Madhur Bhandarkar Reviews Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar, Hails Akshaye Khanna’s ‘Masterclass Acting’

Madhur Bhandarkar Reviews Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar, Hails Akshaye Khanna’s ‘Masterclass Acting’

Aditya Dhar's recently released film Dhurandhar, starring Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt and others, is creating waves at the box office. The film has also been receiving good reviews. Yesterday, cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal shared his review of Dhurandhar, and was all praise for the film. Now, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar shared his thoughts about the film, and called it a ‘thrilling ride'. He praised the entire cast, and revealed that he was most impressed with Akshaye Khanna's performance! He said that the actor stole the show as the menacing crime lord, and also praised Aditya Dhar for making t he film with so much passion.

On Sunday, Madhur Bhandarkar took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, “Watched #Dhurandhar, and what an explosive, thrilling ride it was! It's a tense, gripping spy thriller that had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. After a long time in a film, all the actors looked like the characters they portrayed, bringing realism and authenticity to their roles. Ranveer Singh is feral, electrifying, and brilliant as Hamza. Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, Madhavan, and actress Sara Arjun are just brilliant as well. Rakesh Bedi was a revelation for me; I never imagined him as a menacing politician."

He further went on to add that Akshaye Khanna's performance impressed him the most. “But Akshaye Khanna, OMG totally steals the show as the menacing, formidable crime lord; pure masterclass acting! Hats off to filmmaker @AdityaDharFilms for making this ambitious film with so much passion & depth. Big congratulations to the entire team," he wrote.

Watched #Dhurandhar, and what an explosive, thrilling ride it was! It's a tense, gripping spy thriller that had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. After a long time in a film, all the actors looked like the characters they portrayed, bringing realism and authenticity…— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) December 7, 2025

Dhurandhar reportedly earned Rs 27 crore in India on its opening day (Friday), and showed even healthier growth on day two. Morning occupancy climbed from 15% to 18%, and afternoon shows moved up from 28% to 35%. These jumps contributed to a Rs 31 crore net Saturday, as per Sacnilk. This brings the two-day domestic total to Rs 58 crore net.

Dhurandhar follows Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajay Sanyal, played by R. Madhavan, who leads a high-stakes mission to dismantle a terror network in Pakistan. Ranveer Singh portrays a Punjabi youth recruited from prison and trained to infiltrate Karachi's criminal underworld.

Dhurandhar features Ranveer Singh in the lead, supported by Sara Arjun, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, Akshaye Khanna and R. Madhavan. It released in theatres on December 5. Meanwhile, the makers confirmed that the sequel, Dhurandhar 2, will hit cinemas on March 19, 2026. It will lock horns at the box office with Yash starrer Toxic, which is also slated to release on the same day.

Source: News18
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