Ranvir Singh film Dhurandhar did 100 crores business in India in 3 days and 135 crores business worldwide

In 3 days Dhurandhar did business of 100 crores business in India and 135 crores business worldwide due to brilliance of Ranvir Singhji, Sanjay Duttji, Akshay Khannaji, Rakesh Bediji, Arjun Rampalji and others.

Dhurandhar (transl. Stalwart) is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language spy action thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by Aditya Dhar. Produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar, and Lokesh Dhar under the banners Jio Studios and B62 Studios, it stars Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, and Rakesh Bedi.[5][6] The film is inspired by the real-life incidents, geopolitical conflicts, and covert operations of India's intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) with local gangs and crime syndicates in the Lyari area of Karachi, Pakistan.[7] The first instalment of a two-part series, the second instalment titled Dhurandhar Part 2 will release on 19 March 2026.[8] Principal photography took place from July 2024 and October 2025, with filming taking place in Thailand, Mumbai, Punjab, and Ladakh. The soundtrack and film score were composed by Shashwat Sachdev. With a runtime of 214 minutes, it is one of the longest Indian films ever made.[1] Dhurandhar was released on 5 December 2025 and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise towards the performance of the ensemble cast (particularly Singh and Khanna), direction, cinematography, music and the film’s atmospheric world-building, while the lengthy runtime, uneven pacing, and occasional narrative inconsistencies were criticised.[9] Plot The film draws inspiration from real-life events involving geopolitical tensions and covert operations conducted by India’s R&AW, particularly those associated with Operation Lyari, a Pakistan government-led crackdown on gangs and criminal syndicates in the Lyari neighbourhood of Karachi, Pakistan.[7] Set against the backdrop of the IC-814 hijacking in 1999 and the 2001 Indian Parliament attack, the film follows India's Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajay Sanyal, who crafts a daring and indomitable mission to infiltrate and dismantle a powerful terrorist network operating out of Pakistan. To execute this high-risk operation, Sanyal recruits an unlikely asset - a 20 year old boy from Punjab, held captive for committing a revenge-driven crime. Recognizing the boy's potential and raw intensity, Sanyal decides to mould him into a weapon capable of penetrating Karachi's ruthless underworld mafia.[10] The Price of Peace On 30 December 1999, Devavrat Kapoor negotiates a deal with terrorist Zahoor Mistry to release three terrorists, including his brother, in exchange for the lives of the passengers kept hostages in Kandahar. IB Chief Ajay Sanyal proposes a plan to infiltrate terrorism in Pakistan which is denied by the Chief of R&AW S. S. Bhullar. Two years later in 2001, after the attack on the Indian Parliament, Kapoor decides to work on Sanyal's Operation Dhurandhar. Stranger in the Land of Shadows Sanyal sends his agent Jaskirat Singh as Hamza Ali Mazari to Pakistan. Hamza goes to Lyari, Karachi and meets Mohammed Aalam, a juice shop owner. He starts living there, begins working as a waiter in the shop and gets information about Rehman Baloch and other gangs. Since Hamza is a Baloch, he can only join Rehman Dakait's gang. The Bastard King of Lyari Hamza gets an intel that Rehman's son Naieem Baloch may be shot at a wedding event the next day by Babu Dakait and his men. Hamza, finding it an opportunity to save Naieem and become a member in Rehman's gang, goes to the wedding. Babu Dakait's men arrive and shoot Naieem. Hamza drives them away but fails to save Naieem, instead saving Rehman's second son Faisal. At the hospital, Uzair Baloch brings Hamza into his gang after learning of his knowledge of guns. Jameel Jamali, a Pakistan Awami Party (PAP) politician, arrives there and tells Uzair not to do anything foolish in the time of elections. Spending time with Rehman's gang, Hamza gets to know about their illegal practice of making false guns. On Hamza's advice, Rehman decides to avenge Naieem's death. Hamza, Uzair and his men kill Babu Dakait's men, while Rehman himself kills Babu Dakait by brutally smashing his head with a weighing stone. Bullets and Roses [icon] This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2025) The Jinn [icon] This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2025) The Devil's Guardian [icon] This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2025) The Butterfly Effect [icon] This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2025) Et Tu Brutus [icon] This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2025) Cast Ranveer Singh as Hamza Ali Mazari / Jaskirat Singh Rangi Sanjay Dutt as SP Chaudhary Aslam Akshaye Khanna as Rehman Dakait R. Madhavan as Ajay Sanyal, Chief of IB (based on Ajit Doval) Arjun Rampal as Major Iqbal, ISI (based on Ilyas Kashmiri) Sara Arjun as Yalina Jamali, Jameel's daughter Rakesh Bedi as Jameel