Pakistan mein Bawaal! Dhurandhar ke ‘us’ scene par kyun bhadke neta? Benazir Bhutto connection ka sach kya hai?

Ranveer Singh ki spy thriller Dhurandhar waise toh box office par dhamaka kar rahi hai, lekin border ke us paar iska ek scene भारी siyasat chhed chuka hai.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) ki spokesperson ne film par Benazir Bhutto ki tasveer ka “गैर-कानूनी” इस्तेमाल karne ka आरोप लगाया, aur social media par #Dhurandhar controversy ek naye मोड़ par aa pahuchi.
सवाल ये है: ये सच-मुच illegal है, ya phir creative liberty ka मामला hai jisse politics ने extra मसाला दे दिया hai?

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By Priya Mehra, Bollywood News Specialist – Fact-checked and reviewed by our editorial team – Updated 10 December 2025

Highlights / ख़ास बातें

Dhurandhar ke ek rally scene mein Benazir Bhutto ki asli tasveerein aur PPP ke jhandon ka use dikhaya gaya, jis par Pakistan mein virodh bhड़क gaya.
PPP ki leader Sumeta Afzal Syed ne film par “unlawful use” ka आरोप lagate hue kaha ki party ko terrorists ke saath sympathetic dikhaya gaya hai.
Indian reports ke mutabik makers ki taraf se is specific Benazir waale मुद्दे par abhi koi detailed legal reply ya press note सामने नहीं आया.
Film Operation Lyari, Pakistan-backed terror networks aur RAW operation ke background mein set hai, jahan PPP, Lyari aur Benazir ka real-life history angle aur zyada संवेदनशील ho jata hai.
Yeh विवाद ek बार फिर image rights vs creative liberty ka पुराना debate zinda kar raha hai, khaaskar jab बात किसी पड़ोसी मुल्क ki iconic leader ki हो.

पृष्ठभूमि और संदर्भ (Background & Context)

Dhurandhar Aditya Dhar ki 2025 ki ek spy action thriller hai, jisme Ranveer Singh RAW agent Hamza ke रूप mein Pakistan ke Lyari area mein under-cover mission par jata hai. Film ka backdrop Operation Dhurandhar, Lyari gang war aur India-Pakistan terror network ke इर्द-गिर्द घूमता hai.(Wikipedia)

Film 5 December 2025 ko theatres mein aayi, 214-minute ke लंबे runtime ke साथ, aur pehle weekend mein ही 100+ crore ke करीब pahunchne wali box office report kar rahi hai.(NDTV)
Yani content bhi heavy, politics bhi heavy, aur runtime bhi. Naturally, jahan itna political material hai, wahan controversy na ho… ye toh lagbhag impossible tha.

Isse pehle bhi Dhurandhar par Major Mohit Sharma ke parivaar, Karnataka ke Bhoota Kola ritual aur “anti-Pakistan narrative” ko लेकर अलग-अलग मोर्चों se सवाल uth chuke hain.(The Times of India)
Ab Benazir Bhutto aur PPP वाला angle is controversy को ek cross-border dimension de raha hai.

मुख्य विवाद: वो सीन जिसमें Benazir Bhutto दिखती हैं

Reports ke mutabik film aur trailer mein ek political rally sequence dikhaya gaya hai, jahan PPP ke jhandon, flags aur posters ke बीच Benazir Bhutto ki asli tasveerein दिखाई देती हैं.(inp.net.pk)

Visual grammar kuch aisa hai:

Lyari-style galliyon ka माहौल
Rally mein jhoomti हुई bheed
PPP ke laal-hara jhande, election symbol
Aur background mein Benazir ke बड़े फोटो, jinke बगल में film ka gangster-terror nexus दिखाया जाता है

Critics ka कहना hai ki is framing se ये संकेत जाता hai ki PPP aur Benazir ka indirect connection un criminal/terror figures se dikhaya ja raha hai jo film ke villains hain.(sixscreen.com)

Yahin se Pakistan mein bawaal शुरू hota hai.

