“Dhurandhar,” starring Ranveer Singh, has overtaken the Hindi dubbed version of “Pushpa 2: The Rule” to become the highest-grossing Hindi-language film in India.
Aditya Dhar directed the film, with Jio Studios and B62 Studios producing. Singh leads the cast, with Akshaye Khanna playing the antagonist. The cast also includes Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Manav Gohil, Danish Pandor, Saumya Tandon, Gaurav Gera and Naveen Kaushik.
The film’s India box office currently stands at INR981.05 crore ($109 million), and the international gross is $30.5 million, per numbers provided by Jio Studios.
“Dhurandhar” is told in two parts, with the first installment following a decade-long Indian intelligence operation where an undercover agent infiltrates Karachi’s criminal and political underworld. The sequel is expected to continue from the cliffhanger ending.
International records for “Dhurandhar” include being the no. 1 Hindi-language film of all time in North America; the no. 2 Indian film of all time in North America; the no. 1 Indian film of all time in Canada and Australia; and the no. 4 Indian film of all time in the U.K., per Jio Studios.
In the pantheon of all-time highest grossers locally in India, “Dhurandhar” is currently at no. 4, behind “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” ($159 million, Telugu-language and dubbed versions), “Pushpa 2: The Rule” ($153.5 million, Telugu-language and dubbed versions), and “K.G.F: Chapter 2” ($112 million, Kannada-language and dubbed versions).
Among the highest grossing Indian films of all time worldwide, “Dhurandhar” currently occupies the fifth spot behind “Dangal” ($244.5 million), “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” ($201.2 million), “Pushpa 2: The Rule” ($200 million) and “RRR” ($154 million).
“Dhurandhar 2” will bow March 19, simultaneously releasing in the Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam languages in a pan-India and global rollout – a significant expansion from the original’s Hindi-only theatrical run. The decision to mount a five-language release came in response to unprecedented demand from South Indian markets, despite the first film’s Hindi-only availability.