'Perfect Advertisement For Cigarettes': Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar Criticised Over Excessive Smoking Scenes In First Look

On Ranveer Singh's 40th birthday today (July 6), the makers of Dhurandhar unveiled the film's first look, which has created a storm on social media. Packed with mystery elements and gritty action sequences, fans couldn't get enough. The 2-minute-40-second gritty video is set to a Punjabi rap by Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas, and Sudhir Yaduvanshi.

Ranveer can be seen in an intense avatar, sporting long hair and a thick beard. Sharing the first look on Sunday, Ranveer took to Instagram and wrote, "An Inferno will rise (fire emoji). Uncover the true story of The Unknown Men." Also starring Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, and Arjun Rampal.

The first look video of Dhurandhar has been widely praised by netizens, although some expressed disappointment over the excessive smoking scenes featured in the video.

Check out Dhurandhar first look:

In the first look, Ranveer can be seen smoking cigarettes in several scenes. Akshaye, Sanjay, and Arjun are also shown smoking, which did not sit well with netizens, with many criticising the makers on social media.

Take a look at how netizens reacted:

A user joked, "Smoking ka man kar raha hai after watching Dhurandhar teaser."

"I thought Dhurandhar was going to be a realistic spy film, but it seems like they have leaned on a little massy side with the dialogues and smoking stuff. The action seems grounded. Looks promising," said a user on X.

Another user said, "They turn spy film based on a true story into a smoking ad just to copy south directors mass screen presence."

"Just the same music throughout, bikes running here and there and action with everyone smoking cigarettes. What is this #DhurandharTeaser about? Expected much better and sensible, but...," said a user.

Directed by Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar is scheduled to release on December 5, 2025.