Actor Ranvir Shorey has lashed out at YouTuber Dhruv Rathee after the latter slammed the recent trailer of Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar. The actor called him an idiot, claiming he makes money at the expense of Indians
Ranvir Shorey and Dhruv Rathee
Actor Ranvir Shorey locked horns with popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee on X (formerly Twitter) recently by slamming him for criticising the trailer of Ranveer Singh's much-awaited film Dhurandhar. The YouTuber allegedly compared the trailer to ISIS beheadings.
Dhruv Rathee slams Dhurrandhar
For those unversed, just after the makers unveiled the trailer of Ranveer Singh, Sunjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal Akshayee Khanna and R Madhavan starrer on November 18, the YouTuber lashed out at director Aditya Dhar for showing "gore, violence and torture." He stated that Aditya "crossed a limit of cheapness" before adding, "His lust for money is so unhinged that he is willingly poisoning the minds of the young generation, desensitising them to gore and glorifying unimaginable torture."
Dhruv also admitted that he was wrong to praise Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur back then, since he was not aware of how these films impact society. However, his posts did not go down well with actor Ranvir Shorey.
Ranvir Shorey hits back
Ranvir Shorey reacted yo DHruv'sto his post, he wrote, "Buddy, you’re wrong most of the time, but I love how you’ve turned that into a career." Similarly, when one user said the actor of his 'repute and body of work' shouldn't engage with someone like Rathee. To this, the former Bigg Boss OTT contestant mentioned, "I wouldn’t have engaged this fairy, had he not tried to sabotage a film & filmmaker. Enough of his BS propaganda! He’s making clout and money at the expense of Indians and their interests, while sitting in Europe! I pity Indians who follow this fool."
The trailer of Dhurandhar, which was unveiled on November 18, introduced the characters without revealing much about the storyline. However, the makers have indicated that the backdrop of the film is terrorism, and it is based on true events.
Dhurandhar is slated to release on December 5, 2025, and also stars Sara Arjun, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt and others. There are reports that Dhurandhar will be released in two parts, with the second part hitting the big screens in 2026. However, the makers have not yet reacted to the reports.
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