New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar continues to make headlines beyond India, despite the film not releasing in Pakistan. The crime thriller, set largely in Karachi's Lyari neighbourhood between 1999 and 2009, has triggered criticism from Pakistan's Sindh Information Department over its portrayal of the area.

The first part of Dhurandhar, which released on December 5 and has been performing strongly at the box office, depicts Lyari as a hub of gang violence, police encounters, drug trade and terrorism. The portrayal has not gone down well across the border, particularly given director Aditya Dhar's earlier film Uri: The Surgical Strike, which also attracted criticism in Pakistan.

In response, the Sindh Information Departmen...