Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Critics vs Mobs: Dhurandhar’s Backlash Reveals India’s Anger Machine
There's a lot of anger online in India about a film that talks about terrorism in Pakistan.
Many people are criticizing the film, and some are even being mean online.
But at the same time, there was a really bad crime where a little girl was hurt, and not many people are talking about it.
It's like people are more upset about the film than the crime.
Online backlash and criticism against a film about Pakistan’s terrorism in India.
A six-year-old was brutally raped in Gujarat, with the accused sharing a name with a Delhi gangrape convict.
Limited public outrage over the rape case compared to the film criticism.
Critics argue that the online abuse is occasional, and the larger sentiment is love for India.
The contrast in public reaction highlights differing priorities and outrage mechanisms in India.
- Who
- Indian citizens and critics
- What
- Online backlash against a film and a brutal rape case
- When
- Earlier this month (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- India (online backlash and Gujarat for the rape case)
- Why
- Criticism of a film about Pakistan’s terrorism and a brutal rape case
- Incident Type
- Online backlash and criticism
- Film Topic
- Pakistan’s terrorism
- Crime Location
- Gujarat, India
- Crime Details
- Six-year-old brutally raped with a rod
- Accused Name
- Ram Singh (shared with Delhi gangrape convict)