'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' actor Abhay Arora confirms casting of actors from Pakistan’s Lyari: 'We had a local cast'

As Aditya Dhar’s high-octane spy thriller 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' continues to dominate the Indian box office, new details about its authentic production design have emerged. Actor Abhay Arora, who plays Yasir in the film, recently confirmed that the movie’s recreation of Lyari, Pakistan, was so realistic it stunned actual residents of the area who were cast as background actors during the Bangkok schedule.In an interview with NDTV, Abhay Arora opened up that several scenes in the movie were filmed featuring local residents connected to Lyari. He said, "There were some people in the crowd in Bangkok who are actually from Lyari, and when they came on set, they were like, it looks like Lyari. They are residents of Bangkok, and we had a local cast for these scenes, like the crowd, people walking in the back, and people cheering on stage." The actor shared that these people were cast in Bangkok and were actually from Lyari, Pakistan.In the same interview, Abhay Arora shared how the cast hired as background actors related to the set of Lyari in Bangkok. He said, "I saw some people getting very surprised; they were like, 'None of you guys have been to Lyari, but the details were impeccable.'"When asked if he could mention any specific scene, Abhay said, "Whatever scenes were shot in Bangkok, some of the faces were from Lyari. Many of the crowd scenes feature those people."Featuring Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Rakesh Bedi, Sara Arjun, R Madhavan, and Arjun Rampal, the movie has already raked in over Rs 620 crore in India. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the movie was released in cinemas on March 19, 2026. The film dropped in theaters in multiple languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.