Dhurandhar 2
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| Directed by | Aditya Dhar |
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| Produced by | Jyoti Deshpande Aditya Dhar Lokesh Dhar |
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| Starring | Ranveer Singh Sara Arjun Rakesh Bedi Sanjay Dutt Akshaye Khanna Madhavan Arjun Rampal |
| Music by | Shashwat Sachdev |
| Cinematography | Vikash Nowlakha |
| Edited by | Shivkumar V. Panicker |
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| Release date | March 19, 2026 |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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Dhurandhar 2 is an Indian upcoming Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Aditya Dhar. The film is a direct sequel to the film Dhurandhar, which was released in theaters on 5 December. The sequel features Ranveer Singh in the lead role, carrying forward the story from the first installment and taking it to a whole new level with an even bigger undercover operation and international geopolitical tensions.[1][2]
Plot
Cast
- Ranveer Singh as Hamza Ali Mazari / Jaskirat Singh Rangi, Punjab Regiment
- Arjun Rampal as Major Iqbal, ISI (based on Ilyas Kashmiri and Major Iqbal)[4]
- Sanjay Dutt as SP Chaudhary Aslam, Sindh Police (LTF)
- R. Madhavan as Ajay Sanyal, Director of IB (based on Ajit Doval)
- Sara Arjun as Yalina Jamali, Jameel's daughter and Hamza's wife
- Rakesh Bedi as Jameel Jamali, a senior politician of the PAP and Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (based on Nabil Gabol)
- Manav Gohil as Sushant Bansal, Deputy Director of the IB
- Gaurav Gera as Mohammed Aalam, a juice shop owner in Lyari and Hamza's handler
- Danish Pandor as Uzair Baloch, leader of the Baloch gang
- Raj Zutshi as General Shamshad Khan
- Saumya Tandon as Ulfat, Rehman's widow
- Bimal Oberoi as Shirani, leader of the Baloch United Force (BUF)
- Madhurjeet Sarghi as Prabhneet Singh
- Mustafa Ahmed as Rizwan Shah
- Udaybir Sandhu as Gurbaaz "Pinda" Singh
- Gitikka Ganju Dhar as Shabnam, Jameel's wife and Yalina's mother
- Aditya Uppal as ASP Omar Haider, LTF (based on Omar Shahid Hamid)
- Vikram Bhambri as Shakeel Commando
- Ashwin Dhar as Arshad Pappu, leader of the Pathan gang
- Abhay Arora as Yasir Arafat
- Danish Iqbal as Dawood Ibrahim
- Ankit Sagar as Javed Khanani, co-founder of Khanani & Kalia International (KKI)
- Mushtaq Naika as Altaf Khanani, co-founder of KKI and Javed's twin-brother
- Vinod Tharani as Azam Cheema
- Faiz Khan as Sajid Mir
- Sanjay Mehta as Abdul Bhuttovi
- Carl Andrew Harte as David Headley
- Bhasha Sumbli as Veena
- Vijender Singh as Amarjit Singh Brar
- Amandeep Singh as Happy PHD (based on Harmeet Singh)
- Vivek Sinha as Zahoor Mistry (Zahid Akhund)
- Sanjay Mehandiratta as Aquib Ali Zarwari, President of Pakistan and leader of the PAP (based on Asif Ali Zardari)
- Mashhoor Amrohi as Nawab Shafiq (based on Nawaz Sharif)
- Akash Khurana as Devarat Kapoor, Minister of External Affairs (based on Jaswant Singh)
- Ali Raza Namdar as K. S. Bhullar, Special Secretary of R&AW (based on A. S. Dulat)
- Himanshu Gokhani as DGP Prashant Kumar, Uttar Pradesh Police
- Ashish Duggal as MLA Sukhwinder
- Akshaye Khanna as Rehman Dakait (flashback appearance)
- Yami Gautam (cameo appearance)
Production
The sequel was created as the second and last installment of the Dhurandhar duology. The film was initially conceived as one film, but eventually, the filmmakers decided to divide it into two parts due to the film’s grand scale and complex narrative. The two parts were shot simultaneously. The film shoot began in July 2024 and continued till October 2025 in India and Thailand. The film had some additional shooting done in early 2026.
Soundtrack
The music has been given by Shashwat Sachdev, with lyrics by Irshad Kamil. The music rights were acquired by T-Series for ₹27 crores. The first song, "Aari Aari," was released on 12 March 2026, followed by "Main Aur Tu" on 17 March 2026. The entire album was released on 17 March 2026 in Mumbai.
Release
Dhurandhar 2 will be released on 19 March 2026.
Marketing
A small glimpse of the sequel was shown in the post-credits scene of the first film, disclosing the name and release date of the film. It was initially assumed that the teaser would release with Border 2 on 30 January 2026, but this did not take place. The official teaser was later released independently on 3 February 2026, using similar content as seen in the initial glimpse with a few changes. The official trailer was released on 7 March 2026, with both the teaser and trailer being edited by Ojas Gautam.
Reception
External links
References
- ↑ Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge teaser — Ranveer Singh’s menacing and stylish avatar dominates Lyari town; backstory teased . In Times of India . Retrieved 4 February 2026
- ↑ Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge OTT release — where to watch Aditya Dhar, Ranveer Singh’s upcoming sequel to blockbuster movie after its theatrical run . In The Economic Times . Retrieved 4 February 2026