📌 Key Points
- Auto driver Harjeet, who appeared in ‘Dhurandhar 2’ climax with Ranveer Singh, hasn’t seen the film.
- High ticket prices (₹500) are the reason Harjeet hasn’t watched the film in theaters yet.
- Harjeet’s family also wants to watch the film but he is hesitant due to the cost for all five.
- ‘Dhurandhar 2’ follows Ranveer Singh’s character’s rise in the Karachi underworld.
An auto driver, who shared screen time with Ranveer Singh in ‘Dhurandhar 2,’ reveals he hasn’t actually seen the film. Citing high ticket prices as the barrier, he’s waiting until costs decrease to enjoy his on-screen moment.
Auto Driver’s Bollywood Cameo
If you’ve watched Dhurandhar 2, you probably recall the auto driver who shared screen space with Ranveer Singh in the film’s climax. But here’s a twist – the man is yet to watch the Aditya Dhar spy thriller himself. Despite being part of one of its most talked-about moments, he revealed that steep ticket prices have kept him away from theatres for now.
MAJOR SPOILERS FOR DHURANDHAR 2 AHEAD!
Now, in an interview with a Punjabi news channel Daily Post Punjabi, the auto driver, whose name is Harjeet, is seen talking about the film.
Ticket Prices Keep Him Away
When asked if he had seen the film, he said in Punjabi, “I haven’t seen it yet. The tickets are around ₹ 500, and as you know, it has only just been released, so I haven’t been able to watch it yet.”
He was then asked if his family didn’t push him to take them to the theatre to watch the film. To this, he responded, “Yes, they did. But I told them that there are five of us, and it would cost ₹ 2,500 in total. ₹ 2,500 is what we manage to save in a month, so I didn’t take them. I told them we would wait a bit and watch it later.”
Dhurandhar 2: A Box Office Hit
The sequel charts the rise of Ranveer’s character, Hamza Ali Mazari, in the Karachi underworld, while also delving into his origins as Jaskirat Singh Rangi, tracing the journey of the young man who eventually becomes a covert operative. Dhurandhar The Revenge is produced by Jyoti Deshpande and Lokesh Dhar and released in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.
The film opened to mixed reviews, largely leaning positive, though it has also been drawing its share of criticism overseas. In her review for Movies We Texted About, Sarah Manvel wrote, “By the end it’s downright routine for someone to be beat up, chained, stabbed, doused with gasoline, shot and then set on fire in order to be killed. The brutality and gore is so serious that the use of Rasputin by Boney M in one frankly racist sequence is not actually funny. The entire experience is sociopathic.” The film has minted ₹ 575.67 crore in India till now, and raked in ₹ 900 crore globally.
Despite the film’s success and his minor role, Harjeet’s situation highlights the financial barriers that can prevent even those connected to Bollywood from fully participating in its cultural impact. He hopes to see the movie later when prices drop.
