Jaskirat Singh Rangi descends deeper into his alias as Hamza Ali Mazari, rising through Karachi's criminal hierarchy to claim the feared title "Sher-e-Baloch" while balancing loyalty, betrayal, and survival in a ruthless underworld.
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00:00The funniest meme leading up to the release of Dharundar 2 for me personally was that upon
00:05reflection of the fiasco that happened with the marketing of the first film, Jio Studios and
00:10Aditya Dhar kept Ranveer Singh on house arrest, just to ensure that he doesn't end up saying or
00:14doing something out of pocket. At least they let Ranveer jam to the music launch one day prior to
00:19the release, the man was in his element jamming to Ari Ari and the film has blasted in the scene
00:24commercially like no one's business, making me of course discuss with all of you several of its
00:28elements in chronological order. Let's do a deep dive and discuss Dharundar 2 and please do write
00:33down your thoughts as well, whether you agree or disagree with several of my points. I would love
00:38to know your thoughts as well in the comment section. I know when movies like this have relevant
00:42political and religious themes to the world we live in today, it generates extremely visceral and
00:47emotional reactions. With such movies also, the discussion goes beyond just film circles and
00:52political commentators and meme channels start to do a deep dive on who I am, what I do, what I
00:57mean by
00:57what I say, which agency I represent, how many lakhs I have been paid to say what I say. Let's
01:02hope the
01:03comment section is an active discussion on the film's themes and not do a deep dive on my identity
01:07and intention. I only do this because I love the movies. Mind you, as the title suggests, the video
01:13will contain spoilers on Dharundar 2. From the first frame, no, not of the movie but the disclaimer,
01:18Aditya Dhar tells us that we should use our Vivek. Use your wisdom and intellect to draw your own
01:25conclusions because yes, this movie is inspired by true events but it is a fictional story. I think
01:31if this as an audience gets processed even before the film starts, a lot of the discourse about the
01:36film of extreme agreeable passion or just on the other side extreme disagreement can be slightly
01:42measured if you go with this frame of mind before part 2 even commences. I'll dive deep on the portrayal
01:47of
01:47Atif Ahmed a little later, a character clearly modelled around UP gangster and politician Atik Ahmed but
01:52I'm very clear on how my favourite part of Dharundar 2, my favourite action sequence is the first 30
01:58minutes of the film where we first see the ability of Jaskirat Singh Rangi as a tactical soldier.
02:04This peek into Jaskirat's life I believe is way too rushed for I genuinely believe it could have been
02:09the heart and soul of Dharundar 2 had it been given ample time to breathe. The sequence of Ranveer standing
02:15with his family as his father proudly wears his army uniform and they get a photograph together.
02:20The calm before the storm is something I believe the audience would have loved to see, to see the
02:25tender moments he shares with his family, to see why Jaskirat wants to follow the family footsteps of his
02:31father and grandfather. This peaceful sense of Appana Pind, this emotional anchor of what he can call
02:37Dhar existing side by side with the familial animosity of what is a land dispute was something
02:43I believe needed more time. What I also believe is that the reason why Dhar starts with an absolute
02:48bang of him ambushing the house is that directors in commercial cinema want to lock you in immediately
02:54when you get comfortable in the theatre. The contrast is that either it can make you face palm or roll
03:00your eyes like the opening sequence of Hrithik and War 2 or it can absolutely hook you like in Dharundar
03:052.
03:05I love Ranveer in this sequence so much you just see the rage permeate with every blow. Ranveer in
03:10his filmography, often labeled as a chameleon, is not given enough credit as an action star and the
03:16first sequence really just proves to me he can pull off anything. I may sound like a tape recorder
03:20about the muted profanity but I find it hilarious that hey, smashing a skull until it turns into pulp
03:25with a hammer, good. Shoot a man so that the bullet pierces through his brain and turns into mush,
03:32good. But hey, we draw the line. Ranveer when he gets to know about his sister's location again
03:38proves why he is such a capable performer. Now imagine this same sequence on how it would have
03:43been even 10 times more heartbreaking had we got an insight into what a beautiful relationship he
03:49shared with his sisters. The situation itself is painful but I think emotionally it would have been
03:54so much more gut-wrenching had we just spent more time with Jaskirat's family in the happier times.
