A Pakistani journalist named Khalid Mehmood Khalid claimed that former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif "greatly appreciated" the portrayal of character inspired by him in 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge'. "He asked a friend to arrange a copy of the film and watched it in full," wrote Khalid on X. Sharif's character in the film, Nawab Shafiq, was played by Mashhoor Amrohi.