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24 | current obsession: dhurandhar

[lysimachias]

❌ Is this ship well supported by canon

❌ Does this ship make any sense whatsoever by any reasonable metric

✅ Does the thought of these characters standing next to each other make you want to chew concrete and then break apart a nearby automobile with your bare hands

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MWAHAHAHAHAH

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Dhurandhar: A Baloch perspective

By: Hafeez Hassanabadi Overall, Dhurandhar is a good film. Its temperament, cinematography, editing, sound mixing, visual effects, and pa

Excellent article of Dhurandhar from a Baloch perspective Found this section very interesting. Need more sources to verify the claims, but was pretty interesting:

"In the film, Shirani is shown as a BUF commander, yet his appearance closely resembles that of our Pashtun brothers; indeed, he looks strikingly similar to the well-known Pashtun religious leader of Balochistan, Maulana Muhammad Khan Shirani. With a broad-minded approach, this difference in attire might be overlooked to some extent. However, during his meeting with Rehman Baloch, portraying Rehman as superior, having Shirani kiss his hand and showing him handing over weapons is completely unjustifiable. Baloch sarmachars (freedom fighters), whom even Major Iqbal has acknowledged as fighting for their freedom, do not accept hereditary Baloch Nawabs or Sardars involved in Pakistani parliamentary politics. They view all of them, without distinction, as facilitators of the state. How, then, could they accept PPP’s Rehman Baloch? This portrayal negates the core philosophy of the Baloch sarmachar’s characteristics and the Baloch nationalist forces. At the very least, such a misleading impression should not have emerged from an Indian film. From several aspects of the film, it appears that the scriptwriter did not sufficiently research local political contradictions or the Baloch issue. Otherwise, Baloch sarmachars would not have been labelled “mujahedeen,” their commanders would not have been referred to as “Khalifa,” and Hamza Ali Mazari would not have introduced himself by saying, “My brother was a mujahid in Azad’s army.” "

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what if rehman didn't agree to the baloch weapons deal? We know that rehman was not in the list of people Hamza was meant to kill, and that he was added after 26/11.

But what if the Baloch didn't join the attacks, and Hamza continued to kill everyone else by manipulating the Baloch family, and then abandoned them, instead of taking power himself?

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Thinking further on this based on a question raised in the comments:

I think that had Rehman not agreed, it would have been an interesting opportunity for Hamza to build Balochistan-India relations after /while dismantling ISI relations.

By working with the Baloch gang, he could have a faction within Pakistan whom might be supportive of India, and whose cause India could support as well. So he might manipulate the gang to taking leadership within Pakistan, to further increase internal strife within the country, and reduce the violence directed at India.

Keeping Rehman alive would have been a good method to do this, provided he (Rehman) didn't care for international politics.

What do you guys think?

(disclaimer: I'm still learning about the complex political landscape of Pakistan, Balochistan and India. This is my interpretation with the content I have learnt so far. If there are any details which I am missing/ didn't take into account, please do lmk)

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Dear Dhurandhar fans- I have a feeling you might like Half Man (warning: very dead dove)

Dear Half Man fans - I have a feeling you might like the movie duology Dhurandhar very, very much.

[rabbitmotifs]

me when im in a niall x ruben competition and my opponent is richard gadd

[bambicest]

This is what you've always wanted from me, isn't it Bambi?

HALF MAN 1.04

[woke2]

Richard gadd pioneering a genre of gay tv previously unseen outside of my dead dove ao3 bookmarks just wasn't something i ever considered could happen

[sanajjjjjj]

They are actually so cute together 🎀🍓✨

Only iqbal can ruin uzair☹️✨

(i feel like he really liked uzair since even in part 2 he kept saying his name 😭😔)

[hurtspideyparker]

my favourite antagonist is of course the one who hurts my favourite character

the man who gained his trust, his love, his admiration. someone he cared for

the person who filled the void after his father figure died

a man who manipulated someone in a vulnerable position, used him for his own selfish endeavours. who stole a tool and turned it into a weapon

who then tries to kill the golden goose. who admits he's better, and good, and that's why he has to die

yeah. that's my favourite villain

[endertheloosegoose]

YOU GET IT

Like do I hate them both with all I have? Yes. But are they my favorite villains? Also yes.

