The trailer of Dhurandhar, Aditya Dhar's latest directorial starring Ranveer Singh in the lead, was launched at an event on Tuesday. The film also stars Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Akshaye Khanna and Arjun Rampal in prominent roles. Madhavan, who plays a spy modelled after the National Security Advisor of India, Ajit Doval, attended the trailer launch event and spoke about the tip Aditya gave him to nail the look.
Going back to the days of the shoot for the film, Madhavan said that his final look didn't match up completely to the NSA's look, despite dedicating nearly 3-4 hours to make-up and prosthetics. That's when Aditya came up to him on one of the days and asked to make his lips thinner while talking. This tip, as Madhavan said, made it easier for him to portray the character authentically.
The trailer of Dhurandhar opens with Arjun Rampal, with gold-plated teeth, a buzz cut and a flowy beard. "After the loss in 1971, there was a wave of sadness in Pakistan. I remember Zia-ul-Haq's (Pakistani military general) words, 'Bleed India with a thousand cuts,' he says, before proceeding to torture a bloodied man who has sharp blade-like wires attached to his body. Arjun plays Major Iqbal of ISI. The trailer then proceeds to introduce the other characters of the film. R Madhavan plays Ajay Sanyal, the head of RAW. Akshaye Khanna plays a ruthless character called Rehman Dakait. Sanjay Dutt is an officer in the Pakistani police and is called Chaudhary Aslam. He is described as a cross between the Devil and the djinn.
Although Ranveer's character is not introduced in the trailer, he seems to be playing an undercover agent who is tasked with infiltrating the terror networks in Pakistan. Reports also state that his character might be modelled after Major Mohit Sharma, who infiltrated the Hizbul Mujahideen terror group. The trailer is filled with many violent sequences, including people's heads being bashed in.
Dhurandhar is backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studios. It is slated to release on December 5.
