Every LIE in Dhurandhar 2 EXPOSED | Dhruv Rathee

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Dhruv Rathee analyzes the film 'Dhurandhar 2', arguing it's essentially an expensive BJP election advertisement disguised as entertainment that spreads misinformation and rewrites history to promote Narendra Modi.

Summary

Dhruv Rathee presents a comprehensive critique of the film 'Dhurandhar 2', calling director Aditya Dhar a propagandist who created what he considers the most expensive BJP election advertisement disguised as a movie. He argues that the film uses a legal disclaimer claiming to be 'inspired by real events' while mixing real footage of Modi with fictional narratives, making it difficult for audiences to distinguish truth from propaganda. Rathee explains how the film employs psychological techniques like emotional priming, starting with scenes of violence against minorities to create anti-Muslim sentiment before presenting its political narrative. He points out how villains in the film praise Modi's effectiveness, which he argues is a clever propaganda technique that makes the endorsement more convincing than if heroes had delivered the same lines. The video extensively fact-checks several claims made in the film, particularly around demonetization, foreign funding of NGOs, and historical events. Rathee argues that the film falsely portrays demonetization as a masterstroke against Pakistani fake currency, when RBI data shows 99.3% of banned notes returned to the banking system and only 43 crores worth of fake currency was detected. He also disputes the film's claim that America and Pakistan's ISI opposed Modi, citing evidence that the US congratulated Modi immediately after his 2014 victory and that Pakistan's former ISI chief actually preferred Modi as Prime Minister. The critique extends to the film's portrayal of real events like the custodial killing of Atif Ahmed, which Rathee argues was presented as an intelligence operation despite the government giving tribute to Ahmed in parliament. He concludes by calling this approach 'gaslighting' on a mass scale, where the film attempts to rewrite recent history that audiences witnessed firsthand.

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Key Insights

  • Rathee argues that 'Dhurandhar 2' uses a 'legal cheat code' disclaimer claiming to be fictional while mixing real footage of Modi with invented narratives, making it impossible for audiences to distinguish truth from propaganda
  • The film employs 'emotional priming' by opening with scenes of violence against minorities to generate anti-Muslim sentiment before presenting its political narrative, similar to how a vendor gives spicy food before selling sweets
  • Rathee claims the movie uses a sophisticated propaganda technique where villains praise Modi's effectiveness rather than heroes, which psychologically makes the endorsement more convincing to audiences
  • According to Rathee's analysis, the film's portrayal of demonetization as a masterstroke against Pakistani fake currency is contradicted by RBI data showing 99.3% of banned notes returned and only 43 crores worth of fake currency was actually detected
  • Rathee argues the film engages in mass-scale 'gaslighting' by rewriting recent history that audiences witnessed firsthand, including events like demonetization queues and the Pulwama attack, telling viewers their own memories are incorrect

Topics

BJP political propagandaDhurandhar 2 film analysisMedia manipulation techniquesDemonetization fact-checkingHistorical revisionismPsychological warfare in cinema

Transcript

Hello, friends! Last time, when I made a video on the movie Dhurandhar, I said that the director of this film, Aditya Dhar, is a BJP scoundrel. Today, I would like to apologise for this. I don't think that he is a BJP scoundrel. I think that he is a Mahachatukar. He is such a scoundrel, that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will feel jealous of him. He will think that he would have liked someone like Aditya Dhar. Dhurandhar 2 is not a film made for entertainment purposes. It is the most expensive election advertisement of the BJP. With an interval. Normally, ads are skipped. But you can go to the theatre to watch this ad for Rs.…

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