04:00Also, I'm curious if you felt that the score that kicked in when Jaskirat sees his sister tied up
04:04similar to the iconic Requiem for a Dream theme. An absolutely brilliant sequence that I believe
04:10would have benefited even more if he were patient and indulgent with Jaskirat's origin story.
04:15Ranveer as this lanky young 21-year-old looking at his mother's suffering, getting teary-eyed outside
04:21the courthouse, giving his blessings to his sister to marry his mate hit me hard. This is the core of
04:26a patriot son who is scarred by the system not doing anything for his family. The ghastly act
04:32committed against his family deserved not just random flashes while his hearing is happening
04:37in the courtroom. It deserved time, a part of the tale that I believe was far more compelling
04:42than several montages of gang wars and killings in Liari that happen in the film ahead. Had we
04:47spent more time with Jaskirat here, I believe the parting words of his mother, the last words she says to
04:53him proudly, mera 4G beta would have so much more weight. Had we even got a glimpse of the feeling
04:58of being a 4G ka beta in the household. One of the reasons I believe this movie should have been
05:03a trilogy versus a two-parter. More on that later. When Ranveer Singh gets caught in a crossfire only
05:09to be recruited for the purpose of Project Dharandar, we see a boy who has lost trust with the system.
05:15Ajay Sanyal brings him faith that his family will be monetarily protected and that his courage and
05:19ability requires direction. When the origin story sheds light on personal familial revenge,
05:25it highlights Jaskirat's ability as a soldier to kill everyone who wrongs those closest to him.
05:30But I believe his loyalty towards his nation through his idol, his father, should have been
05:35established early on. The show don't tell policy of filmmaking, I believe would have worked wonders
05:40for the film in this regard. This is where I believe the training montage of Ranveer Singh should
05:45have commenced versus weirdly placing it as the end credits of the film. It would have been a
05:50brilliant way to highlight Jaskirat's physical ability, why he stands out amongst the crowd and
05:55established why he is ideal for the mission at hand. This is where he is instructed that he will
06:00meet a coordinator who knows everything. He may never meet him but he will take care of him.
06:06This is important for an ultimate reveal that I have a lot of thoughts on. Anyway, I believe the
06:10training montage should have been here versus the end credits. I would love to know what all of you
06:14think. Ranveer burns the memories of his life in Punjab and now we are with him reflecting with
06:19Alam played by Gaurav Gera on his psychological frame of mind post the killing of Rahman Dekait.
06:24You know, and upon reflecting on the entire film, I was kind of bummed out on how Dhar does not
06:28extend the idea of Hamza being tormented by Rahman's ghost. It makes me conclude that Hamza's
06:34disbelief in being haunted by Rahman's ghost staring at him all bloodied as he lights up a cigarette
06:40was less Shakespearean imagery and more just a cool shot that just did not feature later on.
