By: Express News ServiceVadodara | December 25, 2025 06:48 AM IST 2 min readRanveer Singh in a still from Dhurandhar.THE GUJARAT High Court (HC) on Wednesday asked two petitioners from Gandhinagar to “substantiate” how dialogue pertaining to the Baloch spoken in the recently-released film Dhurandhar had “defamed” the entire community.The Gujarat HC was hearing a petition filed by two members of the Baloch community that sought directions to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the filmmakers to remove the contentious dialogue from the film as well as its promotions.Justice A P Mayee was hearing a petition filed by Yasin Allarakha Baloch as well as Ayub Balekhan Baloch – who identified himself as the member of a community Trust, on Wednesday, in which the petitioners have raised objection to a dialogue delivered in the film by a policeman character played by actor Sanjay Dutt. The petitioners contended that the dialogue, which makes reference to their community, had been spoken in a “derogatory and contemptuous manner” and hurt the sentiments while “showing the community in poor light and also defaming the community.” The petitioners’ counsel submitted before the court that the Baloch community is part of a large area of Balochistan, which extends from countries located in the North West to India, extending to Iran and Pakistan as well as parts of Gujarat in India. The petitioner’s counsel contended that the dialogue in the film “compared the community to an animal that cannot be trusted” and “did not specifically mention any particular character of the community or a gang but appears to be a general statement”. The petitioners also submitted that the film’s visuals and words referring to the community are “anti-caste and racial.” The court, however, orally sought to know how the petitioner had been prejudiced due to the dialogue as the film was based in a region outside India. The court orally remarked, “The (film is about a) dispute between the two neighbouring countries and you are saying that you are being defamed in India… You have to substantiate how you have been prejudiced… You are trying to take something out of context…”Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:CBFCDhurandhar