Mumbai, March 20 Aditya Dhar's "Dhurandhar 2", starring Ranveer Singh as an undercover spy in Pakistan, has broken many records to deliver one of the biggest openings in Indian cinema, with an estimated earning of over ₹100 crore on its first day of release.
The film earned over ₹43 crore from paid previews on Wednesday, which is the highest ever for an Indian film, and ₹102.55 crore on its opening day on Thursday, bringing its total Indian earnings to around ₹145 crore, according to early estimates by trade tracking website Sacnilk.
The makers are expected to release the official figures later in the day, but the film has already surpassed the opening day numbers of recent Hindi blockbusters – Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" (₹75 crore) and "Pathaan" (₹57 crore), as well as the horror-comedy "Stree 2" (₹54 crore).
The worldwide collection of the movie is expected to cross the ₹200 crore figure, given the buzz surrounding the release of the second part after the massive success of "Dhurandhar".
"Dhurandhar: The Revenge" opened in cinemas on the back of record advance bookings – over 15 lakh tickets sold, including paid previews on Wednesday.
It is expected to surpass the success of the first "Dhurandhar", which earned ₹1,300 crore worldwide after its December 2025 release.
Produced by Jyoti Deshpande and Lokesh Dhar, "Dhurandhar: The Revenge" features Ranveer Singh as Jaskirat Singh Rangi, a young man who transforms into covert operative Hamza Ali Mazari operating deep inside Pakistan.
The sequel charts Mazari's rise in the Karachi underworld while tracing the origins of the man behind the cover.
Actors R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun and Rakesh Bedi also feature in the sequel, which was released in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.