06:46Seeing Hamza get startled by Rahman's ghost in part 2 would have been pretty cool. If nothing,
06:52we would have got the excuse to see Akshay Khanna again at least. I like how Alam tells him that
06:56he
06:56would tell him about where he comes from the day it matters. A great moment for how the payoff is
07:02so
07:02emotionally charged when the time arrives. The scene is enhanced even further with the single
07:08playing in the background, highlighting the nature of the work spies do, filled with loneliness and
07:13isolation. One of the reshoots that have recently happened post the success of Dharundar 1 is the
07:18interaction between Major Iqbal and S.P. Aslam where we not only understand why Rahman may have
07:22been killed but also the people in positions of power and how they can manipulate and kill those
07:28who dare to question orders or religious dogmatism. And I and many others believe that this scene has
07:33been added following the mob lynching of Deepu Chandra Das in Bangladesh. An extremely disturbing
07:38case of a Hindu being taken outside the factory he worked in. His body was dragged more than a
07:43kilometer through crowded streets to a busy highway, tied by the neck to a tree and set on fire before
07:48hundreds of onlookers, presumably because of blasphemy. An absolutely horrifying case of a Hindu
07:54being targeted and mercilessly killed because of a rumor, Rampal's commentary as the mob burns the body
07:59of an innocent man really brought me chills. This is the only glimpse where Arjun Rampal is genuinely
08:06horrifying. I'll tell you why he somewhat gets screwed in the writing process, not really having
08:11the final boss energy that this film required. One of the major portions of the meat of Dharundar 2 is
08:16to focus on the chaos that brews in Liari between the Pathans and the Baloch. And I genuinely believe
08:21that this became merely a collection of cool montage shots versus something that deeply invested the
08:26audience. The problem is twofold. The antagonist in the form of Arshad Pappu is barely introduced to
08:31the audience. He is a mere caricature of a villain. His influence is barely established so the Liari
08:36gang war stakes don't even increase because the person you are fighting against barely feels like
08:41a villain to fear. And secondly, we have seen the ability of Jaskirat as a soldier through the
08:45introduction ambush sequence. And when you reduce the Liari gang war that he is leading to mere montages of
08:51slow motion walking, panting hair commercials with Marlboro advertisements, it seems like hollow
08:56stylized elements versus action choreography that engages you, which was the introduction scene of
09:02this movie. Jalado Liari said by Hamza should have some weight and transition to badass action scenes.
09:08We know that Ranveer is hot. Don't convince me with back-to-back shots of him lighting a cigarette
09:12with dynamite. I think a character who is extremely hard done by primarily because of the final edit is
09:17Uzair Baloch played by Danish Pandor. A character consumed by rage, easily manipulated by Hamza,
09:23blasting on the scene with a brilliant sequence of killing Arshad Pappu in an open market but easily
09:28trapped by Jameel and Hamza, sending him to Dubai and putting him behind bars. It's great for the
09:33mission for Hamza as he keeps him as collateral till the very end but it's quite funny on how much
09:38of a Pappu Uzair becomes in part 2. Maybe Dhar wanted to convey on how he lost track of the
09:42world
09:43post his brother's assassination but Uzair toh bada loser figure Nikla Pappu mein. I must ask those
09:48who have been on the internet for a while though, there were rumors of websites like LiveLeak actually
09:53having the footage of Uzair's gang playing football with Arshad Pappu's head. Was this a rumor or did
09:59this actually happen? Have any of you actually seen the same? Because I swear the internet was a wild
10:04place more than a decade ago. More aura farming continues where Ranveer strips while doing his best
10:09impression of a Goldberg appearance and sitting on the throne. I love Ranveer but the slow motion
10:14shots were insanely overused in this narrative. I'm sure it was a sight to behold for women so I don't
10:20blame the director for indulging with the shoot of a topless Ranveer sitting on a throne. It is what it
10:24is. I find it amusing on how Dhar curtails legal trouble by not using real names. Zardari is Zarbari
10:30and now we have Nawaz Shafiq, obviously modelled around Nawaz Sharif. And I must say if someone deserves a
10:35raise, it is Mukesh Chhabda for this casting choice alone because I honestly have not seen an actor who
10:41is so much of a spitting image of a person who exists in real life. My man looked identical.
10:46Hamza urges Khanani to invest in his political party, changes sides upon knowing that the public
10:51will sway. And this is where the real change happens. Not only in the narrative of the film
10:55but every operation just becomes seamless for Hamza. In 2014, the general elections in India happen
11:02and Narendra Modi gets elected as Prime Minister. So, Vindar Vicky smirks at Iqbal, his son,
11:07mocking him that he said that his party will get elected in India. And look what happened.
11:13Now, this is where the line between, hey, it's a fictional story, hey, it's not a documentary,
11:18gets tricky. When you put the real image of Narendra Modi as the newly elected Prime Minister
11:22and have a fictional character stating that the party that they funded did not get elected,
11:28you insinuate that the Congress gets funding from Pakistan. You go further to state NGOs,
11:34media, socialists, universities as investments made by the ISI to elect the other party.
