The Ranveer Singh-led action thriller Dhurandhar has shattered box office records, earning over A$117 million (INR 6.9 billion) in just 24 days in India, making it the highest-grossing Hindi film ever in a single language.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film has dominated cinemas for more than a month, outperforming new releases.
Globally, the film has amassed approximately A$211 million (INR 1,240 crore), including A$3,494,854 from the Australian box office, becoming the only non-multilingual Indian film to enter the prestigious 1,000-crore club.
Dhurandhar has surpassed previously released multi-language blockbusters like Jawan and KGF: Chapter 2, marking a historic achievement for a Hindi-only release.
As per reports, on 7 January, Dhurandhar added A$97,000 (INR 5.7 crore) to its domestic box office, bringing its total India earnings to A$14 million (INR 831.4 crore). In its fifth week, the film continued to perform strongly despite minor weekday dips. Day 34 saw collections of A$72,000 (INR 4.25 crore), with theatre occupancy still at over 10 per cent, while the fifth week netted an estimated A$799,000 (INR 47 crore).
By surpassing Pushpa 2: The Rule (INR 830 crore), Dhurandhar has officially become the highest-earning Hindi film of all time, also outperforming other major hits like Jawan (INR 643 crore) and Stree 2 (INR 627 crore).
The film’s box office triumph has drawn praise from industry veterans. Renowned Bollywood filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma described Dhurandhar as “not a film, it is a quantum leap in Indian cinema. Aditya Dhar has completely and single-handedly changed the future of Indian cinema, north or south. What Dhurandhar achieves is not just scale, but a never-before-experienced vision—not just in sight but in the mind. The film doesn’t ask for your attention—it commands it.”
“From the very first shot, there’s a sense that something irreversible has been set in motion, and the audience becomes an accomplice to the story unfolding on screen.”
Filmmaker Siddharth Anand, known for Bollywood hits like Salaam Namaste, added, “Dhurandhar is nasha. It stays with you. You crave more. Every department has performed at its peak because Aditya Dhar propelled all of them with his conviction and passion. Each scene feels orchestrated by a maestro, and performances linger long after leaving the theatre.
“I’m going again—I haven’t felt this way about a film in years.”
Released on 5 December 2025, Dhurandhar stars Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, and Arjun Rampal. Its sequel, scheduled for 19 March 2026, will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
Despite missing out on a Middle Eastern release—reportedly costing around US$10 million in potential revenue—the film has still managed to cross A$21 million (INR 1,240 crore) worldwide, surpassing multi-language hits like KGF: Chapter 2 (INR 1,200 crore) and Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan (INR 1,055 crore).
Dhurandhar’s success is a landmark moment for Indian cinema, proving that a Hindi-only film can achieve massive domestic and international acclaim while reshaping audience expectations for scale, storytelling, music, and cinematic ambition.
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