Fans of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ are talking about more than the acting and plot twists now. A new wave of online controversy has focused on a small prop from the film that viewers believe has a deeper meaning. The said detail is the passport of Ranveer Singh‘s character, Hamza Ali Mazari. A screenshot of the document went viral after viewers noticed that the character’s date of birth is listed as November 26, 1979. This detail quickly attracted attention as many linked it to 26/11, the date of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, calling it another example of the film’s written layer.
“Dhurandhar 2” passport details go viral
Network18 reports that the detail sparked backlash from X. Users began sharing screenshots of the passport and discussing what they saw as hidden references in the film. One user wrote: “See Hamza Ali Mazari Date of Birth 👀🤌🏻Other Peak Detailing by Aditya Dhar.” The post sparked more interest in the passport featured in the film. Viewers associated his birth date of November 26 with one of India’s darkest terrorist attacks. In 2008, several locations in Mumbai were targeted, including luxury hotels, a railway station and a Jewish center. More than 160 people were killed and hundreds injured in the attacks.The passport detail didn’t stop there. Fans pointed out other dates on the same prop and suggested that these were also carefully chosen. One user pointed out that the passport’s expiry date, September 21, 2008, coincided with a period when Delhi was on high alert due to intelligence warnings of possible bomb blasts. Another observation focused on the date of the issue, September 20, 1998. Some users linked the date to reports that Indian security forces had killed Abid Hussain, a suspect in the Chapnari massacre in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 people were killed.
‘Dhurandhar 2’ fans praise Aditya Dhar’s details
These posts have fueled a wider “deaf details” conversation online, with users praising and lightly teasing director Aditya Dhar for imbuing even brief props with extra meaning. The reaction shows how closely the audience is watching the film and how the passport has also become part of the larger debate.“Dhurandhar: The Revenge” follows undercover agent Jaskirat Singh Rangi, who moves around the criminal underworld under the alias Hamza Ali Mazari. The film traces his rise as the new Sher-e-Baloch and his hold over Lyari after the death of Rahman Dakait in the first film. The cast includes Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, Danish Pandor and Manav Gohil.
