Overview
- Ram Gopal Varma, in a YouTube conversation with writer Hussain Zaidi published Thursday, said the film shows Dawood Ibrahim incorrectly and that he believes the don stepped away from crime about 20 years ago.
- He praised the film’s craft yet said he cannot prove his view, adding that neither he nor the filmmakers can establish the full truth about such a secretive subject.
- The sequel depicts an elusive figure called Bade Sahab as directing operations from Pakistan, a framing Varma says does not match what he has heard.
- Coverage notes the film’s scale, with reports citing about ₹1,733.2 crore worldwide and the two-film franchise topping ₹3,000 crore, which gives its depiction wider influence.
- Dawood Ibrahim remains an accused figure in the 1993 Mumbai bombings and a recurring presence in Indian crime narratives, making on-screen versions both sensitive and hard to verify.