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Swara Bhaskar’s Mother Ira Slams Dhurandhar: ‘Muslims Are Shown As Very Violent People’ | Bollywood News

Swara Bhaskar’s Mother Ira Slams Dhurandhar: ‘Muslims Are Shown As Very Violent People’ | Bollywood News

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Last Updated:March 14, 2026, 01:28 IST Film scholar Ira Bhaskar criticises Dhurandhar’s politics, saying the film promotes a narrative portraying Muslims and Pakistan as violent. Dhurandar sequel is slated for March 19 release. (Photo Credit: Instagram) Film scholar Ira Bhaskar has criticised the political messaging of the film Dhurandhar, arguing that its portrayal of Muslims and Pakistan reinforces troubling stereotypes despite the film’s technical strengths. Bhaskar, who is also the mother of actor Swara Bhaskar, shared her views while speaking on the YouTube channel Karwan e Mohabbat. Her remarks come as the sequel, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, prepares for release next week. The original film, which hit theatres in December last year, emerged as a massive box-office success and generated significant buzz online. However, it also drew criticism from sections of the audience and commentators who questioned its ideological undertones. ‘Muslims are shown as violent people’ While acknowledging the film’s craft, Bhaskar said its underlying ideological framework deserves scrutiny. “Let me give the example of Dhurandhar, which is earning crores at the box office. Since it’s …

Swara Bhaskar’s mother Ira Bhaskar slams Dhurandhar for its politics: ‘It shows all Muslims as violent’ | Bollywood News

Swara Bhaskar’s mother Ira Bhaskar slams Dhurandhar for its politics: ‘It shows all Muslims as violent’ | Bollywood News

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3 min readMumbaiMar 13, 2026 06:43 PM IST As Dhurandhar: The Revenge gears up for its release in less than a week, attention has turned back to its prequel, Dhurandhar, which hit theaters in December last year and created a storm at the box office. While the film broke multiple box-office records and trended widely on social media, it has also faced criticism from a section of the audience who found its political messaging troubling. Joining this cohort of critics is actress Swara Bhaskar’s mother and renowned film scholar Ira Bhaskar, who described the film as a “well-made film” and called director Aditya Dhar “a competent filmmaker,” yet she emphasized that its ideological messaging cannot be ignored. ‘Muslims as very violent people’ Speaking on the YouTube channel Karwan e Mohabbat, Ira said: “Let me give the example of Dhurandhar, which is earning crores at the box office. Since it’s the most recent example of this, also doing very well at the box office. This is an example of a film made by a filmmaker who …

Bhaskar’s walima & Bareilly ki biryani!

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Of all the places, you decided to come [to Bareilly],” Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker rightly exclaims, as we greet her at the wedding reception podium, shamelessly jumping the line of about a thousand attendees clicking pictures with her, and husband, Fahad Ahmad.  The couple got officially married on January 6, in a civil ceremony, at the court registrar’s office. Ever since, Fahad’s best buddy Arish tells us, the parties haven’t stopped — with the final, 10-day sprint in New Delhi, March 10, onwards — nights of haldi, mehendi, qawwali, Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, et al.  The walima (reception), in Islamic tradition, is the final function that follows the wedding/nikaah. Swara’s is in Bareilly, because that’s where Fahad’s family home is.  Although for his schooling, since a child, Fahad, the eldest one, has mostly lived away — in Aligarh, Himachal, and Mumbai, where he most recently completed his PhD at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, before formally pursuing a career in politics. As celebrity weddings go, Swara-Fahad then —showbiz-activism, experienced-startup, Hindu-Muslim, South Delhi-Bareilly — sounds the …