📌 Key Points
- Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar 2’ aims to surpass ‘Baahubali 2’s’ North American box office record.
- Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ released March 19, continues strong theater run.
- The film is inspired by real events like Operation Lyari and the 2016 demonetization.
- Despite mixed reviews, ‘Dhurandhar 2’ is 2026’s highest-grossing Indian film.
Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’ is making waves, poised to potentially break ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’s’ impressive 9-year North American box office record. Released in March, the film draws inspiration from significant real-world events.
Dhurandhar 2’s Box Office Ambitions
Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge is projected to break the long-held record by Prabhas’ Baahubali 2: The Conclusion in North America. Take a look.
Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge was released in theatres on March 19 and shows no sign of slowing down. The Ranveer Singh -starrer is gearing up to break new records, inching closer to SS Rajamouli’s Prabhas -starrer Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’s 9-year record at the North American box office.
Real-World Inspiration Behind the Film
Dhurandhar draws inspiration from several real-world events, including Operation Lyari, the 2014 Indian general election, the 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation, and others. It tells the story of an Indian spy, Jaskirat Singh Rangi ( Ranveer ), alias Hamza Ali Mazari, who is sent to Lyari, Pakistan, to infiltrate a Baloch gang and bring down a terrorist unit. Despite mixed reviews from critics, both Dhurandhar films have performed well at the box office.
A Record-Breaking Year for Indian Cinema?
Dhurandhar 2 was released in theatres in all South Indian languages and Hindi. It is the highest-grossing Indian film of 2026 so far and one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.
The race is on to see if ‘Dhurandhar 2’ can indeed dethrone ‘Baahubali 2.’ Only time will tell if Ranveer Singh’s star power will propel it to surpass this long-standing box office benchmark and create history.
