Dhurandhar

''Dhurandhar'' () is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language spy action thriller film written, co-produced and directed by Aditya Dhar. Produced by Jyoti Deshpande's Jio Studios and Aditya and Lokesh Dhar's B62 Studios. It stars Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun and Rakesh Bedi, with Manav Gohil, Danish Pandor, Saumya Tandon, Gaurav Gera and Naveen Kaushik in supporting roles. In the first instalment of a two-part film series, it follows a decade-long Indian intelligence operation where an undercover agent infiltrates Karachi’s criminal and political underworld.

From July 2024 to October 2025, the film’s principal photography took place across Thailand, Punjab, Mumbai, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh; with music by Shashwat Sachdev, cinematography by Vikash Nowlakha and editing by Shivkumar V. Panicker. Though classified as fiction by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the film draws inspiration from real-life events involving geopolitical tensions, the 1999 IC-814 hijack, 2001 Indian Parliament attack, 2008 Mumbai attacks, and R&AW's infiltration during Operation Lyari.

''Dhurandhar'' was released on 5 December 2025, and received mixed-to-positive reviews, with critics praising the ensemble cast performance, particularly Singh and Khanna, Aditya's direction, cinematography, action sequences, music, world building and production values. Conversely, its 214-minute runtime, one of the longest among Indian films, and pacing mainly received some criticism. The film continues to perform strongly at the box office, ranking as the highest grossing Hindi film of 2025, second highest-grossing Indian film of 2025, 8th highest grossing Hindi film of all time and the 14th highest grossing Indian film of all time. A direct sequel, ''Dhurandhar: Part 2 – Revenge'', will release on 19 March 2026. Provided by Wikipedia