All Gulf countries ban Dhurandhar starring Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna

Updated On: 11 December, 2025 03:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

Dhurandhar has been banned across Gulf countries due to its perceived anti-Pakistan narrative, even as the film enjoys a blockbuster run in India. This continues a pattern of Indian political-action films facing release restrictions in the Middle East

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Aditya Dhar’s directorial Dhurandhar is enjoying a strong run at the box office. Released worldwide on December 5, the film stars Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, and Arjun Rampal in prominent roles. Inspired by real events, it follows an Indian spy who infiltrates Pakistani gangs to extract information about potential attacks on India. While the film continues its dream run theatrically, it has now been banned across all Gulf countries.

Gulf countries ban Dhurandhar

According to a report in Bollywood Hungama, the film’s narrative led to the ban in the UAE/GCC region. A source told the portal, “Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE have not released Dhurandhar. There were apprehensions that this would happen as the film is perceived as an ‘anti-Pakistan film’. In the past, such films have failed to procure a release in this region. The makers still attempted a submission, but none of the countries approved the film’s theme.”

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