11:41So, what becomes set in stone for the filmmaker is that anything contrarian to the BJP being elected
11:47in 2014 was funded by Pakistan. Those who have lived through the era of the UPA will attest to the
11:52fact that not only was there a huge Modi wave but a desperate want in the public to need
11:58change after years of scams that were exposed under the UPA government. The media, contrary to what
12:04the movie portrays, I remember every day did debates exposing the scams under the UPA,
12:09calling them out. Manmohan Singh was publicly ridiculed to be a mere pawn to the Congress.
12:14The narrative was always about how they have taken the public's trust for a toss.
12:18So, while elements may exist where funding from Pakistan may be targeted against BJP that time,
12:24the scene of Savinder Vicky labelling everyone, Congress, media, socialists, universities, all
12:29funded by Pakistan as if the public discourse was only doing va-va-yat of Congress is contrary to
12:36the truth. India and the public reached a breaking point with the UPA. This was publicly very clear,
12:42not because of Pakistan funding, but because we were fed up as citizens of this country.
12:46From a dramatic narrative POV, Savinder Vicky roasting Iqbal does highlight the deep trauma that
12:52resides within him. His hatred for India becomes even more clear as he is a product of a psychopath
12:56like his father. But I believe these scenes of Iqbal essentially going through a humiliation ritual
13:01every time he steps inside his house made him come across as a loser than the intimidating villain
13:06we all saw in part 1. Even more so, why should I feel even a morsel of empathy for Major
13:11Iqbal?
13:11Rampal was haunting, haunting in part 1. The scene of him torturing an Indian spy is etched in my memory.
13:17But here, he's more of a disappointment, not the alpha image he portrays publicly.
13:22That makes you also conclude, oh you're just a poser, as Savinder Vicky generally spews every
13:27gali possible. In scenes, I felt like the father was like Raghu from the OG roadies days, where as
13:33a humiliation ritual, he would roast contestants with BC and MC galis, just so that they can cut a
13:38good promo. All this works to the detriment of how the audience perceives him as a villain.
13:43Ranveer gets crowned as Shere Baloch, and the attempt by Dhar to recreate the crowning ceremony
13:48just like Akshay Khanna was celebrated with Flipparachi playing in the background just does
13:52not have the same zing here. When something is re-engineered, it just doesn't have the same
13:57magic. Danish in an interview had stated how Akshay jamming with the dancers was impromptu,
14:02and you can see the joy permeate on screen. Here however, due to the editing pattern, music and
14:07rather flat execution, it just doesn't have the same impact. The celebration of the ruling party
14:12continues, as a weak and shriveled-up Daud states, ki jab se chaywala Hindustan aya hai,
14:17humare logon mein khaf badh gaya hai. And I must say, the anticipation and hype surrounding Bade
14:23Sahab and what he eventually was, was quite disappointing for me personally. I mean, imagine
14:28all of our conspiracy theories, KK Menon, Imran Hashmi, God knows what all for the ultimate boss,
14:33but I believe Dhar genuinely wanted to squash all the stylistic expectations and present him as a
14:38meek loser of sorts. The depiction of Daud for years has been this dapper, Ray-Ban suit wearing
14:43Don, and I believe Dhar just wanted to crumble that image, and rightfully so. It reminds me of
14:48the comedic scene in An Action Hero, where the actor who plays Daud just squashes the perception
14:53of people and says,
14:54Munche meine kaat di, Ray-Ban pehnunga, tu sh**ta lagunga. Here however, he is presented as this withering
14:59old man, and I just couldn't get it out of my head that he looked like Christopher from
15:03Rakshasan. I just could not take him seriously, and even in the context of the real world, I just
15:08couldn't believe that he would be calling the shots for the ISI right on top. His sequences of
15:12giving orders to the ISI and several gangsters just did not raise the stakes of the film for me,
15:17maybe visually, because he just looked like a shriveled up joke. The UP elections are to be
15:22targeted, 60,000 crores of currency needs to reach India, and a drug deal needs to be made,
15:27through which Russian and American ammunition can be purchased, and Hamza agrees and informs India of
15:32the same. This is where the film goes through an inconsistency issue in my opinion. Kandahar was
15:37criticized by Sanyal for the rushed nature in which the decision to free terrorists was taken.
