- Dhurandhar The Revenge earned an extraordinary Rs 43 crore on its very first day.
- Ranveer Singh delivers what critics are calling a career-defining performance as Hamza.
- Director Aditya Dhar has crafted one of the finest spy franchises in Indian cinema history.
- The nearly four hour runtime flies by, with audiences calling it complete entertainment throughout.
Very few Bollywood sequels arrive carrying the weight of genuine expectation rather than manufactured hype. After the path-breaking success of Dhurandhar Part 1, the franchise has grown into a movement in Indian cinema, and Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which hit cinemas worldwide on March 19, has already begun proving that the momentum was entirely justified. Paid preview collections alone crossed Rs 43 crore on day zero, placing it firmly among the biggest Bollywood openings of 2026, and the reactions pouring in from audiences and critics alike suggest the film has earned every single rupee of that number.
The story picks up directly from where Part 1 ended. Hamza Ali Mazari, the undercover Indian intelligence operative played by Ranveer Singh, finds himself navigating the explosive fallout of Rehman Dakait’s death, manipulating a dangerous power vacuum in Lyari while managing deeper threats that now extend well beyond the criminal underworld he has spent years infiltrating. The film draws loose inspiration from multiple real-life geopolitical events including Operation Lyari, the 2014 Indian general elections, and the 2016 banknote demonetisation, giving the narrative a grounded urgency that makes its more operatic moments land with genuine force. Director Aditya Dhar, who also wrote the screenplay, has always understood that the best spy thrillers are character studies dressed in action clothes. Dhurandhar: The Revenge proves that instinct correct at nearly every turn.
While Ranveer Singh played his part with restraint in the first chapter, this one gives him full scope to go all out, and he brings his A-game with a towering screen presence and a performance that critics are already placing among the finest of his career. There are sequences in the second half that reportedly brought preview audiences to their feet, and the pre-climax, which layers multiple story threads simultaneously before releasing them in a single devastating payoff, is the kind of writing that reminds you why certain directors deserve to be in a category of their own. Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, and R. Madhavan round out a supporting cast that brings real weight to every scene they occupy, and Shashwat Sachdev’s background score, which reportedly drew special praise from actor Vijay Deverakonda after an early screening, adds an additional layer of intensity throughout.
Early audience reactions gave the film 4.5 stars and described it as complete entertainment, noting that even though the film runs close to four hours it never once feels boring, with the story keeping viewers engaged at every stage through outstanding screenplay and mind-blowing direction. That is a difficult thing to achieve at any runtime, let alone one approaching four hours. Aditya Dhar has outshone himself with Dhurandhar: The Revenge and delivered one of the finest franchises in Indian cinema, a film that will serve as a textbook example of how to craft a spy action thriller, how to build drama with minimal reliance on spectacle, and how to give a proper and satisfying conclusion to a story. The political themes will generate conversation, as they should, but the film never loses sight of the human story at its centre, which is what makes it stay with you long after the lights come up.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge is now playing in cinemas across India in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. The film will arrive on JioHotstar for streaming after its theatrical run concludes. If you haven’t seen Part 1 yet, now is the time to fix that before watching the sequel. This is Bollywood firing on every cylinder!
Director: Aditya Dhar
Writer: Aditya Dhar
Starring: Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan, Sara Arjun, Yami Gautam, Danish Pandor, Gaurav Gera
Release Date: March 19, 2026
