Dhar was born on 12 March 1983 in New Delhi into a Kashmiri Pandit family.[4][5] His mother, Suneeta Dhar, was a former dean at Delhi University, where he also graduated before spending nearly two decades in music theatre, which helped shape his screenwriting career.[6][7] His elder brother, Lokesh Dhar, has served as a leading studio executive at UTV Motion Pictures and later Fox Star Studios. In 2021, he and Lokesh co-founded the production company B62 Studios.[8]
Dhar was scheduled to collaborate with Vicky Kaushal again for the mythological superhero film The Immortal Ashwatthama.[29] In 2021, the film was planned as a trilogy and was expected to begin filming;[30] however, it was shelved due to the COVID-19 pandemic and budgetary constraints.[31][32] Dhar subsequently produced the films under his B62 Studios banner which includes the critically acclaimed political film Article 370 and the horror thriller Baramulla; in which he also served a co-writer of the films.[33]
Upon its release, Uri: The Surgical Strike received both praise and criticism for its perceived political overtones. The Guardian reported that the film was described as “patriotic by some and propaganda by others.”[44]
Director Aditya Dhar maintained that the film was apolitical and intended to portray real events. In an interview with Reuters, he stated that Uri had “no political leanings” and was conceived as “a dedication to the Indian Army.”[45] In the same report, film critic Rajeev Masand described the film as carrying a partisan message, stating there was “no confusion on the agenda” and characterizing it as propaganda. Dhar responded to such criticism by asserting that the narrative followed events chronologically and was meant as a tribute to the armed forces.[46]
The 2025 spy thriller Dhurandhar similarly received mixed responses. According to Hindustan Times, while the film drew praise, it also faced criticism, with some commentators calling it propaganda.[47]
Several filmmakers and actors publicly defended the film. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap remarked that, aside from what he described as a few “propaganda dialogues,” the film was “brilliant in execution,” comparing it to international spy thrillers such as Zero Dark Thirty.[48]
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