Pakistani politician Nabil Gabol criticises his portrayal in Dhurandhar, calling the depiction inaccurate. He also added that Lyari is not a terrorist hub, like it has been shown in the film.<\/p>\n
Former Pakistani lawmaker Nabil Gabol has publicly criticised his depiction in the Bollywood spy thriller Dhurandhar, calling the portrayal inaccurate and objecting to how his hometown of Lyari is shown in the film. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/p>\n Speaking to the media in Pakistan, Gabol, a former Member of the National Assembly and Minister of State for Ports and Shipping, expressed disappointment that his screen persona did not reflect his real-life \u201cdabbang\u201d (assertive) image. \u201cJo mera role dikhaya gaya hai, mera role bahut dabbang tha, or dabbang iss tareeke se tha ki inhone mere role ko sahi tareeke se nahi dikhaya (I was very audacious. But they haven\u2019t shown me the way I was). They have not shown me the way I was,\u201d Gabol said, adding that some scenes exaggerated aspects of his depiction for dramatic effect.<\/p>\n Gabol also took issue with the When asked whether he would pursue an international ban on the film for what he called its inaccurate representation, Gabol replied frankly that he lacks the financial resources to do so.<\/p>\n The response from Pakistan comes amid a broader debate over Dhurandhar\u2019s political framing. The film, which has crossed significant box office milestones domestically and overseas, has also been Home<\/a>Entertainment<\/a>Former Pakistani lawmaker Nabil Gabol not happy with his portrayal in Dhurandhar, says ‘Agar inka koi agent Lyari aa jata toh…’End of Article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pakistani politician Nabil Gabol criticises his portrayal in Dhurandhar, calling the depiction inaccurate. He also added that Lyari…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194791,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[120755,120753,156,409,120752,120754,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-194790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-dhurandhar-pakistan-politics-response","tag-dhurandhar-portrayal-controversy","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-nabil-gabol-dhurandhar-criticism","tag-nabil-gabol-rakesh-bedi-character","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar,<\/a> centres on an Indian spy infiltrating criminal networks in Pakistan\u2019s Lyari to expose ties with terror groups, blending historical events with fictional elements. The movie features several characters inspired by real-life figures, including a politician named
\nJameel Jamali, played by Rakesh Bedi<\/a>, whose role is widely understood to be based on Gabol.<\/p>\n
\nfilm\u2019s depiction of Lyari<\/a>, a neighbourhood in Karachi, asserting it was unfairly presented as a \u201cterrorist hub.\u201d \u201cInhone koshish kari hai Lyari ko terrorist hub dikhane ki, Lyari koi terrorist hub nahi hai. Agar inka koi agent aa jata toh woh zinda-salammat Lyari se nahi jata. (They have tried to show Lyari as a terrorist hub, which it is not. And if there agent had been there, he would not have gone back alive from Lyari),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\nbanned in several Middle Eastern countries<\/a> for perceived anti-Pakistani content, while being
\nwidely circulated via unofficial channels in Pakistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n