Celebrity trainer-turned-actor Mustafa Ahmed, who played Rizwan in Dhurandhar, addressed the 'propaganda' label around the film. Reacting to the criticism, he questioned why director Aditya Dhar would cast him if that were true. "What need does Aditya have to work with me? If he wanted to go the propaganda route, he could have taken Mukesh or Mahesh instead,” he said.