After a successful run at the box office, Dhurandhar is all set to make waves on OTT. According to reports, Dhurandhar will start streaming on Netflix on January 30, 2026.
Dhurandhar is inspired by true events that revolve around gangs of Lyari, a town in Karachi and showcase how gangsters, terrorists, and ISI work hand-in-hand in Pakistan to target India.
The movie features Akshaye Khanna as Rehman Dakait, Arjun Rampal as ISI's Major Iqbal, Ranveer Singh as Hamza aka Jaskirat Singh Rangi, R Madhavan as Indian Intelligence officer Ajay Sanyal, Ankit Sagar as Javed Khanani, and more in key roles.
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Played by R Madhavan, Ajay Sanyal starts as Intelligence Bureau (IB) Chief. The character of Ajay Sanyal is said to be fictional but it has a very close resemblance to India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Notably, Ajit Doval served as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) until 2005.
According to reports, he was involved in negotiating the release of hostages during hijacking of Indian Airline aircraft in 1999. Notably, the makers have also showcased this particular scene in the movie.
Played by Akshaye Khanna, Rehman Dakait played a key role in arranging weapons for 26/11 terrorists. Rehman Dakait once ruled the town Lyari in Karachi. He was basically a gangster. But, in order fulfill his political ambitions, he helped ISI and terror outfit by arranging weapons. Dakait took weapons from Baloch rebels and gave it to Kasab and other terrorists who used it to kill innocent civilians in Mumbai.
Ultimately, Rehman Dakait was shot dead in a n encounter led by SP Chaudhary Aslam. However, the movie has showcased that Ranveer Singh's character Hamza played a key role in the killing of Rehman Dakait.
Played by Sanjay Dutt in Dhurandhar, SP Chaudhary Aslam reportedly rose to prominence for arresting and killing gangwar-criminals, target killers and extortionists belonging to the Muhajir Qoumi Movement, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), TMP.
In 2014, he was killed in a bomb blast on Karachi’s Lyari Expressway reportedly carried out by the TTP.
Arjun Rampal's character of ISI's Major Iqbal is said to be inspired by notorious terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri. Ilyas Kashmiri was Pakistan's former Special Forces Operative who later joined terror groups to fight against Indian Army in Kashmir.
Dhurandhar has showcased that Ilyas Kashmiri aka Major Iqbal (Arjun Rampal) was the key handler of terrorists who infiltrated Mumbai and carried out the infamous 26/11 attacks. It was Major Iqbal who was watched Indian media and giving instruction to terrorists who were inside Taj Hotel.
The notoriety of Ilyas Kashmiri can be understood by the fact that NBC report suggests that he was a potential successor to Osama bin Laden. CNN News has called him the "most dangerous man on Earth".
Reports suggest that Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in North Waziristan on 7 September 2009 when he along with other terrorists were hit by a missile fired from a U.S. drone.
Jameel Jamali played by a Rakesh Bedi is a cunning political leader of Karachi from Pakistan Awami Party. Jameel Jamali's party gets support from gangster Rehman Dakait in every elections. The movie showcase that things start to go haywire when Rehman Dakait decide to make his own political party and fight from Lyari constituency. It was Jameel Jamali who used to fight from there and also won due to Rehman Dakait's support.
However, Rehman Dakait's political ambition brought him and Jameel Jamali at loggerheads. While Jameel Jamali maintained that he supports Rehman Dakait, he started to plot against him behind his back. For example, the reinstatement of SP Choudhary Aslam played by Sanjay Dutt in the movie.
According to reports, Jameel Jamali's character is said to be inspired by from Nabil Gabol. Nabil Gabol has been associated with the Pakistan Peoples Party and later other parties.
As per Pakistani media outlets, Nabil Gabol had a political connection with Rehman Dakait aka Rehman Baloch. Nabil Gabol has also been accused by Rehman's family of supporting police action in which Rehman Dakait was killed.
Bollywood actor Danish Pandor has played the character of Uzair Baloch, brother of Rehman Dakait. In real life, Uzair Baloch was a dreaded gangster who took over Rehman’s gang after his death, and was responsible for the brutal killing of gangster Arshad Pappu, whose mutilated body was found in Lyari. It is also said that locals saw Uzair and his colleagues toss around Arshad’s body after killing him, and even spotted them playing football with his severed head.
By late 2014, Uzair fled from Pakistan. However, he was arrested in Dubai while attempting to leave the UAE. In 2016, Pakistani Rangers took him into custody.