“ “Dhurandhar Script Vetted & Approved By Modi”, Pakistani Journo Mubashir Luqman Suffers Meltdown”, The Commune, December 13, 2025
“A primetime discussion on Pakistani television has triggered widespread ridicule after host Naeem Hanif, president of the Punjab Union of Journalists, and veteran anchor Mubashir Luqman made a series of extraordinary claims about Indian cinema and Pakistani counter-propaganda efforts.
During the programme, Hanif said he possessed “credible information” that the script of the Indian film Dhurandhar, referred to on the show as “Lyari wali film, had been “personally vetted and approved” by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He further suggested this alleged involvement explained why the film was over three hours long, claiming, “Modi wrote it, so who will cut it?”
Luqman expanded on the theme, arguing that filmmaking is a complex, collaborative industry requiring “30–40 competent people” and alleging that the Punjab government under Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz had now begun directly funding Pakistani filmmakers to produce films aimed at countering Bollywood’s influence. He framed this as part of a broader information war, stating that Pakistan had fought on “the fronts of social media, satellite media, and print media,” but was lagging behind in film-based propaganda…..”
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