Overview
- Creator Dhruv Rathee condemned the trailer’s torture imagery, compared it to extremist videos, urged the CBFC to act, and acknowledged reversing his past praise of a violent film.
- Actor Ranvir Shorey fired back on X, accusing Rathee of trying to sabotage the movie and mocking his credibility in a series of pointed posts.
- Arjun Rampal, whose character appears in the opening torture sequence, declined to discuss the scene at the Mumbai launch event.
- Filmmaker Suparn S Varma and cast member Saumya Tandon defended the tone, arguing the violence serves the story and that Hindi films face harsher standards than foreign titles.
- Commentary from Pakistan criticized the trailer’s portrayal of Lyari and political figures, calling it exaggerated and politically loaded.