Ram Gopal Varma reviews Dhurandhar 2; asks Nolan, Spielberg to watch film
He added that the Ranveer Singh-starrer has only strengthened his belief in the franchise since watching the first film in December 2025
After attending a screening of Aditya Dhar's "Dhurandhar: The Revenge", Ram Gopal Varma said it surpasses Sholay and Mughal-e-Azam.
He added that the Ranveer Singh-starrer has only strengthened his belief in the franchise since watching the film in December 2025.
He took to X (formerly Twitter) after catching a preview to share his review and urge Hollywood filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan to watch it on opening day.
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Ram Gopal Varma's review of 'Dhurandhar 2'
RGV wrote on X that "Dhurandhar 2" breaks norms, comparing it to Indian classics like Sholay and Mughal-e-Azam.
"After last night's watch of #Dhurandhar2, in terms of its sheer cumulative impact in every which way—whether expected collections, audience euphoria, social influence, cinematic grammar-breaking, and above all the psychological audio-visual impact—it will be a SHOLAY x 100 level magnificence and is bound to make all the greatest films made so far, starting from MUGHAL-E-AZAM, look like TV serials," wrote the filmmaker.
Praising it to the skies, RGV also urged Spielberg and Nolan to catch the film on its opening day.
"This is the birth of a new cinematic order and the ruthless extinction of everything that ever existed before in the previous world of cinema," he wrote, adding, "The very spelling of the word DIRECTOR will start from @adityadharfilms' name, and it would be prudent and wise for even STEVEN SPIELBERG and CHRISTOPHER NOLAN to drop everything they are doing and catch #Dhurandhar2 on its first day, first show."
Dhurandhar 2 expected to have bumper opening
Aditya Dhar's "Dhurandhar 2" hits screens on 19 March in Hindi and all South Indian languages, with paid premieres on 18 March. The film sees Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun, Sanjay Dutt and others reprise their roles. At an event held for the film yesterday (17 March), Ranveer remarked that the excitement and anticipation surrounding the second part is unprecedented.
"Dhurandhar" collected ₹1,300 crore worldwide and is one of the highest-grossing Indian films.
Paid previews for the sequel open on Wednesday from 5:30pm onwards, with more than 10 lakh tickets sold.
"In terms of box office, we are looking at ₹45 to 50 crore nett today (18 March) (pre-release paid previews), which is a weekday, and it starts from a half-day," Kamal Gianchandani, chief of Business Planning & Strategy, PVR INOX Limited, told PTI
