Dhurandhar: The Revenge has more gore, more violence and brazen propaganda. But it lacks the finesse that Dhurandhar at least could boast of.Read at source
Dhurandhar: The Revenge 2026 
Film · 2026 · Hindi · Spy
Dhurandhar: The Revenge
229 min 19 Mar 2026
Synopsis
Dhurandhar: The Revenge
In 2000, Hamza Ali Mazari, then known as Jaskirat Singh Rangi, leaves his hometown in Pathankot to undergo military training. During his absence, a violent land dispute involving local MLA Sukhwinder Singh leads to attacks on his family: his father is hanged and his elder sister gang raped and murdered, and younger sister Jasleen abducted. Upon returning with weapons purchased from UP based mafia don and political leader Atif Ahmed, Jaskirat, with the help of his friend Gurbaaz, brutally murders Sukhwinder and the rest of his gang, and rescues Jasleen. He is subsequently arrested, tried, and sentenced to death. Before his incarceration, he entrusts Jasleen's future to Gurbaaz. In 2002, Jaskirat is abducted during a prison transfer and brought before intelligence officials Ajay Sanyal and Sushant Bansal. By 2004, he is recruited into a covert programme to infiltrate Pakistani terror networks, given the identity of Hamza Ali Mazari, and deployed to Lyari via Kabul, where he severs ties with his past and operates under handler Mohammed Aalam. By 2009, following the death of Rehman Dakait in Lyari, Hamza manipulates local factions to ignite a conflict between the Baloch and Pathan gangs, resulting in the death of Pathan gang leader Arshad Pappu and the arrest of Rehman's cousin brother Uzair Baloch, consolidating Hamza's influence in Karachi while advancing his mission.
- Director
- Aditya Dhar
- Release
- 19 Mar 2026
- Run time
- 229 min
- Language
- Hindi
Cast & crew
Ranveer Singh Hamza Ali Mazari / Jaskirat Singh Rangi 
Arjun Rampal Major Iqbal 
Sanjay Dutt Cast 
R. Madhavan Ajay Sanyal 
Sara Arjun Yalina Jamali 
Rakesh Bedi Cast 
Gaurav Gera Cast DA Danish Pandor Cast MA Manav Gohil Cast DA Danish Iqbal Cast 
Raj Zutshi Cast SA Salim Siddiqui Cast SU Suvinder Vicky Cast 
Yami Gautam Dhar Cast BH Bhasha Sumbli Cast 
Akshaye Khanna Cast 
Aditya Dhar Writer, Director, Producer 
Shashwat Sachdev Composer VI Vikash Nowlakha Cinematographer SH Shivkumar V. Panicker Editor, Writer JY Jyoti Deshpande Producer Reviews
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Critics' consensus
Mixed
Across 10 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for Dhurandhar: The Revenge, reception is mixed. The 7 scored reviews average 67/100.
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On the whole, DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE lives up to its colossal hype and emerges as a long yet thoroughly entertaining and satisfying cinematic ride. The action set pieces and dramatic moments pack a solid punch, the twists and turns catch you off guard, and this time, the film also leaves a strong emotional impact.Read at source
Overall, despite its scale and ambition, Dhurandhar 2 feels slightly weaker in comparison to the original film, which was released in December 2025. While the sequel amps up action and visual spectacle, it misses the tighter storytelling that made the first film a blockbuster.Read at source
Aditya Dhar crafts a film that is detailed, unapologetically loud, and steeped in hyper-nationalism.Read at source
Dhurandhar: The Revenge is Marco or K.G.F: Chapter 2, but with malice that meshes seamlessly with pro-government propaganda.Read at source
If Dhurandhar lit your fuse, Dhurandhar 2 will blow your mind with two times the fury, action, and violence. The second part of the Aditya Dhar directorial is an out-and-out Ranveer Singh show that brings pataakhe to Pakistan's terror network party and shreds it to pieces, figuratively and literally.Read at source
Elevating a sequel with the same story and the same resources is a tall order, and the film struggles under the weight. It is gripping but overstuffed, thrilling yet undeniably overstretched and repetitive.Read at source
Overall, Dhurandhar: The Revenge is a film of two very different halves. For its ambition, it doesn’t quite recreate the immersive world-building that made the first part stand out.Read at source
Finally, it is Ranveer Singh who keeps us looking, all through the plodding first half, and in the slightly-more speeded up post-interval section, with his light-eyed gaze turning steely and soft by turns, keeping the flag waving. The pain of Jaskirat — his backstory is tightly told — is transmuted into the fire that keeps Hamza burning, and Ranveer makes a handy meal of both sides of the coin, luxe locks firmly in place. I have to say that torture doesn’t suit him; Vicky Kaushal did a better job of being strung up and savaged in Chhava. But an unexpectedly moving coda makes up the finale, leaving the door open for more adventures.Read at source
It feels more like an extended web series than a tight theatrical film, with indulgent sequences that impede mood and momentum.Read at source
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Technical specs
- Release date
- 19 Mar 2026
- Run time
- 229 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Aditya Dhar
Trivia
- The film was shot back-to-back alongside its predecessor, with principal photography beginning in July 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, and concluding in October 2025.
- Filming locations included Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, and Thailand, with some areas doubling for Pakistan-set sequences.
- With a runtime of 229 minutes, the film is among the longest Indian films ever produced.
- The film grossed over ₹1,800 crore worldwide, emerging as the second-highest-grossing Indian film of all time.
- It became the highest-grossing Hindi-language film domestically and the highest-grossing A-rated Indian film of all time.
- The film was banned in all Gulf Cooperation Council countries, similar to its predecessor.
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