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In this Women’s History Month, Dhurandhar 2 is the biggest hit. Let that sink in

Kiran Rao’s ‘Laapataa Ladies’ was the talk of the town in March 2024. In Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, women serve as mere victims and plot devices.

Dear Mr Dhar, are women mere plot devices for you?

Every morning I wake up, and right alongside the latest updates on the conflict in Iran are updates about Dhurandhar: The Revenge. March was a month to honour women. But this Women’s History Month, all we have done is talk about a film that has exactly one female character—all other women are glorified extras.

In both the Dhurandhars combined, there are approximately four women characters. And they all bear some relation to Hamza Ali Mazari/Jaskirat Singh Rangi (Ranveer Singh), whether as a wife, mother, or sister. They have no agency of their own and are only relevant so long as they serve the purpose of being the “victim”. Because how else will our morally grey hero save........

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