Dhurandhar 2 Box Office: Ranveer Singh Film Opens March 19

Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar 2’ Explodes at Box Office as Regional Previews Hit a Snag

Director Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller "Dhurandhar: The Revenge" opens to massive crowds on March 19, though technical delays grounded regional language screenings across India.

Sofia Chen

Mar 18, 2026, 8:03 PM PT · 1 min read

Ranveer Singh — Photo: Erik Drost / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

THE RUNDOWN

Dhurandhar 2 officially released in theaters on March 19, 2026.
Actor Ranveer Singh stars in the spy-thriller directed by Aditya Dhar.
Paid previews for the Hindi version began on March 18.
Regional language premieres were cancelled due to content unavailability.
The film is receiving mixed to positive reviews and high box office projections.

The wait is finally over for action fans as Ranveer Singh returns to the big screen in Dhurandhar. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy-thriller officially hit theaters on March 19, 2026, following a wave of successful paid previews on March 18. Early reports from The Indian Express and NDTV suggest the film is already eyeing record-breaking numbers at the box office, fueled by Singh’s high-octane performance.

While the Hindi version of "Dhurandhar" is drawing massive crowds, the launch was not without its hurdles. The Hindu reported that paid premieres for the film’s regional versions—including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam—were abruptly cancelled. Moviegoers who booked tickets for these early screenings were left disappointed when theaters cited "content unavailability" as the reason for the last-minute change.

Despite the regional setbacks, the Hindi screenings proceeded exactly as planned, garnering mixed to positive reviews from critics. According to The Economic Times, the film’s strong advance bookings indicate a historic opening weekend. Fans are praising the scale of Dhar's direction, even as the production team works to resolve the technical issues surrounding the dubbed releases.