India, Dec. 5 -- Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar hit theatres today to overwhelmingly positive reviews, but just hours before its release, actor Rakesh Bedi made a statement that has reignited the conversation around the film's inspiration. Speaking to ITV Blink, the veteran actor revealed that while the film is not based on any real person, it may indeed be "inspired" by the story of Late Major Mohit Sharma.

Before the release, Dhurandhar faced a legal roadblock when the family of the Ashoka Chakra (posthumous) and Sena Medal awardee late Major Mohit Sharma filed a petition in the Delhi High Court to stop the film from hitting theatres. The family alleged that the movie had drawn "unauthorised inspiration" from the decorated officer's life w...