India, Jan. 3 -- The massive success of Aditya Dhar's directorial Dhurandhar has attracted both widespread praise and significant criticism. Adding to its growing appeal, filmmaker Sudhir Mishra recently took to X praising the Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna-starrer spy thriller, and in a separate post, defended it against the 'propaganda' label. It began when one user criticised Dhurandhar for spreading political propaganda and asked whether any Indian filmmaker would make a film on the Unnao rape case. Responding to this, Sudhir wrote, "One of us has the guts. There is a film. You'll see it soon. By the way, Dhurandhar is a well-made film. Aditya Dhar is extremely skilled. The acting is terrific. The most difficult thing in film making is a directors ability to make the audience "smell the place" and Aditya Dhar, with the help of his brilliant cinematographer and production designer manage to do just that. The casting is bang on. I am, of course, a filmmaker, from another school," he added. Another social media user accused the film of being propaganda, writing, "Dhurandhar is a propaganda Sudhir Sir, with an evil intent to monetise on pop nationalism and sectarian mindset." To this, Sudhir replied, "Make a powerful film, with all the virtues of a great cinema experience, which counters it." Helmed by Aditya Dhar, the spy action thriller has crossed Rs.700 crore in India and minted over Rs.1,117 crore worldwide. HTC...