Film maker Aditya Dhar has issued a strong warning against people circulating other AI-generated and manipulated visuals of the film ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ in which he stars. Ranveer Singh in leadershipIn a statement on his official handle and shared by the actors on their respective Instagram stories, Dhar expressed concern over the “misleading content” being spread online.
Aditya Dhar thanks fans as ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ crosses Rs 1 billion
The post, shared on Thursday, coincided with the film raking in Rs 1,000 crore at the worldwide box office. With this, the film achieved the mark in a record time of 7 days. Expressing his gratitude for the film’s box office success, he wrote, “I am deeply grateful and indebted for the overwhelming love that Dhurandhar The Revenge has received from audiences across the country and across the world.”
Aditya Dhar debunks misleading images generated by AI
Addressing those spreading misleading messages about his film, “However, it has come to my attention that certain individuals are circulating manipulated visuals, using artificial intelligence to create false and misleading narratives of officially released promotional material.”
Aditya Dhar threatens action against people spreading fabricated images
Referring to a recent incident that landed the film in a legal soup over an AI-generated image of lead Ranveer Singh, the director added, “Such a fabricated image falsely portrays Hamza/Jaskirat’s character smoking while wearing a turban. This is completely false and is not part of the film or any official material released by us.““Let me make this very clear: I have the utmost respect for the Sikh community, and every portrayal in the film has been handled with great sensitivity, dignity and responsibility. Any attempt to suggest otherwise through any doctored content is malicious and dishonest.”
Aditya Dhar asks fans to verify the facts
He asked the viewers to check the information only through the official handles of the film, “I request the viewers to trust only the official content and watch the movie as intended and not fall for the AI generated wrong information being circulated with ulterior motives.”He ended the statement with a warning: “Such actions will be dealt with firmly.”
R Madhavan reacts to the allegations surrounding the reaction scene
The post comes hours after R Madhavan shed light on a scene in “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” where his character is seen smoking a cigarette while reciting a verse from the Sikh religious text “Dasam Granth”.Madhavan gave a clarification through a video message posted on Instagram. He says in the clip, “On behalf of the ‘Dhurandhar’ family, we extend our deepest gratitude to you for showering us with so much love. Recently, we have come to know that some people are offended by a scene in this film, while reciting lines from Guru Gobind Singh’s Dasam Granth, I assure you that you are not right.”” He added, “I’m absolutely sure that before this scene, before I said this line, Aditya Dhar, who cares more about all these things than me, told me to put out the cigarette properly before I gave this line. So I put out the cigarette properly. And if you watch the scene, you won’t see any smoke coming out of my mouth, there’s no smoke anywhere. Until the end of that scene.“
About the controversy
The controversy started after Maharashtra Sikh president Gurjyot Singh Keer accused the film’s team, including director Aditya Dhar, Ranveer Singh and star Madhavan, of disrespecting Gurbani and hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community.The sequence in the film depicts Madhavan’s character Ajay Sanyal smoking a cigarette while reciting a sacred verse from the Dasam Granth Sahib – ‘Sura so Pehchaniye Jo lade Deen ke Heth’ – written by Guru Gobind Singh.“I strongly condemn the blatant disrespect shown to Gurbani by the makers of Dhurandhar 2. Gurbani is not mere conversation – it is divine, sacred and of immense spiritual importance to the Sikh community. Such disregard reflects ignorance and insensitivity towards our faith,” Keer said in a statement.He asked the entire Sikh community to stand united and peacefully protest against the depiction, and asked Dhar, Madhavan and Ranveer Singh to show black flags wherever they appear, unless they issue a sincere apology to the SGPC and the Sikh community.Recently, a photo of Ranveer smoking while wearing a turban also created a buzz online. However, it was later verified as an AI image.
