Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ franchise has been ruling the box office since its release. This film earned bumper not only in India but worldwide. Now Mukesh Ambani has praised this film a lot.
What did Mukesh Ambani say in praise of ‘Dhurandhar’
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, in a letter to the shareholders, laid special emphasis on the excellent achievements of this franchise. Talking about the recent successes of Jio Studios, Ambani credited the ‘Dhurandhar’ franchise for setting new benchmarks in the entire industry.
He said, ‘Jio Studios has created a unique record of delivering the highest grossing film for three consecutive years, ‘Stree 2’ in 2024, ‘Dhurandhar’ in 2025, and ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ in 2026. This proves our continuity and undisputed leadership. In the Financial Year (FY) 2025-26, Jio Studios released record-breaking spy action thriller films ‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ (together the Dhurandhar franchise), which have created new benchmarks in box office performance, release strategy, monetization model and customer engagement across the globe.’
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Ambani also talked about the unique strategy of production and release of this franchise. He claimed, ‘Never before in the world, leave alone India, had a film franchise been conceived, financed and shot as two parts and released within such a short interval of each other.’
Talking about the box office performance of the films, he further wrote, ‘Its first part alone made the record of becoming the highest grossing Indian film of all time. This film created an unprecedented record of running in theaters for 15 consecutive weeks, after which its second part came to the theaters amidst great curiosity and it also shattered all the records made by the first part.
Dhurandhar franchise box office collection
- According to reports, ‘Dhurandhar’ franchise, made with a combined budget of around Rs 350 crore, has become the biggest blockbuster film of Indian cinema.
- Its first part made a spectacular gross collection of Rs 1,307 crore worldwide,
- Its sequel Dhurandhar 2 crossed the Rs 1,800 crore mark at the global box office.
- In this way, the entire franchise has strengthened its blockbuster reputation forever by earning a total of more than Rs 3,100 crore.
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The films also received a tremendous response from the audience, especially the characters of ‘Jaskirat’ and ‘Hamza’ played by Ranveer Singh were praised, who played the most important role in making this franchise popular in every household.