A kshaye Khanna’s turn as the menacing Rehman Baloch in Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller ‘Dhurandhar’ is drawing widespread acclaim, with many viewers noting that the real-life figure was even more terrifying than his on-screen portrayal. While Ranveer Singh fronts the film, it is Khanna’s chilling performance that has captured public attention and sparked renewed curiosity about the Karachi gangster who once dominated Lyari.

Set in the turbulent late-2000s landscape of Karachi, ‘Dhurandhar’ loosely adapts incidents from India’s covert operations in Pakistan. Khanna’s character, introduced as Rehman Dakait, stands at the centre of Lyari’s criminal network – a role rooted in the life of one of Pakistan’s most notorious underworld figures.

A feared crime lord from Lyari

Sardar Abdul Rehman Bal

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