:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:31:11","slug":"dhurandhar-actor-naveen-kaushik-reacts-to-dhruv-rathees-propaganda-claim-anupama-chopras-criticism-film-ko-hate-ka-source-mat-banao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/559935\/","title":{"rendered":"Dhurandhar actor Naveen Kaushik reacts to Dhruv Rathee\u2019s \u2018propaganda\u2019 claim, Anupama Chopra\u2019s criticism: \u2018Film ko hate ka source mat banao\u2019 |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DhurandharAmid the ongoing debate around Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge starring Ranveer Singh being labelled a \u201cpropaganda film,\u201d actor Naveen Kaushik has weighed in, offering a layered take on the controversy and urging audiences to look beyond surface-level reactions. He also addressed Dhruv Rathee’s ‘propaganda’ claim and Anupama Chopra’s review of Dhurandhar. Amid the ongoing debate around Aditya Dhar<\/a>‘s Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge starring Ranveer Singh<\/a> being labelled a \u201cpropaganda film,\u201d actor Naveen Kaushik has weighed in, offering a layered take on the controversy and urging audiences to look beyond surface-level reactions.<\/p>\n

\u2018Life ka har aspect politics se connected hota hai\u2019<\/p>\n

Reacting to the discourse sparked by Dhruv Rathee, Naveen told Hindi Rush, \u201cMera maanna hai life ka har aspect politics se connected hota hai. Chahe wo national politics ho ya interpersonal politics ho. Do logon ki relationship ke andar bhi kahin na kahin politics hoti hai.\u201d (I believe every aspect of life is connected to politics \u2014 whether it\u2019s national politics or interpersonal dynamics. Even in relationships, there is always some level of politics.)He added, \u201cPolitics chhoti-moti bhi hoti hai\u2026 koi bhi film jo achhi banegi, usme kahin na kahin ek politics ya ideology dikhegi.\u201d (Politics exists in subtle ways too… any good film will reflect some form of politics or ideology.)<\/p>\n

\u2018Yeh film ek baar dekh ke samajh nahi aayegi\u2019<\/p>\n

Speaking about the film\u2019s layered storytelling, he said, \u201cYeh aisi film nahi hai jisko ek baar dekh ke samajh jaoge. Isko baar-baar dekhna padega… characters aisa kyun kar rahe hain, woh samajhna padega.\u201d (This is not a film you can understand in one viewing. You need to watch it multiple times to understand why characters behave the way they do.)He explained how the film avoids obvious characterisation, \u201cYahan pe blatant characters nahi milenge… villain aake nahi bolega \u2018main tera khoon kar dunga\u2019. Woh haste hue, gaane pe naachte hue bhi aa sakta hai.\u201d (You won\u2019t find blatant characters here… the villain won\u2019t just come and declare his intentions. He could be smiling or even dancing while doing something wrong.)Adding further, he said, \u201cLogon ko lagega kya khoobsurat lag raha hai, lekin woh kitni bhaddi harkat karne aaya hai… apne hi logon ko maarne walon ko bandook de raha hai.\u201d (It may look charming on the surface, but the character could be doing something deeply problematic underneath.)<\/p>\n

\u2018Hero bhi seedha-saadha nahi hai\u2019<\/p>\n

Talking about the protagonist, Naveen noted, \u201cHero yahan aisa nahi hai ki kuch bhi ho jaaye, sab theek kar dega. Woh ek ladki se romance bhi kar raha hai aur uske father ke saath conspiracy bhi… humein nahi pata woh use kar raha hai ya sach mein pyaar karta hai.\u201d (The hero is not straightforward either. He could be in love, or he could be using someone \u2014 the film keeps that ambiguity alive.)He added, \u201cArt film mein aapko nuances pakadne padte hain… is film mein bhi wahi karna padega.\u201d (In art-driven cinema, you need to pick up nuances \u2014 and this film demands that from the audience.)<\/p>\n

\u2018Kaunsi film hai jisme politics nahi hai?\u2019<\/p>\n

Addressing criticism from reviewers like Anupama Chopra, he said, \u201cAap bata do kaunsi film hai jisme politics nahi hai… Hollywood ho, European ho, Bollywood ho ya South films \u2014 sab mein kahin na kahin ideology hoti hai.\u201d (Tell me one film that has no politics… whether it\u2019s Hollywood, European, Bollywood, or South cinema \u2014 every film carries some ideology.)He added, \u201cAgar aap ek lens leke dekho, toh kisi bhi cheez ko propaganda bol sakte ho.\u201d (If you choose to look at it through a certain lens, you can call anything propaganda.) <\/p>\n

Watch<\/p>\n

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\u2018Film ko ek-do baar dekhna chahiye tha\u2019<\/p>\n

Echoing R Madhavan\u2019s remark, Naveen said, \u201cFirst hone ki hod mein logon ne film dekhe bina hi declare kar diya ki kharab hai… pehle dekh toh lo.\u201d (In the rush to be the first to react, people judged the film without properly watching it.)He also highlighted audience response, \u201cPakistan se messages aa rahe hain, Dubai se aa rahe hain… log keh rahe hain film achhi lagi, jabki unhe Hindi bhi nahi aati.\u201d (I\u2019ve received messages from places like Pakistan and Dubai \u2014 people who don\u2019t even understand Hindi are appreciating the film.) <\/p>\n

\u2018Film ko hate ka source mat banao\u2019<\/p>\n

Concluding, Naveen emphasised responsible viewing. \u201cSabke paas freedom of expression hai… aap bol sakte ho, main debate kar sakta hoon. Lekin film ko hate ka source mat banao, violence ka instigator mat banao.\u201d (Everyone has the right to express their opinion, but a film should not become a source of hate or violence.)He added, \u201cFilm hai, film ke flow mein dekhiye. Agar kuch seekhne ko milta hai toh le jaiye… bas usko enjoy kijiye.\u201d (It\u2019s a film \u2014 experience it as one. Take what you learn from it, and simply enjoy it.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amid the ongoing debate around Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge starring Ranveer Singh being labelled a \u201cpropaganda…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[121759,276326,64,63,96058,73966,205909,273226,260193,134,211767,276327,14112],"class_list":["post-559935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-aditya-dhar","tag-anupama-chopra","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-dhruv-rathee","tag-dhurandhar","tag-dhurandhar-2","tag-dhurandhar-2-reviews","tag-dhurandhar-2-the-revenge","tag-entertainment","tag-naveen-kaushik","tag-naveen-kaushik-dhurandhar","tag-ranveer-singh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}