15:42Parliament attacks are criticized by Sanyal for Project Dhurander is not greenlit sooner. Plates
15:48for currency printing are given by corrupt political parties to enemy states. Sanyal again
15:53criticizes the government, states that there will be a government one day that will take care of its
15:58citizens. Hamza screws up himself with his intel, relays wrong information to India, causing the
16:0526-11 attacks, while handing the guns to the terrorists who killed Indians, and this eats him
16:11from within. Every time there is a lapse in security or corrupt practices from Indian officials,
16:17Hamza or Sanyal have something to say or do. But the Uri attack in which 19 Indian soldiers were killed
16:23by four terrorists from Pakistan, there is absolutely zero discussion of how this happened and what
16:28went wrong with Indian security or intelligence agencies that was otherwise promised to be so
16:34strong after 2014. No discussion, we just move on. It's this inconsistency of the strong stance
16:40otherwise taken but nearly presented as a footnote later that makes the political leaning of the
16:46filmmaker work to the detriment of how the characters were versus how they are now. Knowing Sanyal or
16:52Hamza, they would have processed the news of the Uri attack with as much passion and criticism as they
16:59did the other attacks. The drug trade is to take place in Liari, its gangsters and the ISI are dealing
17:04with Punjabis who have Khalistan as their main motive, creating disruption in India through drug trade
17:10and making a population addicted to banned substances. This is why Jaskirat comes across Pinda. Pinda does not
17:16recognize him instantly, which gave me flashbacks to Rabne Banadi Jodi. The guy can't be that oblivious.
17:21Thank god he was just waiting for the right opportunity to confront him. Uzair, poor invisible
17:26Uzair, is getting extradited to Pakistan and we reach the interval where two best friends need
17:31some catching up to do. You realize with the interval block of both Dharundar part 1 and part 2
17:35that this is not two three and a half hour films. This is one seven hour plus film whose interval,
17:42if it was screened to theatres as one film, would actually happen with Rehman Deket's death.
17:47So this decision to formulate the interval at this point of conflict between friends is merely a case
17:53that the audience deserves a pee break in my opinion. The scuffle between the friends leads to Pinda's
17:57death. I don't know how he was even standing tripping on every drug under the sky. The music as these
18:03friends fight with each other just seemed misplaced in my opinion with the rap of destiny playing in
18:07the background. The best of course being how Alam takes the fall for Jaskirat. Gaurav Gera performs this
18:13scene beautifully, stating that a pickpocket from Bareilly finally has a purpose for the nation.
18:18Cutting his face with glass, I really felt not only was Gaurav great in this scene, but Ranveer
18:23putting on an act of being enraged that somebody would fight in his house was brilliant. A great
18:28point which I believe actually is peak detailing by Aditya Dhar is Hamza instructing his men ki dono
18:34ko jala do, keeping in mind the manner in which both men deserve to have their last rites be performed.
18:38I like the screenplay choice here of how they reveal, why Hamza killed Alam, how the murder
18:43happens first but the reveal of Alam taking the fall for him is revealed later. This however raises
18:48the red flags of S.P. Aslam and his right-hand man conversation that Yaleen played by Sara Arjun
18:53overhears. The confrontation scene of Sara Arjun is extremely well performed. You really do feel
18:58the betrayal she is processing, having been led on and having started a family with someone she does not
19:03even know. The point which most people forget is that Ranveer states here that his battle is not with
19:08the people of this country but were terrorists. An emotional scene in which both actors excel.
19:13I feel it was a great touch to make Hamza also gulp down the tea he always hated in memory
19:19of Alam,
19:20the same tea shop in which he spent so much time with him. The scene of S.P. Aslam getting
19:25killed
19:25in a car chase however with Tamma Tamma playing in the background became another addition to sped up
19:30action set pieces where the musical choice did not just have the same zing like part one.
