Bollywood film, Dhurandhar, is currently dominating headlines due to strong box office performance, amazing audience reception of its cast, controversy over its inspiration, speculated connection with Aditya Dhar’s Uri: The Surgical Strike, and the announcement of a sequel. Dhurandhar is an espionage thriller with an ensemble cast, including Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, and R. Madhavan. Amid the buzz around the gripping movie, here’s the answer to the much-talked-about question, did Ranveer Singh’s character stay undercover for as many days as the alleged inspiration, Major Mohit Sharma, did during his real-life mission?
How many days did Major Mohit Sharma live undercover amid terrorists?
Major Mohit Sharma lived undercover as Iftikhar Bhatt while infiltrating the Hizbul Mujahideen to gather vital intelligence. During this daring 2004 mission in Shopian, he adopted the persona of a man seeking revenge for his brother’s death against the Indian Army. The terrorists believed his story after he showed them some fake road maps of the Indian Army camps, claiming that he created them to launch a sudden attack on them. To gain the terrorists’ absolute trust, he completely changed his appearance, including growing long hair and a heavy beard, to blend in seamlessly with the militant group.
