After eight successful weeks in theatres, ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has officially released online sparking a discussion on social media about the film and some of its new stills on screens.‘Dhurandhar 2’ releases on OTTConsidering that after the film made its OTT debut on Netflix for international release, netizens have pointed out several notable differences between the streaming version and the theatrical version released in India. Starring Ranveer Singh in the lead, the action drama debuted online on May 14 with a ‘raw and undekha’ version. The film became available for streaming in the United States and Canada approximately eight weeks after its theatrical release.Ranveer Singh’s scene has changed in the OTT versionWhile Indian audiences continue to wait for confirmation about the film’s domestic OTT premiere, social media users have already started sharing screenshots and clips comparing the uncensored OTT version with the theatrical release shown in Indian cinemas. Many viewers claimed that the violent scenes looked more graphic and dragged out in the broadcast clip. One user wrote: “They changed Hamza’s reaction in the uncensored OTT version!!!” Another shared a glimpse of the famous ‘hammer scene’ that was edited out from the film, saying, “Theatrical version of Censor Board Saale mai ish scene kapurapeak 10 sec kaat dia.
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Another fan commented, “This doesn’t feel like a regular OTT release at all. Looks like they’ve opened up the dark side of the movie now.” A separate post criticized the theatrical censorship, saying: “Bro, they showed brutality scenes in an uncensored version of Dhurandhar the Revenge.Another added: “The CBFC has ruined the A-rated movie climax experience.”
Another gory scene by actor Danish Pandor where his character plays football with the severed head of a rival.
The scene was cut by 25-30 seconds by CBFC due to its intense nature. Reacting to the scene being shown on OTT, someone wrote: “Damn uncensored version really showed Uzair’s madness.”Fans also noticed artistic and editorial changes in the OTT version, including background music adjustments, revised script placement, and changed end credit sequences. “The music has also improved in some scenes in the OTT version,” a viewer claimed.
One social media user noticed the change in typography and font used in both versions, writing, “As you can see, the Roman script was a bit larger in the theatrical version, and was moved up to accommodate the smaller Devanagari script underneath. I feel the OTT text size and placement looks much better.”Some also claimed that the post-credit scene featuring Omar was removed from the live broadcast version.Viewers also claimed that several violent moments, including a hammer attack and a football scene, were longer and more graphic in the OTT clip.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film also stars Sara Arjun, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi and Gaurav Gera in the lead roles.The series recently crossed the Rs 3,000-crore mark worldwide and has emerged as one of the biggest commercial successes of the year in the Indian film industry.