पाकिस्तान के नेता क्यों भड़के? PPP ka पक्ष

Sabse ज़्यादा viral reaction PPP ki spokesperson aur Sindh Task Force ki member Sumeta Afzal Syed ka रहा, jinhone X (Twitter) par ek तीखे शब्दों वाला post kiya.(NewsX)

“The film Dhurandar has unlawfully used images of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and attempted to portray PPP as sympathetic to terrorists.”

Unka आरोप do भागon mein बँटा हुआ hai:

“Unlawful use” of image – Yani Benazir ki तस्वीर allegedly bina consent ke use ki gayi.(Free Press Journal)
Party ko terrorists ke saath दिखाना – Jisse PPP ki decades-long “victim of terrorism” wali positioning को damage hota hai.(images.dawn.com)

Dawn, NewsX, NDTV aur DesiBlitz jaise platforms par publish reports bhi यही बताती हैं ki PPP ne isko ek “malicious distortion” aur “attempt to malign ex-PM” बताया है.(Free Press Journal)

Interesting twist ye hai ki Pakistan ke अंदर hi kuch journalists aur commentators kahe रहे हैं ki PPP khud Lyari gang war politics ka हिस्सा रही hai, aur Benazir-Rehman nexus par already public narratives मौजूद hain.(The Times of India)
Yani outrage ke साथ-साथ ek internal debate bhi चल रही hai: kya film ने सच को तोड़ा-मरोड़ा hai, ya बस एक uncomfortable सच को बहुत तीखे तरीके se दिखा diya?

अब तक की मुख्य जानकारी – एक नज़र में

बिंदु	डिटेल
Film ka naam	Dhurandhar (Hindi spy action thriller)
Director / Lead cast	Aditya Dhar; Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal
Release date	5 December 2025 (India)
Controversial visual	PPP rally scene + Benazir Bhutto ki asli tasveerein
विरोध करने वाली leader	Sumeta Afzal Syed, PPP spokesperson & Sindh Task Force member
मुख्य आरोप	Benazir ki tasveer ka “unlawful use” + PPP ko terrorists ke करीब दिखाना
मौजूदा status	Social media outrage, media debate; koi public court case report nahin

कानूनी सवाल: “Unlawful use” सच में कितना illegal है?

Yahaan se कहानी interesting ho जाती hai, kyunki “गैर-कानूनी” शब्द headline mein बहुत अच्छा लगता hai, lekin कानून में iska matlab थोड़ा complex hai.

1. India ke संदर्भ mein – personality rights aur creative liberty

India mein abhi तक koi dedicated “image rights” act nahi hai, lekin courts ne kai cases mein celebrities ke personality / publicity rights ko protect kiya hai – jaise Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Rajinikanth ke मामलों mein. Courts ne कहा ki naam, चेहरा, आवाज़ jaise elements ko bina consent ke commercial रूप se exploit nahi kiya जा सकता.(lexclaim.com)

Lekin jab बात films, biopics ya political dramas ki आती hai, wahan law ek grey zone बन जाता hai. Critical ya fictional portrayal news, criticism, ya art ke scope mein aa jata hai, jahan free speech aur fair dealing ka defence इस्तेमाल hota hai.(B&B Associates LLP)

Simple भाषा mein:

Agar aap kisi celebrity ki image shampoo ad mein bina consent use karein → zyāda साफ case of violation.
Agar film kisi real leader ki tasveer news-style ya political background ke रूप mein दिखाए → phir ये debate ho sakti hai ki ye creative expression hai ya defamation / misrepresentation.

