The gritty streets of Karachi’s underbelly are set to return to the spotlight, this time through a Bollywood film. Dhurandhar, an upcoming movie starring Sanjay Dutt as a Pakistani Police officer -- along with Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna -- draws inspiration from the life of Chaudhry Aslam, one of Pakistan’s most feared and debated police officers.
A senior figure in the Karachi Police, Aslam built a reputation defined by sharp contradictions, hailed by many for his daring war on terror and organised crime, and also condemned by others for his hard-edged methods. He led some of the most dangerous operations in Pakistan’s largest city, taking on gang empires, sectarian killers, and extremist outfits, all while living under the shadow of constant dea
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