Rakesh Bedi defends Dhurandhar 2 amid propaganda criticism: 'Since the film making money, many are finding it hard to accept'

Rakesh Bedi

Dhurandhar: The Revenge, directed by Aditya Dhar, has continued its extraordinary box-office journey, completing over a month in cinemas with an impressive hold. While the film has received an overwhelming response, a section of the audience is calling it propaganda. Rakesh Bedi, who recently impressed everyone with his role as Jameel Jamali in both Dhurandhar films, has now slammed audiences for terming it propaganda.

Rakesh Bedi on Dhurandhar being called propaganda

"It was timely - timely in the sense that for four, five, even ten days, you received comments, but people are saying something completely different. Even today, people are saying the shows are housefull. I went to a theatre in Delhi when the film had just released, and I asked a fan who was making hand gestures what he was doing - he said he had watched it ten times. The truth is hard to see and understand, and I would have considered it wrong only if they had exaggerated or shown something that never actually happened," Rakesh Bedi told Zoom.

"If it had been a documentary, people would have called it a great piece of work, but since it was a film making money, many were finding it hard to accept - despite there being no falsehood in it," the actor added.

Veteran actor Rakesh Bedi played the role of Jameel Jamali in Dhurandhar. He has been receiving a lot of attention for his role, and several of his dialogues can be seen in social media memes.

More about Dhurandhar 2

Talking about Dhurandhar, the film has been receiving a strong response from audiences, with its sequel, Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge, further building on its success. The first instalment was released in December, and Dhurandhar 2 was released on 19 March this year.

The movie stars Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi, Sara Arjun, and others.

Talking about the movie's plot, it is based on a covert counter-terrorism operation led by India. It follows an undercover Indian intelligence agent who infiltrates Karachi's criminal syndicates and political power structures in Pakistan in an effort to dismantle a terror network targeting India.

The spy-action entertainer delivered solid numbers across its fifth weekend as well, collecting a total of Rs 1,153 crore nett in India and Rs 1,783 crore gross globally.