Dhurandhar 2 review, release highlights: Ranveer Singh film hailed as masterpeice, set for all-time record opening

A day before the paid previews, unverified reports claimed that the climax of the film, including the spoilers, has been leaked online. The film's makers have not responded to the claims, barring a note by Aditya Dhar not to share spoilers.

After the music launch held in Mumbai on Tuesday, T-Series, which holds part 2's music rights, unveiled the full soundtrack of the film with all the songs. The soundtrack consists of 5 songs - Aari Aari, Main Aur Tu, Jaan Se Guzarte Hain, Destiny, and Jaiye Sajana.

The film's makers held a music launch in Mumbai on Tuesday evening, attended by Ranveer Singh alongside other cast and crew members.

"Our entire team is so happy and excited. Also, we are so humbled and grateful for the response to the first part of the film. We are so humbled with the kind of excitement and anticipation that we have seen for the second part; it is unprecedented," the actor told the audience at the event.

For its paid previews, the spy thriller has sold almost 10 lakh tickets, grossing ₹43 crore domestically. This is the largest premiere for an Indian film, beating OG's ₹25-crore mark by a clear margin.

The Central Board of Film Certification certified Dhurandhar: The Revenge on Tuesday, a day before the paid previews, giving it an A-certificate. The CBFC also cut visuals of hitting the head with a hammer, beheading, kicking, hitting the head with cement blocks, and smashing the eye.

Dhurandhar 2 is expected to take the biggest opening in Bollywood history. Courtesy the paid previews, the film is looking set to earn ₹100+ crore net domestically and ₹200+ crore gross worldwide on its opening day.

Having caught an early show of the film, director Ram Gopal Varma shared the first review on X. “After last nights watch of #Dhurandhar2 in terms of it’s sheer cumulative impact in every which way, whether on it’s expected collections, audience euphoria, social influences, cinematic grammar breaking, and above all the psychological audio visual impact, it will be a SHOLAY x 100 level magnificence and is bound to make all the greatest films made so far starting from MUGHAL E AZAM. onwards look like TV SERIALS,” he wrote.

The note from Aditya Dhar has fans curious about the possibility of a sequel as the director has asked audiences not to leave before the end credits, implying there is more after the film ends.

“Oh, and one more thing. Don’t leave your seats until the credits have stopped rolling," the director wrote on Instagram, adding a wink emoji for good measure.

In a heartfelt note shared on social media ahead of the film's release, director Aditya Dhar wrote, “We've put our hearts into Dhurandhar The Revenge so you can experience every twist, every emotion, exactly the way it's meant to be felt. In a theatre, in the dark, surrounded by friends, family, and even strangers, everyone feeling the same emotions. That's how films should be experienced. Not on someone's phone in blurry image. Hence, here is my one, heartfelt, earnest request...PLEASE DON'T SHARE SPOILERS! Let every single fan walk in clueless but curious and walk our with their own deeply personal version of what they felt.”

Paid previews of Dhurandhar: The Revenge will open in theatres nationwide later today (at 4 PM in most locations) ahead of the wide release tomorrow (March 19).