Akshaye Khanna’s intense performance as a Balochi gangster in "Dhurandhar" and the various scenes depicting the community's struggle in Pakistan has ignited conversation far beyond cinema halls.

Several sequences in the movie are loosely based on one of South Asia’s most contested political movements: the struggle for Balochistan. Suddenly, an issue long confined to human-rights reports and diplomatic murmurs is being examined through a mainstream film. Viewers are curious. Baloch activists are alert. And Pakistan is uneasy. The real conflict behind the reel resistance

Balochistan is a land abundant in natural wealth, yet poverty grips its towns and villages. Rich gas fields and minerals fuel Pakistan’s industry and budget, but rarely enrich the people who live where these resources are

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