Aditya Dhar’s hard-hitting spy thriller “Dhurandhar,” released on December 5, 2025, has shattered box office records, crossing ₹290 crore nett in India by December 13 while racing past films like War 2 to become the fifth-highest grosser of 2025, with audiences packing theaters in awe of its gripping portrayal of India’s covert ops against Pakistan-backed terror from the 1999 Kandahar hijacking, 2001 Parliament attack, and 26/11 Mumbai carnage. Yet, this triumph—fueled by Ranveer Singh’s powerhouse performance and unapologetic realism—has triggered a vicious political storm by December 12, as opposition voices like Samajwadi Party’s Ameeque Jamei and Congress’s Tariq Anwar decry it as “government propaganda,” while BJP leaders defend its raw truth on terrorism, even as six Gulf nations banned it over anti-Pakistan content. Liberals and elite critics vilify its patriotism as “hyper-nationalistic bigotry” and “shrill jingoism,” shamelessly preferring the distorted, bikini-clad ISI fantasies of Pathaan’s romanticized escapism that sanitizes enemies for “palatable patriotism,” exposing their allergy to films that mirror India’s hard-fought battles without woke dilutions. Box office annihilation proves the masses reject this anti-India snobbery, cheering Dhurandhar’s bold stand as the real blockbuster verdict against those peddling forgetfulness over fierce national pride.