19:35The meeting with Ajay Sanyal takes place in Dubai where he informs Hamza of times changing in India
19:40of things being so good that he is now given free reign to do whatever he wants. This is where
19:45demonetization is presented through the operation Green Leaf in order to stop the consignment of
19:5060,000 crores being sent to India. So the movie creates this notion that demonetization one of the
19:56most criticized policies under the BJP government was actually created for the sole purpose of stopping a
20:02consignment of 60,000 crores from entering India. The same policy when 99% of currency notes were
20:08returned to the RBI. The same policy where over a hundred Indians died. The same policy after which
20:12in a few months counterfeit currency started circulating. The same policy in which the Indian
20:16media spoke about the notes having nanotechnology where the location of the tender could be located
20:21is presented as a policy that stopped Pakistan from funding a huge terrorist activity in India.
20:27What I'm confused about is how is it that the intel was available for the Indian agents but they
20:32couldn't stop the consignment physically but deemed it fit that Indian's life should be screwed in the
20:37process. If one is capable why not just stop the physical consignment itself. The short-term impact of
20:43violence being curtailed is not being denied but this becomes another case of the gray area the
20:47director chooses to follow when you take a real-life policy severely criticized by all Indians as this
20:53exceptional policy decision for the sole purpose of stopping a terrorist activity consignment with
20:5860,000 crores. Those who are naive and consider movies to be their source of history lessons
21:03would actually believe it. The character of Atif Ahmed stating
21:11it papers over the problems of the policy and presents it as something done for the greater good of the
21:15Indian people without any problems. This is where the most debated aspect of the film is being discussed
21:20where it is clear that Atif Ahmed is modeled around gangster Atik Ahmed who was in Emily with the
21:25Samajwadi party and had several cases filed against him for which he was convicted as well. Why I say you
21:31should consider Dhurandar not to be your source of history and see it as a parallel like Inglourious
21:36Bastards versus a documentary is because Atif Ahmed was infamously killed on live TV when he was
21:41being escorted for a medical checkup from jail in 2023 but the movie presents his murder to happen
21:47post demonetization in 2016. The point however which is true regarding this infamous gangster as IG
21:53Lalji Shukla said in an interview with News 18 an officer who was behind one of the arrests of the
21:59notorious figure he said that films are often inspired by true events but some of them are also
22:04fictional. It's true that Atik had deep connections with the underworld and gangsters but the film's
22:09portrayal of him wanting to overthrow the government in Uttar Pradesh with Pakistan's help seems a bit
22:14fictional. However the ex-police officer did not deny that Atik and Ashraf had access to foreign
22:20arm supplies and underworld links. The UP police's FIR filed against Atik Ahmed states that he himself
22:26admitted to having links with the LET and the ISI in procuring arms. So the claims while not aligning
22:33with demonetization like the film suggests still stands true just on another timeline. I visually
22:38love this movie and I must say Ranveer Singh with the cape in the torrential rain appearing in
22:43Khanani's go-down seeing the sheer scale at which the currency was to be transferred looking on at his
22:48target like the cape crusader was pretty damn cool. Now this again is where I feel the film goes
22:53through an exhaustive pattern of everything becoming just too easy for Jaskirat. The tactical
22:58approach of assessing the threats and knowing when to attack like in part 1 is replaced with Hamza
23:02just going on a killing spree through anonymous hitmen and we see every name in his diary get
23:07killed one after the other in quick succession. We don't know these people what they caused it's
23:12merely presented through names and the terrorist organizations they are associated with through
23:16texts on the screen. This is one of the main reasons why people prefer part 1 over part 2.
23:21Part 1 had such a laser focused approach on its target. Rehman Dakar played by Akshay Khanna.
23:26We lived and breathed with him. The villain was allowed to be in our subconscious so much so that
23:30we end up being intimidated by his capabilities and hating him too. Here however Iqbal is replaced
23:35with stylized action set pieces of the Lyari gang war and his aura building is left far too late to
23:41become the final boss Hamza goes up against and is worthy of. What I did love in the montage of
23:46murders is that at least Ajay Sanyal's animosity towards the first terrorist he meets face to
23:50face comes full circle. I won't lie I hooted and cheered as Hamza facetimed Sanyal as Zahur
23:56Mistry was laying bloody on the ground and was told to say Bharat mata ki jai and deservedly killed.