[hurtspideyparker]

villains and antagonists are so underappreciated in media. they drive the protagonist, instigate character development, force them to make and do tough things that show us just how special they are.

a lackluster antagonist isn't going to drive the hero to reach new levels, to show these complex sides of themself and feel deeply (and cause us to feel deeply with them). the weight and pressure the antagonist puts on the story will make it or break it. we should be nearly as invested in the villain's actions and motives as we are the heroes.

and the different types of antagonists create different and fascinating dynamics with the protagonist and moral of the story.

— an antagonist who hurts because they are hurt: Loki. this is important for a hero like Thor because he's never had to face the fact that he isn't perfect and doing what he thinks is right isn't necessarily the right answer. he learns to look outside of himself because he was too arrogant to realize the ramifications of his and other heroes actions. if it was just another power hungry villain Thor would defeat them with his might and never learn to empathize.

— an antagonist who believes they're helping/doing what's right: Thanos. This being the Avengers first proper loss breaks the status quo of good vs. evil. MCU Thanos genuinely believes he's making the world better just like the Avengers, so good intention isn't enough to overcome the villain's power like in other stories. The fact that many people agreed with Thanos makes the protagonists look inwards and feel the weight of their actions. Their decisions in Civil War felt right and important at the time to each hero, but that break up meant they weren't together to fight Thanos. It's implied that if CW never happened they would have defeated Thanos, but they didn't, and instead lost those they care about permanently.

— an antagonist who wants power: Iron Man villains. Killian, Hammer, Stane. This pairs with Tony well because he grew up in an environment where power, intelligence, and wealth were always the priority. Even above himself. He fulfilled the Stark legacy and only when faced with a mirror of what this business and greed does to the world, what he's inadvertently done to others, does he step up to reverse the dark path he's been walking. Even though he regrets his past he's constantly learning how those actions did, do, and will hurt people. When you pair this type of antagonist up with someone like Captain America, such as Red Skull, the entire plot is different:

Captain America is an underdog story about how Steve's strong and ever-present moral compass makes him powerful. He's a role model and he teaches us to fight for the little guy no matter the odds or our own position. He was always a good person. Tony Stark is a redemption story. He didn't do the right thing, he was uninformed, he was selfish. His story is about change, guilt, and development. Steve wasn't a hero because of the serum, the serum just amplified the hero that was already there— but Tony wasn't doing the right thing, so it's important to know that you can change and make up for your wrongdoings any time in life. Regret is unavoidable but guilt is not permanent

The Obadiah Stane and Quentin Beck parallels extend beyond their own characters; Obadiah instigates the creation of Iron Man, and Quentin prevents Peter from stepping away from Spider-Man. Despite having opposing beginnings (rich, powerful, dangerous vs. poor, powerless, weak) both Peter and Tony are forced to be heroes due to their inability to allow others to be harmed because of them. Peter is able to learn the lessons Tony did far earlier in life, giving us hope of an even better generation of heroes. History repeats itself but so can the lessons and learning.

This is why I enjoy Peter and Tony's dynamic and connection in the MCU so much. the mentorship allows them to grow together/because of one another, and shows how you don't stop growing as a person despite your mature age or extensive experience, and you don't stop learning from someone just because they aren't around anymore.

Peter isn't Iron Man jr, and he has to realize that it isn't possible nor what's best. Their relationship was never to make Peter more like Tony, but to make him realize he isn't— and that's a good thing. They connect through similarities and improve each other through differences.

[chaotickittydreamer]

why are you pouting. how old are you sir

vote me 🥺🥺🥺

[pavbhajisupremacist]

Why is he so sad cat

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the hottest thing a guy can be is barely conscious on the floor while someone lifts his head up by the hair so that you can see his glazed out eyes and the blood running down his face

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Oh.

Oh-

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y'all, the amount of patience SP has is insane. I always thought the man was hyper 24/7 but after looking at Sanjay Dutt sir's character analysis from interviews, this man is insanely patient.

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would it have changed anything if it was faizal who died instead of naieem?

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what if rehman didn't agree to the baloch weapons deal? We know that rehman was not in the list of people Hamza was meant to kill, and that he was added after 26/11.

But what if the Baloch didn't join the attacks, and Hamza continued to kill everyone else by manipulating the Baloch family, and then abandoned them, instead of taking power himself?

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for the tamil dhurandhar fans:

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hamzairrrrrr

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uzair & rehman