- By Swati Singh
- Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:35 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Dhurandhar hit the theatres on December 5, 2025. Upon its release, Dhurandhar received rave reviews from fans and critics alike. However, some even criticsed it for promoting misogyny. Now, actress Saumya Tandon, who plays a pivotal role in Dhurandhar, responded to criticism after a social media user accused the film of promoting aggression and misogyny. She clarified that the portrayal of women in the movie does not involve mistreatment or objectification, firmly dismissing the allegations.
A user wrote, "Step 1: be a male actor in Bollywood who is known for being a soft-boy. Step 2: realize you are becoming irrelevant and your female audience is losing interest. Step 3: grow out your beard and hair to look like a mindless caveman with no hygiene so you can cater to the male audience."
"Step 4: star in a misogynistic movie as a manchild with 0 emotional intelligence and get thousands of fanboys and fanmen. Step 5: promote aggression and misogyny under the name of 'masculinity' and earn crores of rupees while real men get influenced by your actions and go around doing real harm to women. But you don't care cause you're rich and have no ethics... Some more such examples: Shahid Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor," the user further added.
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Agreed.
— Saumya Tandon (@saumyatandon) December 10, 2025
In the universe Dhurandhar is set in, with the societal norms the director chose to depict, it is a male-dominated world , yet the women are treated with dignity. They aren’t beaten, objectified, or shown as one of many wives, even though that society could have allowed… https://t.co/mzSZ2I3N7q
However, a user defended the film, stating, "Both the female leads legit slap men and they don't even react. This woman wouldn't have even watched Dhurandhar but as usual making lame points to play woman card which has no relation with the movie."
Reacting to the viral discussion, Saumya wrote, "Agreed. In the universe Dhurandhar is set in, with the societal norms the director chose to depict, it is a male-dominated world, yet the women are treated with dignity. They aren't beaten, objectified, or shown as one of many wives, even though that society could have allowed it. It's important to remember we're dealing with a very different world."
The actress further added, "Sorry that the grain of this story doesn't allow for glamorous heroines singing songs on exotic beaches, that may work for other scripts, but not in this one. That said, as an actor, I do hope I also get opportunities to be part of women-centric narratives."