24:01That was one of the best kills in the movie. This is where I completely forgot about Daud as Bade
24:05Sahab. The ultimate boss I honestly could not care less about because his frail existence just seemed
24:11like a joke to me. Again going out of his way to praise the ruling party while watching TV as
24:16a
24:16Ram Mandir verdict passed. By the end of it it seemed like Bade Sahab just became a fan of our
24:21prime minister versus becoming his ultimate rival. Every criminal watching TV and stating
24:26Chayewale ne band baja diye apni was quite cringe and overdone. This is where it is also revealed that
24:31Hamza attempts to kill Daud but his deteriorating state has a nurse intervene and he fails to execute the
24:37same. Iqbal's humiliation ritual with his father continues but he has had enough and drowns him in
24:43his own tub. Something that honestly produced no sense of dread or fear within me. I in contrast was
24:48actually shocked knowing Iqbal from part 1 how he didn't end up doing the same sooner. Yami Gautam has
24:53a cameo in this film and I feel like it doesn't really add anything to the narrative. I mean I'm
24:57not
24:57shaming it if products of nepotism can get their way in movies why not this. Arjun tries his best honestly
25:02but I think he is hard done by because of the writing of the film that treats him as an
25:06afterthought.
25:07This is where we reach the final revenge stage of setting up Hamza versus Iqbal as several terrorists
25:12are being handed over guns in a religious establishment to attack India and Hamza through
25:16the help of Balochis aims to stop them. You know what my assessment of Iqbal versus Hamza was?
25:21That the dumbest thing that a villain can say to his rival is tujhe itni asani se nahi marne dunga.
25:27Iqbal could have easily finished Hamza but this dialogue is always the death of not only the villain
25:32but basic logic of survival. The establishment is blown up, the brawl continues,
25:36Ranveer with his long mane looks absolutely insane. The sound design is completely inconsistent in
25:41this entire sequence. Gunshots and dialogue seem to be out of sync to when they are actually being
25:46performed on screen. This sequence is stretched for far too long even though I felt Hamza killed
25:51him in a pretty badass manner. I believe this action sequence just stretched the running time
25:56versus making a tight and well choreographed action scene. Another clap worthy and whistle worthy
26:01scene was when Hamza does get captured and is being tortured, Sanyal requests the ISI chief to
26:05let his soldier go amicably, holding his video of selling nuclear secrets to the Israelis as effective
26:11blackmail. Compelling them to leave Jaskirath who of course brilliantly uses Uzair as collateral so
26:16that the ISI can save their reputation publicly. When Rasputin played in the background I could not help but
26:22chuckle. I must say that while a lot of people criticize this movie to essentially be a mouthpiece of
26:26Achse Din under the current government, I think it's less that and more adamant in the perfect portrayal
26:31of Ajay Sanyal as a flawless intelligence agent. Any failure is due to the incompetence of the government
26:37and each success is attributed to him. There is no in between. This is where the big twist comes, Jaskirath
26:43bloody and wounded is heading towards the location that Sanyal tips off as his pickup and here we
26:48realize that the agent he was informed about before he even stepped inside Pakistan who knows everything,
26:54who may never meet him also is Jamil Jamali played by Rakesh Bedi. He is one of my favorite characters
27:00in part 2 by the way. An Indian agent who was sent to Pakistan to infiltrate their politics 45 years
27:06ago.
27:06Now if we were to assume that this dialogue was said in 2019 or 2020, 45 years ago would make
27:12people
27:13assume that he has been sent as an agent under the leadership of Indra Gandhi. What's crazy to me though
27:18is his line that he delivers to Jaskirath about the joy of death creeping in slowly for Daud being more
27:26satisfying than actually killing him in one go. So the Indian agent while keeping the biggest threat
27:32of India alive lets him carry out terrorist activities like 2611. An agent who knows that
27:38there is this one dreaded gangster who helped orchestrating such an attack on his home country
27:43still visits him in his lavish house and keeps him alive because the slow death is sweeter?
