India, March 29 -- Lyari, an impoverished town in Pakistan's Karachi that till now existed beyond the glitters of the capital city, has hit headlines after featuring in mega Bollywood blockbuster Dhurandhar - a movie about the brutal underworld nexus of the area and its connection with terrorism.

Known as a "no-go" area because of the lawlessness, politically motivated violence and as a space where geographical boundaries mark the limits of law, Lyari was recreated by Dhurandhar's team in Thailand, according to director of the film Aditya Dhar. The action scenes were shot across Punjab's Amritsar, Ludhiana, and Maharashtra's Mumbai.

'No-go zone': Lyari, one of Karachi's oldest neighbourhoods, sits close to the city's historic port and h...