Ranveer Singh's 'Dhurandhar 2' Shatters Box Office Records with Historic Opening

Mumbai. Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh and director Aditya Dhar's film ‘Dhurandhar 2’ has set a record by achieving a historic opening at the box office. The film, which released on Thursday, broke many major records in Indian cinema history on its first day alone.

There was a huge craze among the audience for the film even before its release. According to media reports, ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ had collected approximately 50 crore rupees from paid previews alone.

‘Dhurandhar 2’ earned Rs 102.55 crore at the Indian box office on its first day. Including the business from paid previews and the first day, the film's total net collection reached Rs 145.55 crore. With this, it has become the biggest opening film of Ranveer Singh's career. It has also surpassed the opening records of Bollywood blockbusters like ‘Jawan’, ‘Pathaan’, and ‘Pushpa 2’. 

Previously, its first part ‘Dhurandhar’ had earned 28 crores on its first day. The second part has left its previous record far behind. Along with ‘Dhurandhar 2’, South Indian superstar Pawan Kalyan's film ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ was also released. However, Pawan Kalyan's film lagged far behind Ranveer Singh's film. It is reported that ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ only managed a business of 31.50 crores on its first day.

‘Dhurandhar 2’ has also established a strong hold in South India besides Bollywood. The Tamil version collected 1.16 crore and the Telugu version collected 2.12 crore. However, the business in Malayalam and Kannada languages appears to be average.

‘Dhurandhar 2’ is a spy thriller film. It depicts the dangerous espionage journey of Hamza alias Jaskirat Singh Rangi and his objective. The character of ‘Thula Sahib’ (Bade Sahab) is generating the most buzz in the film, the revelation of which has stunned the audience.

The film stars Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, and Sara Arjun.