India, Feb. 1 -- Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has praised the recent blockbuster Dhurandhar as a 'courageous' mainstream film in today's times. The filmmaker also dismissed those calling it 'propaganda' or 'promotion', but admitted that he did not agree with the film's politics.

Anurag appeared at the 17th Bengaluru International Film Festival, where he spoke about cinema, politics, and technology in a session titled 'Fearless Film Making', moderated by film critic Baradwaj Rangan. There, the filmmaker spoke about the absence of political films in India and how several films from the past may not be made today. Talking about Dhurandhar, in particular, he said, "This is a good example of a courageous mainstream film. I liked the film, but I d...