Dhurandhar

2025 3h 34m HI

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8.3

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★7.3TMDB · 367★8.3IMDB · 138,488

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Synopsis

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In the early 2000s, an undercover operative infiltrates Karachi's underworld, breaking into its inner circle to dismantle a violent nexus from within.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ranveer Singh
Hamza Ali Mazari / Jaskirat Singh Rangi
Akshaye Khanna
Rehman Dakait
R. Madhavan
Ajay Sanyal
Arjun Rampal
Major Iqbal
Sanjay Dutt
SP Chaudhary Aslam
Sara Arjun
Yalina Jamali
Rakesh Bedi
Jameel Jamali
Danish Pandor
Uzair Baloch

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aditya Dhar
Writers: Aditya Dhar, Aditya Dhar
Languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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At 214 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.7× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Dhurandhar Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aditya Dhar, shot by Vikash Nowlakha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shashwat Sachdev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shivkumar V. Panicker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aditya Dhar directs. Vikash Nowlakha behind the camera. Shashwat Sachdev scores. Shivkumar V. Panicker cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 214 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Made its money back 5.7× over at the box office.
3Released last year.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu.
5Part of the "Dhurandhar Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Aditya Dhar, shot by Vikash Nowlakha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Shashwat Sachdev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Shivkumar V. Panicker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna and R. Madhavan carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt33014583 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 17 themes, including "espionage", "political party", "politics", "patriotism".

The technical file

Cinematography: Vikash Nowlakha
Original score: Shashwat Sachdev
Editing: Shivkumar V. Panicker
Production design: Saini S. Johray
Costume design: Smriti Chauhan
Makeup / hair: Preetisheel Singh
VFX supervisor: Dhrutiranjan Sahoo
Sound: Biswadeep Chatterjee
Stunt coordinator: Ejaz Gulab
Runtime: 214 min · 3h 34m
Status: Released
Budget: $24,000,000
Box office: $136,599,112
Return: 569% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Dhurandhar (2025)
IMDB rating: 8.3/10 · 138,488 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

46 wins & 35 nominations total

Part of

Dhurandhar Collection

In a high-stakes covert counter-terrorism operation, an undercover agent infiltrates Karachi's criminal syndicates and political power structures in Pakistan in an effort to dismantle a terror network targeting India.

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solstafir72025-12-11
★ 7/10
I liked Dhurandhar. It's not phenomenal or so, but definitely not a lot to complain about. It is a testosterone trip to an extent, but I'm not complaining. Those who are complaining are not really the target audience, it seems. Towards the end, there are some risky bets and plot armour, but it's a film, not a documentary. It could have benefited from a somewhat better runtime. 3.5 hrs is long. It dials up the violence meter for mainstream Bollywood, but nothing too shocking and not too much of it either. Ranveer is actually more vulnerable, more grounded, except when he's not. Then he's just Tommy Vercetty. Given that Aditya is just 42, I do see early GTA could be part of his college years.

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