Jamali (based on Nabil Gabol) Naveen Kaushik as Donga Manav Gohil as Sushant Bansal, Deputy Director of the IB Danish Pandor as Uzair Baloch Gaurav Gera as Mohammad Aalam Raj Zutshi as General Shamshad Hassan Saumya Tandon as Ulfat, Rehman's wife Bimal Oberoi as Shirani, Leader of Baloch United Force (BUF) Asif Ali Haider Khan as Babu Dakait Madhurjeet Sargi as Prabhneet Singh Mustafa Ahmed as Rizwan Shah Udaybir Sandhu as Gurbaaz Singh "Pinda" Gitikka Ganju Dhar as Shabnam Umarr Naved Nirban as Zayan Rouhallah Gazi as Siyahi Aditya Uppal as ASP Omar Haider (based on Omar Shahid Hamid) Saurav Khurana as Baba Ladla / Babla Sunil Sharma as Shaukat Azinkya Mishra as Faizal Baloch, Rehman's younger son Hitul Pujara as Naieem Baloch, Rehman's elder son Ashwin Dhar as Arshad Pappu Abhay Arora as Yasir Arafat Danish Iqbal as Dawood Ibrahim Ankit Sagar as Javed Khanani Mushtaq Naika as Altaf Khanani Vinod Tharani as Azam Cheema Faiz Khan as Sajid Mir Sanjay Mehta as Abdul Bhuttovi [ur] Carl Andrew Harte as David Headley Dalvinder Saini as Ajmal Kasab Akaisha Vats as Uzair's wife Bhasha Sumbli as Veena Vijender Singh as Amarjit Singh Brar Gurlal Sandhu as Balwinder Sandhu Vivek Sinha as Zahoor Mistry / Zahid Akhund Rajesh Sangwan as Ibrahim Athar Mashhoor Amrohi as Nawab Shafiq (based on Nawaz Sharif) Sanjay Mehndiratta as Aquib Ali Zarwari (based on Asif Ali Zardari) Akash Khurana as Devavrat Kapoor, Minister of External Affairs (based on Jaswant Singh) Ali Raza Namdar as S. S. Bhullar, Special Secretary of R&AW (based on A. S. Dulat) Himanshu Gokhani as DGP Prashant Kumar, Uttar Pradesh Police Siddharth Bharadwaj as Balwant Rajat Aroraa as Mukka Gursewak Singh as Lassan Krystle D'Souza as dancer in the song "Shararat" Ayesha Khan as dancer in the song "Shararat" Production Development The film was officially announced in July 2024 by Ranveer Singh on his social media platforms.[11] The title was revealed as Dhurandhar in December 2024.[12] The film is reportedly inspired by real-life incidents, geopolitical conflicts, and covert operations of RAW.[13] The plot is loosely based on Operation Lyari, a government-led crackdown against local gangs and crime syndicates in the Lyari area of Karachi, Pakistan.[14][15] Casting In July 2024, Singh was cast as the lead, alongside Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Akshaye Khanna, and Arjun Rampal.[16][17] In October 2024, Sara Arjun was cast opposite Singh.[18] Singh plays the role of a RAW agent, while Madhavan was reported to be playing National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.[19][20] Dutt's character is based on Pakistani police officer Chaudhry Aslam Khan, Khanna's character is based on gangster Rehman Dakait, while Rampal's character is based on Pakistani militant-turned-terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri.[21] Singh's character was rumoured to be based on Major Mohit Sharma, an Indian army officer who infiltrated terrorist groups in Kashmir, however this claim was denied by Aditya Dhar.[22][23] In November 2025, Saumya Tandon confirmed she would be playing a pivotal role in the film.[24] Ahead of the film's release, the family of late Indian soldier Major Mohit Sharma filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking a stay on the release, accusing the makers of allegedly drawing inspiration from Sharma’s life and covert operations without seeking the family's consent.[25][26] The Delhi High Court directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to consider these objections, following which the Board undertook a fresh examination of the film and found no link to Major Mohit Sharma.[27] Similarly, Chaudhary Aslam’s widow, Naureen Aslam, also objected to his character's portrayal in the film, threatening to take legal action if her husband was falsely potrayed.[28] Filming Principal photography began in July 2024 in Bangkok.[29][30] The second schedule commenced in November 2024 at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.[31] In February 2025, filming took place in Filmistan, Mumbai.[32] A schedule took place in Madh Island which was wrapped by late April 2025.[33] In May 2025, some action sequences were filmed at the Dombvili-Mankoli bridge.[34] In July 2025, a dance number was shot at the Golden Tobacco Factory in Vile Parle.[35] Several scenes set in Pakistan were re-created in Thailand.[36] Additional filming also took place in Khera village in Ludhiana, where the production recreated Pakistan-set sequences.[37][38] In August 2025, filming moved to Ladakh, however it was halted after more than one hundred crew members were hospitalised due to food poisoning.[39] In September 2025, the major film scenes were shot in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.[40][41] Singh wrapped his portions in October 2025.[42] Filming was also simultaneously wrapped in the same month.[43] Soundtrack Main article: Dhurandhar (soundtrack) The soundtrack and film score were composed by Shashwat Sachdev, with lyrics written by Irshad Kamil.[44] The music rights were acquired by Saregama.[45] The title track was released on 15 October 2025.