New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Dhurandhar opened in theatres on Friday, 5 November, after months of debate over which parts of the story draw inspiration from real-life events. Much of the early chatter centred on whether the film mirrored the life of the late Major Mohit Sharma, but the CBFC cleared the film after confirming there was no direct overlap, and the Delhi High Court allowed the release to proceed.

The synopsis places Dhurandhar against the backdrop of the IC-814 hijacking and the 2001 Parliament attack. It centres on Ajay Sanyal, the Intelligence Bureau chief, who draws up a covert plan aimed at dismantling a terror network operating out of Pakistan. For this mission, he recruits a 20-year-old inmate from Punjab, jailed for a revenge ...