Jio Studios and B62 Studios’ Dhurandhar: The Revenge (A) is a sequel to Dhurandhar (2025). It is about the annihilation of Pakistani terrorism in India, by Indian secret agent Hamza Ali Mazari alias Jaskirat Singh planted in Pakistan by the IB.
In the first part, underworld don Rehman Dakait (Akshaye Khanna) had been eliminated. In the second part, Hamza Ali Mazari (Ranveer Singh), who is actually Indian undercover agent Jaskirat Singh, takes it upon himself to put an end to the sinister plans for India of the Pakistani terrorists and to kill all the terrorists who are wreaking havoc on India. How he, with the full support of the IB and assistance from his team, carries out his plans forms the crux of the drama.
Aditya Dhar’s story is supremely engaging and sucks the audience into the proceedings right from the word ‘go’. Since Dhurandhar (released in December 2025) is still fresh in the minds of the public, it doesn’t take long for the audience to get involved in the story. Aditya Dhar’s screenplay, with additional screenplay by Shivkumar V. Panicker and Ojas Gautam, is not just fast-paced but it has also been very intelligently written to arouse patriotic feelings in the viewers. The first around one hour of the almost four-hour drama is a bit confusing but although several among the audience may not understand some portions (mainly about which character is on which side), the confusion doesn’t throw the viewers off-track. In other words, the audience get the hang of the unfolding drama despite some confusion. After the initial part, there is no time to think or get confused. The best part of the screenplay is that it moves at a very fast pace. Another intelligent point about the screenplay is that it weaves some of the actions of the Modi government, which impacted the Indian public at large, into the narrative to underline why the government did what it did, making the actions seem the best option available at the time they were taken. An instance in point is the demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 currency notes to curb black money and counterfeit currency. The weaving of this point into the narrative will be met with thunderous applause from the viewers. There are more such instances which will evoke claps and whistles from the audience.
However, unlike in the first part, the drama of the sequel has far less comedy and the lack of light moments is felt, more so because the drama is tension-ridden. In the first part, the comedy of Jameel Jamali (Rakesh Bedi) was extremely entertaining. In the sequel, Jamali does have excellent light scenes but they are few and far between. A major plus point of the sequel’s screenplay, as in the first part, is the insightful interpretation of the political drama. For the politically inclined masses and classes — and that is a huge chunk of the public — these insights make the drama stand apart from most of the films.
The second half of the long drama is so engaging that it doesn’t give the viewers a chance to think, sucking them so completely in that they feel, they are active participants in the drama. The last around half an hour of the drama — which is pretty much the climax — is outstanding and keeps the audience at the edge of their seats. The viewers get mesmerised by the sheer planning and are blown out of their minds by the impeccable execution of the plans by Hamza alias Jaskirat and his team. And because the climax deals with the security of the nation, it is a supremely exhilarating and absolutely fulfilling climax and one of the best in recent times. The patriotic sentiments of the viewers come to the fore at several points in the climax too.
Ranveer Singh delivers one of his career’s best performances. He is so into the character of Hamza Ali Mazari that it’s sheer delight to watch him perform. His acting is worthy of awards because of the way in which he has approached his role. He deserves almost cent per cent marks for a job extraordinarily done. Sanjay Dutt is very effective in a special appearance as SP Aslam Choudhary. Arjun Rampal is outstanding as Major Iqbal. He leaves the audience stunned with his brilliance in the scene in which he kills his father. R. Madhavan is terrific as IB chief Ajay Sanyal. His subtle acting underlines his authority so beautifully that one is forced to praise him. Sara Arjun is impactful as Yalina Jamali. Rakesh Bedi shines once again as Jameel Jamali. Danish Pandor gets limited scope but is impressive as Uzair Baloch. Gaurav Gera leaves an unmistakable mark as Aalam. Manav Gohil is good as Sushant Bansal. Raj Zutshi makes a wonderful impact as General Shamshad Hassan. Udaybir Sandhu has his moments as Pinda. Suvinder Pal is extraordinary as Major Iqbal’s father, Brigadier Jahangir. Danish Iqbal acts naturally as Dawood Ibrahim. Mustafa Ahmed is superb as Rizwan Shah. Ashwin Dhar is nice as Arshad Pappu. Ankit Sagar makes his presence amply felt as Javed Khanani. Sanjay Mehndiratta leaves a very fine mark as Zarwari. Salim Siddiqui is natural to the core in the role of Atif Ahmed. Yami Gautam Dhar adds star value in a tiny special appearance as Shazia Bano. Umar Naved Nirban is endearing in the role of Zayan. Abhay Arora (as Yasir Arafat), Vinod Tharani (as Azam Cheema), Faiz Khan (as Sajid Mir), Aahida Sarmai (as Major Iqbal’s daughter, Laiba), Vivek Sinha (as Zahoor Mistry), Amandeep Singh (as Sunny DVD), Naveen Kaushik (as Donga), Mushtaq Naika (as Altaf Khanani), Sanjay Mehta (as Abdul Bhuttovi), Bimal Oberoi (as Shirani), Asif Ali Haider Khan (as Babu Dakait), Ashish Duggal (as MLA Sukhwinder), Ali Raza Namdar (as S.S. Bhullar), and the others provide superb support.
Aditya Dhar’s direction is excellent. He has narrated the drama in such a fascinating manner that the viewers will feel not just entertained but also enlightened. The thrill element is immense, and the politically aware audience, especially fans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose numbers are huge, will simply love the drama. In one word, Dhar’s direction is award-winning. Shashwat Sachdev’s music is very good but it is not as big a hit as his music of Dhurandhar. Lyrics (Irshad Kamil) are extraordinary. Shashwat Sachdev’s background music is par excellence. The background music takes the impact of the scenes and sequences to an altogether different level. Vikash Nowlakha’s cinematography is terrific. The film has been shot brilliantly. Action and stunt scenes have been choreographed with such extraordinary finesse that the action directors (Aejaz-Gulab, Sea Young Oh, Yannick Ben and Ramazan Bulut) deserves kudos for a job beautifully done. Yes, the film is very gruesome and violent but anything less than this would’ve diluted the impact manifold — and to great disadvantage. Saini S. Johray and Rupin Suchak’s production designing, and Yogesh Bansode and Nilesh Choudhari’s art direction are of a very high standard. Shivkumar V. Panicker’s editing is super-sharp and super-crisp.
On the whole, Dhurandhar: The Revenge is a blockbuster of epic proportions and will be unstoppable at the ticket windows. It will smash old records and create new ones to ultimately write box-office history.
Released on 18-3-’26 at Inox (10 shows; in daily 19 shows from 19-3-’26) and other cinemas of Bombay by Jio Studios. Publicity: excellent. Opening: earth-shattering. …….Also released all over. Opening was historic at many places.