Pakistani politician Nabil Gabol is miffed about all the trolling he is facing online ever since the release of Dhurandhar 2. He believes that the character of Jameel Jamali is based on him and he will make a movie of his own to counter all the alleged lies that are being propagated by Aditya Dhar’s film.
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In an interview with a content creator, Nabil claimed that Jameel (played by Rakesh Bedi) is based on him as he was the MNA of Lyari at the time. When the content creator asked him about how Jameel Jamali was revealed to be an R&AW officer, he claimed that Indians cannot fight Pakistan in battlefield therefore resort to such things.
“The truth is that they cannot fight Pakistan or the Pakistani Army, so they created a movie instead. Through this, they have made Lyari internationally famous. The people of Lyari do not care; they are very strong. They used a comedian, Rakesh Bedi, to play my role and portrayed him as Nabil Gabol. Rakesh Bedi later claimed, ‘No, I didn’t just base it on Nabil Gabol; I made it a general depiction of all Pakistani politicians’. However, in 2007, the MNA of Lyari was Nabil Gabol.”
He also addressed the trolling. “I see a lot of trolling on Indian social media asking why Nabil Gabol has gone silent. Well, today is the 26th, and I will give you a powerful response, just as the Pakistani Army responded to you. Just as six of your planes were shot down, I will also give you a proper answer regarding what Lyari actually is.”
He then proclaimed that he will make Dhurandhar 3 but won’t call it that. He will call it Lyari Ka Gabbar.
What Nabil Gabol previously said
Last year, when Dhurandhar had released, Nabil Gabol had expressed his displeasure at his alleged portrayal then as well. While speaking with the media, Gabol was asked if he would go to the international forum to seek a ban on Dhurandhar, which has been criticised by many in Pakistan for ‘tarnishing the country’s image’. The former MNA said he doesn’t have the money to do so. However, he did criticise the film, particularly his own depiction. “Jo mera role dikhaya gaya hai, mera role bahut dabbang tha, or dabbang iss tareeke se tha ki inhone mere role ko sahi tareeke se nahi dikhaya (I was very audacious. But they haven’t shown me the way I was).”
Dhurandhar movies star Ranveer Singh as an Indian spy who infiltrates the gangs of Lyari in Pakistan. It also stars Arjun Rampal, Akshaye Khanna, Sara Arjun, Sanjay Dutt and others. The second film has earned more than ₹1000 crore worldwide over just a week.
