Dhurandhar is making waves at the box office. The film has earned more than Rs 1200 crore worldwide. But the film has been banned in the Middle East. The film is also suffering losses due to this. Now the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA), which consists of filmmakers from different film industries of India, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has requested PM Modi to intervene in this.

IMPPA appealed to PM Modi and the Central Government to intervene in this matter and help in removing the ban. IMPPA President Abhay Sinha signed the letter.

PM Modi should intervene-IMPPA
It was written in the letter, ‘We request you to intervene in the matter of unilateral and unnecessary ban on the film ‘Dhurandhar’ in UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. Our member producer has made this film. It has been released after getting certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). This film has emerged as one of the biggest hit films of Indian cinema.

He wrote, ‘We, as representatives of IMPPA, the largest and oldest producers association, request you with folded hands. Please intervene in this matter. UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia are friendly countries of India. We do regular business with them in many sectors. We request that the Government of India should discuss this matter with the concerned authorities of these countries. Make sure that freedom of expression is respected and the ban is lifted.

The film has been directed by Aditya Dhar. This film has stars like Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Khanna, R Madhavan and Arjun Rampal. Sara Arjun is in the female lead in the film. The film is being liked a lot.

Filmmaker Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ is making huge money at the box office. The film has become the highest grossing Bollywood film of 2025. The film has collected Rs 1100 crore worldwide. However, still Dhurandhar has to face loss. Actually, the film was banned in Middle East countries. Due to this reason the film had to suffer a loss of crores.

Dhurandhar suffered a loss of Rs 90 crores.

Speaking to CNN News 18, Dhunradhar’s distributor Pranab Kapadia said that he has suffered losses due to the ban. Pranab said, ‘I think there has been a box office loss of Rs 90 crore. Because traditionally action films perform well in the Middle East. That’s why we feel that films should definitely be released there.

He further said, ‘At the same time, we have to respect the views, rules and regulations of any country. Because they have their reasons. This is not our first film which has been banned in Middle East countries. Fighter was also not released there, there are many others along with it. We tried our best to get this film released there, but Dhurandhar found his audience. If not in the Gulf then at least somewhere else.

Apart from this, Pranab had said that the December holidays have also helped in taking the film to the audience. People travel overseas in this season. Especially from the Middle East to Europe and America. The film released during the peak holiday season of December. Traveling audience can spare their time to watch the film.

box office collection of dhurandhar

Let us tell you that along with Pakistan, Dhurandhar was not released in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE. There is a good market for Indian films in all these countries. However, despite this, Dhurandhar has earned Rs 1100 crore globally.