[46] It was a remake of the 1995 song "Na Dil De Pardesi Nu" sung by Muhammad Sadiq and Ranjit Kaur, composed by Charanjit Ahuja and written by Babu Singh Maan.[47] In 2003, it was remixed by Panjabi MC as "Jogi".[48] The second single titled "Ishq Jalakar (Karvaan)" was released on 25 November 2025, ahead of its schedule due to high public demand.[49] This song was recreated version of Hindi Qawwali “Na To Karvan Ki Talash Hai” from Barsaat Ki Raat (1960).[50] The third single titled "Gehra Hua" was released on 27 November 2025.[51] The full album was released on 1 December 2025.[52] Marketing The first-look poster was released on 6 July 2025, coinciding with Singh’s 40th birthday. A teaser was also unveiled on the same day,[9][53] featuring vocals by Jasmine Sandlas. The soundtrack includes a rap segment by Hanumankind.[54] The trailer was originally scheduled to release on 12 November, however it was postponed due to the 2025 Delhi car explosion.[55] It was released on 18 November 2025 at a launch event held at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre.[56] The audio launch took place on 1 December 2025.[57] While promoting the film at the 56th International Film Festival of India in Goa, Ranveer Singh received strong backlash for mimicking sacred Daeva ritual performed by actor Rishab Shetty in a scene from the film Kantara: Chapter 1, which many found to be disrespectful towards the Bhoota Kola tradition of Karnataka. He further referred to the deva (deity) as a "female ghost" which many felt was disrespectful to cultural and spiritual significance of the traidition in Karnataka. He later apologized online, stating his actions were never meant to disrespect anyone.[58][59] Release Theatrical Dhurandhar was released on 5 December 2025.[60] The film received an A (adults only) certificate from the CBFC for strong violence, along with a finalised runtime of 214 minutes after some violent visuals and cuss words were censored.[1] Home media The digital streaming rights were acquired by Netflix.[61] Reception Critical reception Dhurandhar received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. A critic from Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, calling Dhurandhar a well-made, ambitious big-screen experience with top-notch craft, memorable moments and some truly oustanding performances.[62] Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling the film a "power-packed Karachi mafia thriller" where lead actor Ranveer Singh delivers a "subdued yet scorching" performance that largely anchors the film’s impact. She highlighted the film’s immersive world-building, the gritty, violent underworld of Karachi’s Lyari mafia through a narrative structured in multiple chapters, with a runtime of nearly three-and-a-half hours that nevertheless "rarely feels overbearing", owing to what is described as "stylish, tight storytelling".[63] Rishabh Suri of the Hindustan Times gave the film 3 out of 5 stars describing it as a “lengthy yet loaded spy drama", highlighting the performances of Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna as well Aditya Dhar’s direction. He also noted that the film occasionally feels overlong and dense with too many sub-plots.[64] Radhika Sharma of NDTV gave 3 out of 5 stars, praising the cast performances and soundtrack, but criticised the second half calling it "a completely different film altogether".[65] Gayatri Nirmal of Pinkvilla gave 4 out of 5 stars, praising the second-half, screenplay, and background score but criticised the runtime.[66] Shalini Gangar of The Indian Express gave 2.5 out of 5 stars, describing the film as an "ambitious spy thriller" that ultimately works only "in flashes." She praised the film’s scale, production values, and the attempt to depict the many layers of Lyari’s criminal, political, and familial dynamics. However, she argued that despite its large cast and multiple narrative strands, the film only intermittently comes together, with its storytelling lacking consistency.[67] Vineeta Kumar of India Today gave 3 out of 5 stars writing "Dhurandhar is a sprawling, muscular, politically sharp thriller that bites off a lot, and thanks to Khanna's explosive brilliance, chews most of it successfully".[68] Taher Ahmed of Deccan Herald gave 3 out of 5 stars, praising the performances, cinematography, and soundtrack, but criticised the runtime, pacing, and climax.[69] Anuj Kumar of The Hindu wrote "Moored by a charismatic Akshaye Khanna and a brooding Ranveer Singh, Aditya Dhar’s ambitious but overstretched and chest-thumping espionage saga serves political interests, tests endurance".[70] Simran Khan of Times Now gave 3 out of 5 stars, writing "The Aditya Dhar actioner's ending doesn't quite justify its lengthy runtime. However the adrenaline-pumping set pieces and relentless high-voltage action action, paired with a background score that amplifies the drama and keeps the tension from ever dipping, make the ride worth it".[71] Box office As of 5 December 2025, Dhurandhar has grossed ₹34.05 crore (US$4.0 million) domestically and ₹4.5 crore (US$530,000) overseas for a worldwide gross of ₹38.55 crore (US$4.6 million)