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'Dhurandhar revived the film industry,' says Ravi Kishan

Amid all this, actor Ravi Kishan, who also serves as a BJP member in the Lok Sabha representing Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur constituency, has stepped forward to support Dhurandhar. Mentioning that the two movies “revived the film industry” with their cinematic brilliance, he told Hindustan Times“Calling it a propaganda film is very wrong! Actors from the South supported it openly; everyone should do that. A new trend has started of calling films propaganda – People have bought a new pigeon!”

He added, “The writer picks topics from real news and incidents, and the team cinematically presents them on the screen. One should be happy that people have started going to the theatre. The condition of this industry is very bad. (the industry’s condition was very poor); Bhojpuri industry has almost shut down! This has come as a blessing for the industry, and lakhs of people earn their livelihood through cinema.”

Pointing out that it’s crucial for cinema to act as a mirror held against society, Ravi Kishan stated, “In fact, we need to correct our history as well by way of research – those pages that were torn away from our history! That truth needs to be brought in front of people.”

Paresh Rawal praises Dhurandhar

Veteran actor Paresh Rawal, also a member of the BJP and former Lok Sabha MP representing Gujarat’s Ahmedabad East constituency, recently heaped praise on the Dhurandhar movies. He also expressed his sorrow at not having received the opportunity to be part of the franchise. Calling it a “saga,” he told news agency PTI“Watch… Watch Dhurandhar 1 and 2… Watch Part 1 twice, watch the second one once, have to watch again. I want that name (I have watched both films. Watched Part 1 twice and Part 2 once, and I want to watch it again. I should have been a part of the film).”

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“I liked Dhurandhar a lot; it’s not just a film but a saga. For the first time, I felt I should have been part of it. For the first time in life, I felt like I was the main one. (For the first time in my life, I felt that it would have been fun had I been in it),” he added. Paresh Rawal was a part of Aditya Dhar’s Uri, and played the role which appeared to be inspired by Ajit Doval.

Starring Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Gaurav Gera, and Danish Pandor in key roles, Dhurandhar 2 has grossed Rs 1,605.74 crore worldwide so far, according to industry tracker. Sack girl. It currently trails behind Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2: The Rule (Rs 1,742.10 crore), Prabhas-Anushka Shetty’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Rs 1,788.06 crore), and Aamir Khan’s Dangal (Rs 2,070.3 crore). Despite being in its third week in theatres, the spy actioner continues to earn over Rs 20 crore daily in the domestic market, and its total India nett collection, as of Sunday, April 5, stands at Rs 1,013.77 crore.