‘Dhurandhar’ has been one of the most talked about films of last year and fans are now waiting for the sequel of the film. “Durandhar 2 doesn’t seem to need much aggressive marketing; audiences are more than ready to return to theatres.
R Madhavan recently shared similar thoughts during a recent interview. The actor spoke about the uproar surrounding the film and its ban in the UAE. In an interview with Sonia Shenoy on her YouTube channel, he said, “Traditionally, we would make films about the Indo-Pak war or our freedom struggle. That has been our line of work and it is our core as far as storytelling is concerned. But the younger generation doesn’t want that anymore.”
They are like samajh gaya main, kitni baar bologe? (I get it, how many times are you going to say it?) I think after Durandar, the whole India-Pakistan thing will disappear.
That’s the whole point now.”
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Madhavan also highlighted the remarkable enthusiasm the film generated in the UAE, where it faced a ban. He revealed that some fans went to extraordinary lengths to see the film on the big screen. “If you look at Durandar, people from Dubai actually traveled for a day to watch the film and then came back.
That’s the power of good content.”According to him, a similar wave of travel is expected around March 19, when the second part is released in theaters. “Now they are planning to have business meetings around March 19 when Dhurandhar 2 releases, and they will go there for meetings, watch the film, and then come back because it is banned in the UAE. For them, it will be very easy to watch it on IPTV, okay? And I am sure they can. But they want the experience of watching a film like Dhurandhar in a theater full of people.
This gives you a community experience. Cinema allows this. Watching the same movie alone at home feels completely different. It’s like Dandiya performing in front of the TV. Dandiya is something you go out and play on the ground with people around you.Earlier, speaking to CNN-News18, the film’s overseas distributor, Pranab Kapadia, acknowledged the financial setback caused by the Gulf ban. I think this means losing at least ten million dollars at the box office, because traditional action films have always done very well in the Middle East.
So we feel it should have gotten a release. We’re not the first film that hasn’t been released.
The fighter was also not released before that and many others. So of course we made a full attempt to make sure we do our best for the release. But I think ultimately the film found its audience, if not in the Gulf, then elsewhere.Despite being banned in parts of the Gulf and Pakistan, Dhurandhar has still emerged as a juggernaut, having collected over Rs 1,300 crore globally, including nearly Rs 890 crore net in India alone. The sequel is now gearing up for a big box office showdown with Toxic, headlined by Yash, over the Eid weekend – promising one of the most anticipated cinematic showdowns of the year.
