{"id":228632,"date":"2025-12-12T04:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T04:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/228632\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T04:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T04:45:11","slug":"why-is-ranveer-singhs-dhurandhar-banned-in-the-gulf-source-reveals-all-the-countries-did-not-approve-of-firstpost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/228632\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’ banned in the Gulf? Source reveals ‘All the countries did not approve of…’ \u2013 Firstpost"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Karan Johar to Akshay Kumar to Anupam Kher and Smriti Irani, see what celebrities had to say about the film<\/p>\n

Dhurandhar is emerging as one of the biggest hits of 2025. It is being loved not just by the audience but has also impressed the industry as a whole.\u00a0Several celebrities celebrated the film for its craft, Aditya Dhar\u2019s direction, and the cast, including Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna\u00a0and\u00a0Rakesh Bedi\u2019s\u00a0performance.\u00a0From Karan Johar to Akshay Kumar to Anupam Kher and Smriti Irani, see what celebrities had to say about the film.<\/p>\n

But the film has been banned in all the gulf countries and there seems to be a reason behind the same. A source told Bollywood Hungama, \u201cBahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE have not released\u00a0Dhurandhar. There were apprehensions that this would happen as the film is perceived as an \u2018anti-Pakistan film\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It added, \u201cAlso, in the past, such films have failed to procure a release in this region. Yet, the team of\u00a0
\n_Dhurandhar_<\/a>\u00a0made an attempt, but sadly, all the countries did not approve of the theme of the film. This is why\u00a0Dhurandhar hasn\u2019t been released in any of the Gulf countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

What Bollywood said about the film-<\/p>\n

**Akshay Kumar**<\/a><\/p>\n

Akshay wrote on X, \u201cWatched\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dhurandhar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019m blown away.\u00a0What a gripping tale\u00a0and\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0simply\u00a0nailed it @AdityaDharFilms.\u00a0We need our stories to be told in a hard-hitting way\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019m so glad the audiences are giving the film all the love it deserves (sic).”<\/p>\n

Karan Johar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taking to his Instagram stories, Karan Johar shared a poster of Dhurandhar featuring Ranveer Singh and wrote, \u201cOUTSTANDING!!!!!\u00a0So much respect for Aditya Dhar, Ranveer Singh,\u00a0Shashwat\u00a0Sachdeva (my favourite\u00a0ranveersingh\u00a0performance).\u00a0Congratulations to the entire cast and crew and to officialjiostudios.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anupam Kher<\/strong><\/p>\n

He shared a video message, calling Dhurandhar a \u201ctriumph for Indian cinema\u201d. \u201cI don\u2019t know whether I should say this\u2026 I told Aditya on the phone, \u2018Mata chadh gayi hai kya? Itni kamaal ki film banaayi hai!\u2019 Toh bahut hase woh. Sometimes it\u2019s a very proud feeling when somebody makes a film like this. Ranveer Singh is\u00a0very good\u00a0in the film. He\u2019s carried that quietness so well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n