The big Dhurandhar divide: Propaganda or portrayal of reality? Experts debate

The big talking point of this episode of To The Point is the big Dhurandhar divide. One film, two ideologies. Dhurandhar has sliced open the proverbial Left-Right divide. While the Right hails it as a patriotic epic, a growing chorus is calling it Islamophobic, ultra-nationalist and polarising. Ranveer Singh starrer Dhurandhar, an action drama set against the backdrop of India-Pakistan tensions, has become far more than a movie. It has turned into a cultural flashpoint. The row started when veteran film critic Anupama Chopra's review landed, one that was far from flattering. 

Within hours, an aggressive online campaign targeted her, turning the critique into an us-versus-them war on social media. The attacks were so intense that the review has been made private. Soon, filmmakers and fellow critics began calling out the hate, warning that trolling had crossed all limits. And as the debate intensified, Bollywood's internal cracks widened. So, as the debate rages on the question: is the movie a propaganda or a portrayal of reality? Wach as panellists share their perspective on this and more on the show.