Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar is facing a fresh storm, and this time the flashpoint is not a teaser, a song, or a political reading of the plot. It is actor Mustafa Ahmed’s statement that several people associated with the film were Pakistani, a remark that has pushed the film into the middle of a heated debate over cross border collaborations and who gets a free pass in Bollywood.
The backlash picked up pace after clips of Ahmed’s comments spread online. In one interaction, he defended Dhar against allegations of pushing propaganda and said the filmmaker would not have cast him and Danish if that had been the intention. That line quickly became the centre of online criticism, with users questioning how Pakistani contributors were part of a mainstream Hindi film when such collaborations face intense scrutiny in India.
Mustafa Ahmed’s Remarks Put Clearances In Focus
The debate widened further because another claim linked to the film was already in public view. Pakistani singer Hasan Jahangir said in a televised appearance that the makers paid him $50,000 to use his popular track Hawa Hawa in Dhurandhar. The makers have made no public comment on the issue, and the conversation has now shifted squarely to whether the industry applies outrage selectively when politically sensitive collaborations are involved.
Dhurandhar was directed by Aditya Dhar and featured Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan, Akshaye Khanna, Sara Arjun and Rakesh Bedi. Produced by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, the spy action drama released in December 2025, while its sequel, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, released on March 19, 2026. The story follows an Indian operative navigating Karachi’s criminal and political underworld, with the second film expanding that conflict on a bigger scale. With the franchise now carrying far more visibility than it did at launch, any comment tied to its casting or music choices is bound to echo beyond the film itself.
Ahmed’s Rising Profile Turns One Comment Into A Flashpoint
For Ahmed, that scrutiny has arrived at a crucial stage in his screen career. After moving from celebrity fitness circles into acting, he appeared in Dhoom Dhaam in 2025 alongside Yami Gautam and then reached a wider audience through the Dhurandhar films, where his role as Rizwan gave him a far more recognisable presence. That growing visibility is precisely why his remark has landed with such force, pulling him from supporting cast conversation into the centre of a wider industry dispute over rules, exceptions and public silence.
As of March 2026, Dhurandhar: The Revenge is Ahmed’s most recent confirmed release, and no new theatrical or OTT project has been officially announced beyond the franchise. For now, his latest moment in the spotlight is being shaped less by a performance and more by the fallout from a comment that has reopened one of the Hindi film industry’s most contentious fault lines.
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