A BOLDLY PROPAGANDIST Indian spy thriller, depicting RAW agents conquering Pakistan’s criminal heart, is being DEVOURED by the very nation it vilifies. “Dhurandhar,” starring Ranveer Singh as an undercover operative in Karachi, has seized the #1 spot on Netflix IN PAKISTAN, a SHOCKING revelation that exposes how streaming platforms are ERODING national sovereignty and cultural firewalls.
For years, a total theatrical BAN blocked Indian films in Pakistan amid icy political hostilities. Now, Netflix’s FRICTIONLESS pipeline has smashed that barrier, delivering a film with a HIGHLY provocative, intelligence-service-glorifying premise directly into millions of Pakistani homes. With 7.6 million global views, this isn’t just entertainment—it’s a CULTURAL END-RUN, proving digital borders are indefensible.
The implications are EXPLOSIVE. This film’s success in Pakistan suggests a DEEPLY unsettling reality: either nationalist sentiments are crumbling among the youth, or algorithmic curation is now MORE POWERFUL than decades of geopolitical rivalry. Streaming giants, accountable to no government, are quietly rewriting the rules of soft power, turning living rooms into new battlefields.
As the sequel prepares for a theatrical march, one horrifying question remains: when the enemy’s propaganda tops YOUR own charts, what, truly, is left to defend? The screens have won, and the nation-state has lost.




