Director Kunal Kohli took to his social media account to praise ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, starring Ranveer Singh in the lead. The filmmaker lauded Aditya Dhar for bringing forth the “true potential” of Indian cinema in front of the audience. He even took a dig at producers faking box office numbers.Dhurandhar 2 Movie Review
Kunal Kohli praises Aditya Dhar and Ranveer Singh for showcasing the true potential of the Indian box office
Kunal Kohli took to his Instagram account to share a video showering praise on ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’. He said, “Congratulations Aditya Dhar, Ranveer Singh, and Jio Studios. You all have earned 100 crores+ a day, twice. Dhurandhar, of course, has become the biggest hit of Indian cinema, which is wonderful.”The director shared the points he would like to highlight about the movie. He said, “It has shown us the true potential of the Indian box office. Phenomenal. It has shown us that desi subjects and desi stories work like nothing else.” He further expressed, “Let’s not be influenced by Western subjects and Westernized ideas; make desi subjects, desi films.”
Kunal Kohli’s idea of a Hindi film hero
In the same video, Kunal Kohli expressed that a Hindi film hero should be manly and not some boy without a cause. He said, “Hero ko mard hona chahiye, Hindi film hero ko mard hona chahiye (A hero should be a man. A Hindi film hero should be a man). Not some confused lost boy.”He added, “That’s what ‘Saiyaara’ was; that’s what ‘Dhurandhar’ is, and look at the numbers.”
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Kunal Kohli takes a dig at fake box office collections
Taking a dig at the producers faking box office collection, Kunal Kohli added that ‘Dhurandhar’ earnings are genuine. He said, “Fake collections kar karke bhi you are not doing hundred crores for the entire lifetime of your film (Even after inflating collections with fake numbers, you’re not reaching Rs 100 crore over your film’s entire lifetime); this is doing Rs 100 crore in a day with genuine collections.”He concluded his video, saying, “Thank you, Aditya Dhar, Ranveer Singh, and the production house for showing us the real potential of Indian cinema.”Take a look.
More about ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’
‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh in the lead role, has been released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. The movie also stars Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun, and Rakesh Bedi in pivotal roles. It was released on March 19, 2026.
