Pakistan’s Sindh Information Minister, Sharjeel Inam Memon, announced that the province will release the film “Mera Layari” next month (January 2026) to directly counter the “negative propaganda” against the Lyari neighborhood of Karachi by the latest Indian spy thriller, “Dhurandhar.”
Misrepresentation cannot erase reality. Lyari stands for culture, peace, and resilience—not violence. While Dhurandhar spreads propaganda, Mera Lyari will soon tell the authentic story of pride and prosperity.
#MeraLyari movie releasing in January 2026. Indian propaganda… pic.twitter.com/bWDVbMYuz0
— Sindh Information Department (@sindhinfodepart) December 13, 2025
The Bollywood blockbuster, starring Ranveer Singh, follows an Indian spy infiltrating Lyari’s complex underworld, portraying the historically rich area as a den of crime and cross-border terror networks connected to events like the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Memon took to social media to assert that Lyari is not a symbol of violence but of “culture, peace, talent, and resilience,” and that the Pakistani-produced film, directed by Abu Aleeha and executive-produced by Ayesha Omar, will showcase the area’s “true face: peace, prosperity, and pride.”
This cinematic response is part of a broader reaction in Pakistan against Dhurandhar, which has also faced a constitutional petition in a Karachi court for the unauthorized use of imagery related to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the likeness of the late Benazir Bhutto.
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The controversy surrounding the film has also led to its reported ban in several key Gulf countries due to its alleged anti-Pakistan narrative.