27:50Does this Indian agent's blood not boil in wanting to kill such a big threat to his own country
27:55who even in his dying days is still vowing to kill Indians? I think that slow death is sweeter narrative
28:01is extremely dumb from an Indian agent perspective. Also when you look back at it in retrospect,
28:07why would this Indian agent Rakesh Bedi's character while knowing Hamza's identity antagonize him so much in
28:13part 1? When he is planning the murder of Rahman Dekait with Chaudhary Aslam only for Hamza to hold the
28:18Lyari task force as ransom and threaten Jamil to not go forward with his murder, why create such a
28:24complicated ordeal in a relationship that was already known? How did Jamil have so much faith in Hamza
28:29eventually saving Rahman and then coming in his good books? It's too convoluted of a route to take
28:34while knowing that he is an ally. Our mere glances initially are throwing Yaleen's phone knowing that
28:40Jaskirath will pick it up and be successful in swaying her romantically too open-ended? Wouldn't agents
28:47take more calculated risks? I can see how Rakesh Bedi was aiding Hamza in part 2 with pushing Uzair to
28:53be
28:53sent to jail or simply agreeing the switch of the political party. But if you see it in the seven
28:58hour
28:58stretch as one unit, there are huge logical fallacies in Jamil's role as an Indian agent in Pakistan
29:04for 45 years. It's great for shock value but does it really make sense across the board? I don't think
29:10so. I found the last scene of Jaskirath running away to go home to be the most poetic and impactful.
29:15Another reason why I believe this movie deserved to be a trilogy rather than the rushed two-parter it
29:20became. The heart of this movie is Jaskirath's love for his country and family, his connection with
29:24his land and home and when he burns his memory of Yaleen and his child and walks towards his home,
29:30with the beautiful song Phir Se sang by Arigeet Singh playing in the background. Don't you ever say
29:34Arigeet Singh's saturation is a thing. My man is a special singer. That song is my favorite part of
29:39the album. This is where Jaskirath deals with his emotional dilemma. Should I remain one with the
29:44shadows much like the unknown men who lay their lives for the country or can I for my own personal
29:50joy reunite with my family, disrupting the very idea of what may have happened for over 15 years? Can I
29:55let
29:56them just exist with the memory of me knowing that they got by okay or should I, for just me,
30:01crumble their idea of an entirely different life lived? I think Ranveer beautifully showcased this
30:07dichotomy through his eyes as he stood right next to his doorstep, a bittersweet but realistic portrayal
30:12of what is sacrificed for the greater good of the nation. These are the good fleeting beautiful
30:16moments of Dharanda too that we needed more of versus the stylish montages and the swift assassination of
30:22everyone associated with terrorist organizations. This is why I believe a three-parter with the
30:27first part eliminating Rehman Dekait, the second part simply focusing on Jaskirath's origin story
30:32and winning the Lyari gang war and part three where Iqbal and Badi Sahab need to be eliminated
30:38would have been ideal, where the running time could have been easily distributed and one wouldn't need to
30:43speed run through so many conflicts and subplots. Ranveer is a generational talent who is
30:48deservedly catapulted to becoming a bonafide top three star in this country. Not only talent,
30:54star of this country, around whom massive projects will be mounted and for which he will invest
30:59everything as an actor, I know it. It's however undeniable that Durandar part two was good but not
31:05as tight and engaging and exceptional like part one. The inner fan in me who has rooted for this project
31:11even before its first announcement would wish that Dhar concludes the franchise of Durandar and moves
31:16on to his ambitious project of the immortal Ashwatthama after this. That high concept big budget
31:22epic is something Dhar can not only pull off but absolutely hit it out of the park. It will provide
31:28something different to an audience who I believe would like to see him explore something beyond
31:33India and Pakistan. A true litmus test that will make Dhar reach the category of goat level directors
31:39because everyone will exclaim damn this guy can't do anything. And that was the video guys write down in
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