2. Pakistan ke संदर्भ mein – Benazir ek shaheed leader

Pakistan mein Benazir Bhutto sirf ek former PM nahi, balki shaheed aur democratic icon ke तौर par dekhi jati hain. Unke खिलाफ defamation, ya unhe terror ke saath जोड़ना wahan ke political aur legal framing mein बहुत sensitive issue hai.(Dawn)

PPP ke leaders ka कहना hai ki film unhe aur party ko terrorism ke साथ जोड़kar unki legacy ko बदनाम kar rahi hai, isliye ye “unlawful” aur “malicious distortion” hai.(Free Press Journal)

3. Cross-border complication

Yahan ek बड़ा practical सवाल उठता hai:

Film Indian production house ne banayi hai, Indian censor ne clear ki hai.(Wikipedia)
Objection Pakistan ke political party ko hai.

Aise में PPP zyada से zyada:

Pakistan ke regulators se मांग kar sakti hai ki film ya scene ko wahan ban / edit kiya jaye.
Diplomatic / political pressure बना sakti hai.

Lekin Indian courts mein Benazir Bhutto jaise foreign, और ab deceased leader ke नाम par direct case लाना legally tricky ho jata hai, क्योंकि unke heirs ya party ko Indian jurisdiction mein अलग तरह se claim prove karna पड़ेगा. Ye saara area अभी bhi developing law ka हिस्सा hai, jahan har नया case ek नयी मिसाल बन सकता hai.(nujslawreview.org)

Abhi tak public domain mein koi aisa order ya FIR सामने नहीं आया jo specifically Benazir-image controversy par हो – media reports सिर्फ़ PPP ke बयान aur outrage ka ज़िक्र कर रही हैं, koi decided legal finding नहीं.(Free Press Journal)

Benazir Bhutto, Lyari aur Dhurandhar ka narrative connection

Samjhana zaroori hai ki Dhurandhar ne sirf random tariqe se Benazir ki tasveer nahi डाल दी. Film ka core plot Karachi ke Lyari gang war aur Pakistan-based terror ke beech ke रिश्ते ko dramatise karta hai.(Wikipedia)

Real-life reporting mein bhi Rehman Dakait jaise gangsters ke PPP leaders se करीब hone ki kahaniyan likhi ja chuki hain – kuch narratives toh yahan tak kehte hain ki Karsaz bombing ke waqt Rehman ne Benazir ki जान बचाई.(The Times of India)

Yani director ne ek actual political mythos ko उठा kar cinematic narrative mein fit kiya hai:

PPP rally
Benazir ki historical फोटो
Aur unhi visuals ke आस-पास gang war / terror plotting

Jahan Pakistani viewers ko lagta hai ki ye unke national history ki “torting” hai, wahin Indian audience ke liye ye ek aggressive spy thriller ki visual world-building lagti hai. Ye same scene, दो अलग नज़रिये वाला classic case hai.(images.dawn.com)

सोशल मीडिया, बॉयकॉट कॉल्स और दो तरफ़ का नैरेटिव

Teaser aur trailer ke waqt hi Pakistan ke social media par #BoycottDhurandhar jaise hashtags trend kar chuke the, jahan logon ne film ko “anti-Pakistan propaganda” aur “history distortion” kaha.(MM News)

Udhar Dawn jaise platforms par kuch voices ne point out kiya ki PPP ke khud ke Lyari waale links ko ignore karke sirf film ko दोष dena bhi ek तरह ka selective outrage hai.(Dawn)

India mein bhi reaction split hai:

Ek camp ke liye Dhurandhar ek high-octane patriotic thriller hai jo Pakistan deep state ko expose karti hai.(Instant Bollywood)
Doosra camp film ko chest-thumping, over-long aur “too much testosterone + anti-Pakistan narrative” bol raha hai, jaisa kuch critics ne likha.(Wikipedia)

As someone jo पिछले कई saalon se IFFI aur बड़े Bollywood screenings cover kar rahi hoon, honestly ye divide live screenings mein भी महसूस hota hai – ek ही scene par kisi row mein सीटी, doosri row mein eye-roll.

