I am not a Pakistani: Dhurandhar actor defends hijacker role amid backlash

Vivek Sinha, who plays a hijacker in Dhurandhar, has reacted to the backlash over his role in Aditya Dhar's film. In a message shared on social media, the actor clarified that he is neither a terrorist nor a Pakistani.

Actor Vivek Sinha, who played the role of hijacker Zahoor Mistry in Dhurandhar, has been on the receiving end of backlash for her role. In a video statement on social media, the actor explained how the attacks only intensified after the trailer of Dhurandhar 2 brought back the nightmare of the 1999 IC814 Kandahar hijack. Through his video, Sinha clarified that he is not Pakistani and certainly not a terrorist.

The trailer of Dhurandhar: The Revenge begins with his character Zahoor Mistry's open challenge to Indian authorities. While reacting to the comments and trolls, he said, “Bhai itna gussa, itne saare comments. Pata hai har comment mein kya ho raha hai? 'Teri shaql humein aatankwadi jaisi lag rahi hai', 'Mann kar raha hai ki screen ke andar ghuske maarte hain', 'Tune humein gussa dila diya'... Ek baat boloon? Itna achha laga na mujhe ye jo deshbhakti hai na hamare andar, salute hai isko. Ek keh raha hai, 'Tujhe Pakistan mein ghuskar maaroonga'.

(Such anger, so many comments. Do you know what each comment says? 'You look like a terrorist', 'I feel like thrashing you through the screen', 'You have made us angry'... Should I tell you something? I salute this patriotism. One is saying, 'I'll come to Pakistan and beat you)" the actor says in the clip.

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The actor further clarified that he is not a Pakistani and is from Dhampur in Bijor. He said that he has been living in Mumbai for some time now. “Ek keh rahi hain, 'Sir mera mann kar raha hai aapko do-chaar gaali de doon, aapne itna achha kaam kiya hai'. Aap gaali bhi de do, itna pyaar mil raha hai, thank you so much. (One of you is saying, 'Sir I feel like abusing you because you have done such a good job in the film'. You can abuse me too. I'm getting so much love)." he said.