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    EYE ON BOLLYWOOD                                                       MARCH 20, 2026      |  The Indian Eye 36

               Global Buzz Builds for Dhurandhar:

                  THE REVENGE AS ORIGINAL FILM

                                    RETURNS TO THEATRES

             With a worldwide re-release of Dhurandhar, a viral soundtrack and a high-stakes trailer,

                 anticipation is surging ahead of the March 19 launch of Dhurandhar: The Revenge.

            OUR BUREAU                                                                                            Shashwat Sachdev, the track blends
                                                                                                                  contemporary electronic production
            Mumbai
                                                                                                                  with Punjabi musical influences.
                  he buzz around Dhurandhar:                                                                          Featuring vocals by Navtej Singh
                  The Revenge has reached a fe-                                                                   Rehal of Bombay Rockers, Khan
            Tver pitch days before its global                                                                     Saab,  Jasmine  Sandlas  and  Sudhir
            release, with fans and industry watch-                                                                Yaduvanshi, the track also includes
            ers closely tracking what is shaping up                                                               rap sections performed and written
            to be one of the most anticipated Bol-                                                                by Reble and Token. The lyrics are
            lywood releases of the year. Fueling                                                                  penned by noted lyricist Irshad Kam-
            the excitement is a rare international                                                                il along with Bombay Rockers, while
            re-release of the original blockbuster                                                                the score is produced by Adam Lucas.
            Dhurandhar, which is returning to                                                                         The visually striking music video
            cinemas worldwide just days before                                                                    showcases Singh in an intense and
            the sequel arrives.                                                                                   commanding avatar, further building
                The re-release strategy reflects the                                                              intrigue around his character’s trans-
            extraordinary popularity of the spy-ac-                                                               formation in the sequel.
            tion franchise fronted by Ranveer                                                                         Meanwhile, members of the
            Singh. According to Jio Studios, the                                                                  film’s cast have also contributed to the
            original film will return to theatres on                                                              rising buzz. Rampal recently shared a
            March 13 with more than 1,250 shows                                                                   birthday message for director Dhar
            across over 1,000 screens globally.                                                                   on social media, playfully referencing
                Announcing the event on Insta-                                                                    their upcoming release.
            gram, the studio wrote, “The Ghatak                                                                      “Dearest Boya, one thing is for
            Roar. Dhurandhar returns to cinemas                                                                   sure, no one was ready for you!!!!
            worldwide on 13th March 2026. The                                                                     Happiest birthday my little broth-
            biggest re-release — 1250+ shows                                                                      er. Have a Dhurandhar year ahead,”
            across 1000+ screens.”                                                                                Rampal wrote on Instagram, posting
                Industry observers say such a            Ranveer Singh plays the main role in the sequel too (File photo)  a photo that appeared to be from the
            large  international re-release is un-                                                                film’s sets.
            usual  for  a  Hindi-language  film,  un-  Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, San-  Several familiar faces from the   Dhar also received a heartfelt
            derscoring the franchise’s expanding   jay Dutt and Arjun Rampal alongside   first film return in the sequel. Madha-  birthday message from his wife, actor
            global audience.                  Singh.                            van reprises his role as strategist Ajay   Yami Gautam, who shared photo-
                Trade publication Variety report-  The sequel, directed by Aditya   Sanyal, Rampal returns as ISI Major   graphs of the couple and wrote, “If only
            ed that the film will play across roughly   Dhar, is expected to expand the espi-  Iqbal, and Dutt plays SP Chaudhary   there were enough words to describe
            500 screens globally, including about   onage narrative while diving deeper  Aslam.                   what you mean to me… To my one &
            250 locations across India beginning   into the protagonist’s double life.  The film has been written, direct-  only, Aditya!!! Happy Birthday, love.”
            March 12 and another 250 overseas     The recently released trailer hints   ed and produced by Dhar, with pro-  As the countdown to March 19
            venues from March 13. North Amer-  at a darker storyline in which Singh   ducers Jyoti Deshpande and Lokesh   continues, industry analysts say the
            ica alone will account for around 185   appears in dual personas — under-  Dhar backing the project. The sequel   combination of a strategic re-release,
            screens, a sign of strong demand from   cover agent Jaskirat Singh Rangi and   will release in five languages — Hindi,   a strong music launch and sustained
            overseas audiences ahead of the se-  his criminal alias Hamza Ali Mazari.  Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malay-  online buzz could help propel the se-
            quel’s arrival.                   In the new chapter, Jaskirat is shown   alam — reflecting its pan-Indian and   quel to a massive opening.
                The move is designed to reignite   deeply embedded in the underworld   global ambitions.              With its  blend of espionage dra-
            excitement around the original sto-  following the death of gangster Reh-  Adding to the pre-release excite-  ma, star power and high-octane ac-
            ry before the new chapter continues   man Dakait, a character played by   ment  is  the  film’s  music  campaign,   tion, Dhurandhar: The Revenge is
            from its dramatic cliffhanger ending.  Khanna in the first film.    which began with the launch of the   now positioned as one of the biggest
                Released last year, Dhurandhar    The footage suggests that Hamza   high-energy track “Aari Aari.”  cinematic events of the year — and
            became the highest-grossing Hindi   rises through the ranks in Lyari, Ka-  The song quickly became one of   the renewed theatrical run of Dhu-
            film of all time and established itself   rachi, eventually becoming the feared   the most talked-about elements of the   randhar suggests audiences world-
            as a blockbuster spy thriller. The film  “Lyari ka Badshah,” setting the stage   film  after  its  teaser  appeared  in  the   wide are ready to return to its explo-
            featured an ensemble cast including   for a high-stakes confrontation.  trailer. Composed and produced by   sive universe.

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