Dhurandhar 2 actor defends playing hijacker: Should we call a terrorist to act?
Vivek Sinha, who portrayed the character of hijacker Zahoor Mistry in Dhurandhar, defended his decision to take up the role. He also shared a female viewer's reaction to his performance.
Actor Vivek Sinha, who played the character of hijacker Zahoor Mistry in Dhurandhar (2025) and Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026), shared the reaction of a female viewer who had said that he should be ashamed for accepting the part in the spy thriller. The actor opened up about his interaction with the viewer.
Sinha, in an interview with PTI, said, "A few days ago, I receive a message on Instagram where someone said that I should be ashamed that I accepted the role in the film for a few bucks. A lady wrote to me how I spoke about Hindus in such a manner being a Hindu myself. I thought should I reply to her or should I leave? Then I thought why not? Let me make my point and let it reach her. So I left her a voice note."
The actor highlighted that a film is "a mirror to society," while describing his character's portrayal in the film. "Now, if in a film - which is a mirror to society – we show how the characters behave. So in a situation where a dangerous terrorist from Pakistan has entered India without caring about his life. If we want to portray such a character in a film who is threatening at gunpoint, and if we have to show his way of thinking, how he says that Hindus are cowards," he went on.
Sinha, sarcastically asked if a terrorist from Pakistan should have been called to play the character. "So when we have to show that character, should we call a terrorist from Pakistan to shoot the film? We only have to do it no? So that we understand what he is trying to say, so that we can show to what extent he can go being so cruel. If someone is murdering in a film, should we call real murderers from jail to act? So I sent that in voice note and she has not replied yet," the actor added.
In Dhurandhar, Sinha's character Zahoor during the hijack sequence, says, “Hindu ek darpok qaum hai, pados mein hi rehte hain hum, goodebhar ka zor laga lo aur bigaad lo joh bigaad sakte ho (Hindus are a cowardly community, we live in the neighbourhood, use all your strength and spoil whatever you can)." The actor's menacing act has attracted a lot of attention.
Apart from Sinha, the film's sequel, Dhurandhar: The Revenge features actors Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun, Danish Pandor and Rakesh Bedi in key roles. It is co-produced by Jio Studios and B62 Studios.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge had a theatrical release on March 19, 2026.