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In 'Dhurandhar,' actor Vivek Sinha has stirred a social media storm, portraying a hijacker whose anti-Hindu rhetoric has drawn ire, despite his own roots in Hinduism. He reached out to one critic through a voice message, defending the artistic choice to voice a character’s controversial beliefs as integral to his performance. Read on to know more in detail.
Vivek Sinha, who played the role of hijacker Zahoor Mistry in Aditya Dhar's 'Dhurandhar' and 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge', recently talked about a reaction he received on social media from a female viewer.
The actor said she slammed him for accepting the role of terrorist and reciting dialogue against Hindus, even after belonging to the same community.
He also shared how he replied to the person.
Vivek Sinha talks about receiving a message for his dialogue against Hindus in 'Dhurandhar'
In an interview with PTI, Vivek Sinha shared that a few days ago, he received a message on Instagram from a female where she said that he should be "ashamed" of accepting the role in the 'Dhurandhar' film franchise for a few bucks.
He said, "A lady wrote to me about how I spoke regarding Hindus in such a manner, being a Hindu myself. Initially, I thought, should I reply to her or should I leave? Then I thought, why not? Let me make my point and let it reach her.
So I left her a voice note."
Vivek Sinha shares his response
Vivek expressed that a movie is a mirror to society. He added that a film showcases how the characters behave. The actor added that if he has to portray a terrorist, he has to show his thoughts about Hindus and says they are cowards.
The actor revealed, telling the person in a voice note, "So when we have to show that character, should we call a terrorist from Pakistan to shoot the film? We only have to do it, no? So that we understand what he is trying to say, so that we can show to what extent he can go being so cruel. If someone is murdering in a film, should we call real murderers from jail to act? So I sent that in a voice note, and she has not replied yet."
More about Vivek Sinha in 'Dhurandhar' movies
In the hijack scene of 'Dhurandhar', where Sinha plays the character of Zahoor, he can be heard saying, "Hindu ek darpok qaum hai, pados me hi rehte hai hum, goodebhar ka zor laga lo aur bigaad lo joh bigaad sakte ho (Hindus are a cowardly community; we live in the neighborhood.
Put all your strength, and mess up whatever you can)."
More about 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge'
Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film features Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Rakesh Bedi, R Madhavan, and Sara Arjun. The movie has raked in over Rs 850 crores in the last 12 days of its release in India.The movie was released in theaters on March 19, 2026.
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