इसका क्या मतलब है? (The Bigger Picture)

Is पूरी कहानी ka सबसे बड़ा takeaway ये है ki:

Bollywood jab bhi real political figures ko use karta hai, खासकर neighbouring countries ke, toh ek naya legal aur diplomatic risk add ho जाता hai.
OTT deals – jaise Dhurandhar ke global Netflix rights – का मतलब है ki ab ek Pakistani political विवाद sirf Karachi tak सीमित नहीं रहता, balki worldwide trending topic बन सकता hai.(Wikipedia)

Aage chal kar makers ke liye do रास्ते दिखते हैं:

Ya toh woh future projects mein real leaders ki asli images se बचें, blurred ya fictional look-alike route लें.
Ya phir clearly opening cards par disclaimers, consent documentation aur legal due-diligence aur मज़बूत karein, खासकर jab baat duniya भर ke political icons ki ho.(B&B Associates LLP)

Filhaal Dhurandhar ke लिए ये विवाद ek reminder hai ki “cinema vs politics” ka tug-of-war khatam nahi hua, बस platform aur speed बदल गए हैं.

निष्कर्ष

Dhurandhar ke Benazir Bhutto wale scene ne Pakistan mein जज़्बाती और राजनीतिक dono तरह ka तूफ़ान खड़ा कर दिया hai, jahan PPP isse apni shaheed leader ki legacy par हमला मान रही hai.
कानून की भाषा mein “unlawful use” ka दावा abhi सिर्फ़ आरोप ke स्तर par hai, kyunki na toh koi clear court order सामने आया hai, na hi cross-border legal framework itna सादा hai.
Aap chahe film ko propaganda माने ya powerful political thriller, ek बात साफ है: real-life राजनीतिक tasveerein jab fiction ke फ्रेम mein आती हैं, toh विवाद almost guaranteed hota hai.

FAQ Section

Q1: Dhurandhar mein Benazir Bhutto ki tasveer exactly कैसे दिखाई जाती है?
Film ke rally sequence mein PPP ke flags, posters aur supporters ke बीच Benazir Bhutto ki asli photos banners/posters par dikhai deti hain, jise gang war aur terror plotting ke संदर्भ mein frame kiya gaya hai – isi combination ne Pakistan mein virodh भड़काया.

Q2: PPP ki मुख्य आपत्ति kya hai?
PPP spokesperson ka कहना hai ki Benazir ki tasveer “bina अनुमति” aur “गलत context” mein use ki gayi, jahan party ko terrorists ke साथ sympathetic दिखाया गया hai. Unka दावा hai ki PPP khud terrorism ki victim rahi hai, isliye ऐसा दिखाना unke leader aur party dono ki छवि ko नुकसान पहुंचाता hai.

Q3: Kya Dhurandhar ke makers ne is आरोप par कोई official स्पष्टीकरण diya hai?
Ab tak jitni बड़ी reports सामने आई हैं, unmein is खास Benazir-image विवाद par koi अलग se detailed statement quote nahi ki gayi; focus zyada PPP ke बयान aur public reaction par raha hai. Makers ne pehle wale Mohit Sharma controversy par स्पष्टीकरण diya tha, lekin Benazir waale मुद्दे par koi alag press note public domain mein नहीं दिखता.

Q4: Kya ye scene future mein हटाया ya blur kiya ja sakta hai?
Theoretically possible hai – agar political pressure bahut बढ़े, OTT release ke liye alternate cut ya blur version बनाया ja sakta hai, jaise pehle bhi kuch films ne sensitive visuals edit kiye hain. Lekin फिलहाल aisi koi official घोषणा नहीं आई; film theatres mein full version ke साथ चल रही hai, aur Netflix deal bhi same cut ke लिए sign hui बताई जा रही hai.

Q5: Kya ये मामला image rights law ke लिए ek मिसाल बन sakta hai?
Haan, bilkul. India mein personality aur publicity rights ka कानून पहले se hi developing phase mein hai. Agar Benazir Bhutto ya PPP ke naam par future mein koi legal action लिया जाता hai, toh यह case cross-border image use, political satire aur biopic-style films ke लिए ek महत्वपूर्ण मिसाल बन sakta hai – खासकर jab बात foreign, deceased leaders ki aaye.

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