Pakistani politician Nabil Gabol had slammed the makers of Dhurandhar: The Revenge for inaccurate portrayal of his character, Jameel Jamali.
He claimed that he was sure that Jamali is based on him. He also appreciated Bedi's performance in the film. However, Rakesh Bedi recently reacted to his comments and clarified that his character in Dhurandharis not based on any specific individual. Here's what he said:
Rakesh Bedi clarifies his character is not based on politician Nabil Gabol
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Nabil Gabol had claimed that the character of Jameel Jamali in Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar: The Revenge is inspired by him as he was the MNA of Lyari in 2007. Initially perceived as comic relief in the first film, Jamali's character turned out to be the biggest mystery as it was unveiled in the end that he is also an Indian agent. It led to strong reaction online as well as fuelled Gabol's criticism of the film.
To which, Rakesh Bedi, who played Jameel Jamali in Dhurandhar films, said that it is just a co-incidence that his look in the film resembles Nabil. He firmly dismissed the claim that his character was based on Gabol. Bedi also said that the character was created by the writers and director Aditya Dhar, rather than being replicated from any actual human.
In a recent interview, Bedi jokingly said, "I would like to say, 'I love you, Nabeel Gabol.' I love you very much, and it's a coincidence that I resemble you a little bit. But I can't help it. Neither your father came to India, nor my father went to Pakistan. But aside from our looks, we look alike; we have a slight heaviness in our bodies, which makes us look alike. I even wore similar clothes in the film, so we looked alike. Other than that, there is no similarity between me and him. My character is not based on Nabeel Gabol. Jameel Jamali is inspired by many such politicians in Pakistan."
While Dhurandhar utilises a number of real-life geopolitical events that happened in India as well as Pakistan, Bedi said that any resemblance to real-life figures was purely coincidental.
What did Nabil Gabol say?
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In a recent interview, Nabil Gabol conveyed his love for Rakesh Bedi, the senior actor who has earned a new fanbase with the two films.
In a recent interview with content creator Navin Giri, Nabil Gabol said, "Rakesh Bedi is an actor. He is an artist. I want to tell him that we may look similar. Humara dil, humari khoon, humara chehra sabka ek jaisa hain. Main personal nahi hona chahta hoon unke saath (Our hearts, our blood, our faces might look similar. I don't want to get personal with him)! Give my message to Rakesh Bedi, that I respect you as a very senior actor and I love you."
About 'Dhurandhar 2'
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Ranveer Singh's spy actioner has crossed a major milestone by entering the coveted Rs 1,000 crore club at the domestic box office. Within just 18 days of its release, the film has made Rs 1,013.77 crore nett in India, becoming the first Bollywood film to achieve this feat. Dhurandhar 2 has entered the third week with no competition in sight. It is expected to break more records and create new ones.
Apart from Singh, the film stars Bedi, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun and many others in a strong supporting cast.
Dhurandhar 2 is the second part of the Dhurandhar duology. It continues the focus on Jaskirat Singh Rangi (Ranveer Singh), a soldier training to be in the Indian Army, who goes rogue after his family bears the brunt of a land dispute. The Indian Government trains Jaskirat to become an Indian agent who later goes on to infiltrate the gangs in Karachi's Lyari as Hamza Mazhari.
As the key operative of Operation Dhurandhar, Hamza is tasked with paralysing the criminal networks in Lyari that are majorly responsible for high-profile terrorist attacks in India.
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