Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia calls Dhurandhar disgusting: Spreads revenge, hate

Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia has criticised Dhurandhar for its message of revenge and hate. He urged viewers to reject the Ranveer Singh-starrer.

Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia has criticised Dhurandhar, calling it “emotionally charged” but lacking intellectual depth. In a strongly worded video message, Bhatia accused the film of promoting “revenge and hate” and urged viewers to reject it.

“I just watched the movie Dhurandhar. Emotionally charged, sensationalism, drama. But where's the intellectual component in this? All it is spreading is the message of revenge and hate. It's disgusting," Bhatia said, referring to the Aditya Dhar film.

The tech entrepreneur expressed concern about the kind of messaging such films send to young audiences. “We don't want our kids to be emotional reactors. We want the younger generation to be logical thinkers. Zero creativity. I know it's a movie. I don't think there is any entertainment in watching senseless killings, revenge. It promotes a certain line of thinking that is terrible,” he said.

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"Movies today aren’t made to emotionally empower you. They’re engineered to trigger you. Be cautious," read the caption of the post.

Bhatia further argued that the film paints “entire countries and institutions with a broad brush” without engaging with nuance. “Individuals are good or bad, not countries,” he added, stressing that storytelling should avoid sweeping generalisations.