Dhurandhar
Seen it?2025 | 214 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
People are still talking about it, but just 35% on Rotten Tomatoes held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Monkey Man, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 3 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Some graphic violence despite the NR rating.
- It's long: 3 hr 34 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
In the early 2000s, an undercover operative infiltrates Karachi's underworld, breaking into its inner circle to dismantle a violent nexus from within.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
35% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
19 wins and 8 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$137 million worldwide on a $24 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 24.0 million people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Aditya Dhar
- Ranveer SinghHamza Ali Mazari / Jaskirat Singh Rangi
- Akshaye KhannaRehman Dakait
- R. MadhavanAjay Sanyal
- Arjun RampalMajor Iqbal
- Sanjay DuttSP Chaudhary Aslam
- Sara ArjunYalina Jamali
- Rakesh BediJameel Jamali
- Danish PandorUzair Baloch
- Gaurav GeraMohammad Aalam
- Naveen KaushikDonga