MUMBAI: From directorials, including the surgical strike of Uri, and to producing Article 370, Baramulla, Dhoom Dhaam and now the explosive directorial scale of Dhurandhar Aditya Dhar continues to carve a unique space for himself as Bollywood’s foremost storyteller rooted in reality. With his third consecutive hard-hitting narrative, Dhar delivers his most ambitious film yet reviving the era of multi-starrers with a gritty, character-driven lens.
Dhurandhar, a kind of a film that's rarely tapped on today, features a powerhouse ensemble led by Ranveer Singh in what is being lauded as his most volatile performance to date, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna,, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi and Sara Arjun. The film follows the untold story of an ‘unknown Indian’ operating deep inside enemy territory a high-risk mission. The film has already emerged as Ranveer Singh’s biggest opening ever.
With a blockbuster start and strong critical applause from both critics and audiences, Dhar has once again conquered the box office battlefield by serving a spectacle that’s clutter-breaking and far from the usual.
Backed by Jio Studios who co-produced the film alongside Aditya and Lokesh Dhar’s B62 Studios Production, Dhurandhar marks a unique strategic collaboration. Jyoti Deshpande, President of Jio Studios, demonstrated rare confidence by greenlighting the project as a two-film story shot simultaneously an ambitious model that maximized scale, efficiency, and audience engagement across the year.
At the heart of the film’s success lies Dhar’s sensitive yet volatile writing and direction, inspired by real events, a creation that features an entirely unique styling and narrative. The action is palpable, the emotions cut deep, and the dialogues resonate immersing audiences. Ranveer has credited Dhar for shaping one of the most powerful characters of his career, saying he agreed to the film almost instantly after hearing the script. The audience love and box-office records now validate that faith.
What works for ‘Dhurandhar’ is an amalgamation of big stars, a powerfully touching narrative, latest tech, sound and scale in direction and a background music score that’s already on everyone’s playlist. Noteworthy is Akshaye Khanna’s entry song that’s being compared to Bobby Deol’s glass dance in ‘Animal’. Khanna is getting as much acclaim as the rest of the cast. Add to it the cliffhanger ending that sets the stage for a ‘Dhurandhar part 2’ and you have it all. Because nothing is sweeter than a revenge story. Which is what part 2 is being touted as.
With Dhurandhar, Aditya Dhar firmly establishes himself as the director of realism with scale a storyteller whose grounded cinema strikes as powerfully as it entertains. And reality, as he proves yet again, makes the biggest impact.
Dhurandhar is a high octane action-thriller written, directed, and produced by Aditya Dhar, and produced by Jyoti Deshpande and Lokesh Dhar. Presented by Jio Studios, a B62 Studios the film opened to massive numbers at the box office and is only soaring higher through the weekend.
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