Amid the ongoing debate around the importance of strong writing in cinema, Aditya Dhar crafts a compelling narrative in Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge by blending real-life events with fiction, all anchored around the character of Hamza. He uses recent Indian events as the backbone of his storytelling, blurring the lines between fact and fiction. Right at the outset, the filmmaker sets the tone with a detailed disclaimer: “The film is not a documentary and should not be construed as an accurate depiction of historical facts or events. Certain characters, institutions, dialogues, and events have been fictionalised and dramatised for cinematic purposes. Any resemblance or similarity to actual persons, organisations, events, or locations is purely coincidental.” Yet, beneath this formal distancing lies a clever narrative device. Dhar, who has often maintained that his films are merely “inspired” by real events, draws heavily from contemporary history—reimagining incidents like the Atiq Ahmed encounter, the 2016  demonetisation, and the reported deaths of terrorists such as Azam Cheema, Sajid Mir, Abdul Bhuttovi, Altaf and Javed Khanani. What he fictionalises, however, …