Ranveer Singh’s film ‘Dhurandhar’ created a stir at the box office. The film and its sequel ‘Dhurandhar: Revenge’ together grossed over Rs 3,000 crore worldwide, making the franchise one of the biggest commercial successes of Indian cinema. Co-producer Jyoti Deshpande said that in view of the increasing production expenses, the makers along with Ranveer Singh and director Aditya Dhar adopted a risk-sharing model. Also, the film which was initially going to be made in one part, was later decided to be divided into two parts.

Ranveer Singh took less fees in ‘Dhurandhar’
Recently, in a conversation with ET Digital, Jyoti Deshpande said that both Ranveer Singh and Aditya Dhar decided to take a low upfront fee for the film and instead chose to share in the profits through a backend deal. He said, “Ranveer had come to ‘Dhurandhar’ with a low fixed fee and a backend deal, due to which he got the benefit of that agreement. Aditya also chose low fixed fees and backend. They got good profits by working with us. This is how you distribute both risk and reward.

He said, ‘We bet completely for Dhurandhar. The cost of making the film was almost double what we had initially thought. But later it changed into two parts. In the end we all got good benefits from it.

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He said, ‘Dhurandhar was written as a single story. It was conceived and budgeted as a film. But when we completed the first shooting schedule, we realized that the budget had increased much more than originally estimated. He said, ‘The footage that came from the first schedule was amazing. Looking at the story, we felt that it had so much potential that it could be made into a two-part film.

He said, ‘Initially it was completely based on Pakistan. We were talking about the ‘deep state’, which is a concept that has been around for years. He also said that explaining a geopolitical thought to a general audience was a big challenge in itself, and this is what drew him towards this project.

Jyoti Deshpande praised the film
Also praised the unique narrative structure. He said, ‘I liked its chapterized format very much. I’m a fan of this kind of storytelling, and it’s done very well in Western films. In today’s time, people have become accustomed to watching such content on OTT, which is episodic and immersive. This allows the audience to spend more time with that world and characters. That’s why I liked such an idea in which the film does not just have a beginning, middle and end, but completely immerses the audience in that world.

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He said that the makers were confident that ‘Dhurandhar’ could become a long-running franchise. ‘We felt that if we could get it right, it could become a franchise that would continue to attract audiences for years. Like ‘James Bond’ or ‘Mission: Impossible’ these are such franchises.

Kannada cinema superstar Shiva Rajkumar has praised Bollywood’s blockbuster film ‘Dhurandhar’. In the press conference on the success of his film ’45’, he described director Aditya Dhar’s multi-starrer film as brilliant. South superstar Surya Shivkumar especially praised the acting of Akshay Khanna and Ranveer Singh.

Shiva Rajkumar praised
Shiva Rajkumar said, the sentiments of ‘Dhurandhar’ are wonderful. The film has been produced in an excellent manner. Every actor has given excellent performance in the film. He was very impressed by Akshay Khanna’s acting, but he described Ranveer Singh’s role as even more special.

Explaining the difference in the roles of both the actors, Shivrajkumar said, ‘Akshay Khanna’s character was such that he could show different shades of his character, there was a lot of freedom. At the same time, Ranveer Singh’s role demanded a lot of restraint and subtlety, which is not easy to do. Ranveer has played it brilliantly and beautifully.

Surya Shivkumar shared a special post
Apart from Shiva Rajkumar, South superstar Surya Shivakumar also shared a special post on social media regarding the film Dhurandhar. He has created a huge discussion among the fans with his post. On his official

Surya wrote that he was completely impressed by Aditya Dhar’s craft and this film shook him to the core. Congratulating the entire team, he said that this film is a special achievement for Indian cinema. In his post, Surya also especially praised the star cast of the film.

Thank you @AdityaDharFilms for giving this masterpiece. #Dhurandhar what a movie! Completely blown by your craft… love & respect to you and the whole team. Special congrats to my bro @ActorMadhavan – what a transformation! #AkshayeKhanna & @RanveerOfficial congrats on a very…

— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) January 3, 2026

He R. Calling Madhavan as ‘brother’, he praised his transformation and said that it becomes difficult to recognize Madhavan in this character. Along with this, Surya wrote for Akshay Khanna and Ranveer Singh that this blockbuster is a fully deserved result of their hard work and talent.

Tax free in Ladakh
The film ‘Dhurandhar’, directed by Aditya Dhar, continues to perform well at the box office. Along with the common people, the stars of the film industry are also describing the acting of the film and the actors as strong. At the same time, the film has been declared tax free in Ladakh. Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta announced this on his ‘X’ account.

Part 2 will come on March 19
‘Dhurandhar’, released on December 5, stars Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna along with Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal along with stars like Sara Arjun and Rakesh Bedi are in important roles. The second part of the film is also ready for release. The makers recently announced that the film will be released in theaters on March 19 on the occasion of Eid this year.

Aditya Dhar left a tremendous impression with Dhurandhar. This Ranveer Singh starrer film was a spy action thriller, which was a superhit in theatres. Now fans are waiting for the sequel, which will come in 2026.