TV Newsance 338: Dhurandhar 2 just did a surgical strike on Lashkar-e-Noida 

Lashkar-e-Noida – what we call India’s TV news studio warriors – may have finally met their match. 

For years, narratives have been built on TV. With shouting matches, dramatic graphics, and “sources say”. You know the drill. But Dhurandhar 2 just walked in and did it better. In a cinema hall, with a four-hour runtime and zero interruptions for ad breaks.

Demonetisation becomes a masterstroke. The opposition lands on the ISI’s side. Pakistan trembles at the rise of a chaiwala. What Noida anchors do in loud, chaotic hours, this film does more smoothly, more persuasively, and with far greater impact. Without any shouting match. Just bhakti moving from the small screen to the big one, dressed up as entertainment instead of news.

But is this just masala cinema? 

We break down what the film shows as compared to what actually happened, and why this is scarier than anything airing at 9 pm.

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