Ram Gopal Varma has been the most vocal and controversial supporter of the roaring success of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge,’ starting from the release of the first instalment, ‘Dhurandhar,’ in December. Following the film’s historic March 19, 2026 release, it became the first Bollywood film to gross over Rs. 100 crore worldwide on opening day. RGV then penned a scathing critique of modern “masala” cinema. In a viral post, the ‘Satya’ director labeled the sequel a “verdict” against the “kindergarten dress-up” school of filmmaking, where physics is ignored and heroes are invincible.
‘Dhurandhar 2 ‘ smashes box office records
The spy thriller, directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh, released on March 19, 2026, and smashed records by crossing Rs 100 crore worldwide on its opening day. As a sequel to Dhar’s 2023 blockbuster ‘Dhurandhar,’ it has won over audiences and critics with its realistic narrative and controlled action sequences.
Ram Gopal Varma calls ‘Dhurandhar 2’ a horror
Varma, famous for his blunt opinions, called the sequel a “horror” for directors stuck on “dumbed down, over-the-top cinema,” claiming ‘Dhurandhar 2’ reveals the flaws in conventional hero-driven narratives. In a lengthy post, he wrote, “The @Dhurandhar2 is a HORROR. It is a horror for all filmmakers who built their careers and their fortunes on dumbed down, over the top cinema. The cinema that demanded the brain to be left at home. The cinema that was rammed down our throats full of LOUDNESS and MASALA which will be now soon on a ventilator struggling for breath. #Dhurandar2 will scare the living hell out of every filmmaker who still worships the godly hero. In #Dhurandhar2, @RanveerOfficial killed all those heroes who never bleed ,and never feel pain , and then over the dead bodies of those kind of outdated heroes ,he gave birth to a true real hero , flawed, yet dangerous and unpredictable and also his heroism comes from his actions instead of being thrusted upon the heads with ear drum shattering music. Compared to this new kind of hero , the godly heroes will suddenly look ridiculous, almost like clowns in a circus. And then their blind worshippers will feel naked, exposed and scared hearing of the collections.”“#Dhurandhar2 will terrify those who built their careers on action set pieces where physics is a joke and gravity is non existent . The scenes, where men are thrown fifty feet in the air, bounce off the ground like rubber balls, survive explosions that would vaporise cities, and still deliver punch dialogues while dusting their shoulders will be hunted and killed by the new audience. After the audience saw action that actually hurts, that actually bleeds, the flying goon brigade will suddenly feel cheap, fake, and embarrassingly ridiculous . The filmmakers who still swear by wires and cranes to fake uplift the heroes will now wake up shivering in cold sweat. It will make the pan india directors tremble in their chairs , the ones who still believe characters are created by hairdos, costumes, photo shopped six packs, and designer clothes instead of intrinsic psychological depth. When the audience of #Dhurandhar2 saw a hero whose power comes from his mind and not his biceps, the hair and costume school of cinema will look like kindergarten dress up”, he added.The filmmaker further wrote, “Dhurandhar 2 is not just a film. It is a verdict. With Dhurandhar 2 @AdityaDharFilms cut off the head of that kind of cinema , the one that insulted the intelligence of the audience , the one that replaced stories with bloated gaudy visuals , the one that turned heroes into gods and audiences into sheep. The collections of #Dhurandhar2 are now in the process of burying all those earlier makers beliefs in a grave so deep that even their ghosts can’t come out. And the screams you are hearing now of #Dhurandhar2 box office collections is the collective sound which is announcing their deaths. If the makers of those kind of films which are already under production , or about to start shooting , don’t go back to their drawing boards and exorcise themselves by watching #Dhurandhar2 multiple times even GOD can’t save their SPIRITS. But the problem is , even if they intend to do that , they might have tonnes of money, but where will they get the brain of @AdityaDharFilms?”.
More about ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’
‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, also known as ‘Dhurandhar 2’ released yesterday, March 19, 2026. While the first part focused on the rise of Hamza Ali Mazari, played by Ranveer Singh in the underworld of Lyari, the sequel is a more personal, brutal and emotional. The cast features Arjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi, Sara Arjun, R Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt in pivotal roles.
