"I could smell his sweat through the screen." That one comment from the 2025 Dhurandhar interview has lived rent-free in my head.
Since when did sweat become disgusting?
We're humans. We sweat, we bleed, we have natural odors and body hair, until we wipe it, until we use deodorant, until we clean the blood.
That's biology, not dirt.
The real issue? It seemed classist. Hamza worked at a juice shop for a year. He came from labor. And people often attach sweat and "unhygienic" terms to laborers. I'm not saying upper-class work isn't hard. It's about the situation. It's about who gets to be seen as "clean" and who gets judged.
He takes better care of his long hair than most people do of their entire personality, but sure, let's question his hygiene.
This character is inspired by real unknown men who risked everything for this country. Instead of respect, we judge their sweat? Great.
Also, if "body hair is natural and women should embrace it"—then he should too. Pick a struggle.
And if you're against body hair regardless of gender, I'd suggest you shave your head, your eyebrows, and your eyelashes. They're part of the body too.
Sweat is not dirty. Hair is not dirty. Blood is not dirty. Realness is not dirty.
[This applies to everyone, btw, not exclusively for Dhurandhar.]