Casting the Cars of Dhurandhar: What Would Each Character Drive?

If Dhurandhar's characters had garages instead of gun lockers, Hamza Ali Mazari would drive something that looks respectable in daylight and disappears into traffic by night. That's the whole game of Aditya Dhar's spy epic. Everyone is two people at once, and it turns out cars are an unusually honest way to read them.

So we did the irresponsible thing and car-cast the entire film. Rules: the car has to match the character's psychology, not their budget. And every pick has to be something you could actually find at an SUV showroom near me in Mumbai this monsoon, because a fantasy garage is no fun if it stays a fantasy.

Hamza Ali Mazari (Ranveer Singh): the shape-shifter's SUV. Hamza survives by being underestimated. He needs a car that reads as family-man sensible but has genuine muscle underneath, which is basically the brief for the Maruti Suzuki Victoris, the all-rounder SUV that looks calm and carries more capability than it advertises. A man living under a false identity doesn't drive anything that draws a second glance. He drives the car every neighbour approves of. That's the cover.

Rehman Dakait (Akshaye Khanna): the empire builder. Rehman runs Lyari like a CEO who never bothered with a boardroom. His car has to project quiet, established power. No flash, all presence. That's the Grand Vitara SUV in its hybrid avatar: composed, efficient, in control of every situation, exactly like a man who chairs a "peace committee" while running a city's underworld. And if that composure appeals to you beyond the screen, there's a practical window here: Shivam Autozone is running Monsoon Offers on NEXA models until 15th July 2026, which include upto ₹1,50,000/-* on the Grand Vitara. Rehman would call that leverage.

SP Chaudhary Aslam (Sanjay Dutt): the task force battering ram. Aslam doesn't do subtle. His vehicle needs three rows of presence, a bonnet like a threat, and the ability to carry an entire task force's worth of attitude. The Invicto, NEXA's flagship, is the only honest answer. It's the car that arrives before he does. The same Monsoon Offers window covers it too, at upto ₹2,00,000/-* until 15th July.

Ajay Sanyal (R. Madhavan): the man who runs assets, not errands. Spymasters live in the back seat, reading files while someone else drives. The XL6, with its six seats and captain chairs, is a mobile operations room disguised as a family MPV. Which, if you think about it, is exactly what a handler's cover looks like. (NEXA Monsoon Offers apply here as well: upto ₹55,000/-* till 15th July.)

Major Iqbal (Arjun Rampal): the man who doesn't use roads. Some characters get sedans. Some get terrain. The Jimny is the only car in this list built for a man whose job description includes places maps give up on. Small, brutal, unkillable. The casting writes itself.

The fun of this exercise is that it works in reverse too. Walk into any Shivam Autozone showroom, the top Maruti Suzuki dealer in Mumbai, and you can play it with real people: the Victoris buyer who insists it's "just for the family," the Jimny buyer who has never once been off-road but might, someday, hypothetically. Cars are characters. Dhurandhar just made us admit it.

FAQs

Q1. What car suits Ranveer Singh's character Hamza in Dhurandhar?

A mid-size SUV that blends in while carrying real capability. The Maruti Suzuki Victoris fits Hamza's double-life psychology best: it reads family-sensible outside and mission-capable inside, which is Hamza's entire survival strategy.

Q2. Where can I see the Victoris and Grand Vitara in Mumbai?

Both are available at Shivam Autozone, an authorized Maruti Suzuki dealership with Arena and NEXA showrooms across Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar. Test drives can be booked online.

Q3. Are there monsoon offers on NEXA SUVs in July 2026?

Yes. Shivam Autozone's Monsoon Offers on NEXA models are valid until 15th July 2026, including upto ₹1,50,000/-* on the Grand Vitara and upto ₹2,00,000/-* on the Invicto (*T&C apply).