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From July 2024 to October 2025, principal photography took place across the Indian states and union territories of Punjab, Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, as well as Thailand. The soundtrack and film score was composed by Shashwat Sachdev, while Vikash Nowlakha and Shivkumar V. Panicker handled the cinematography and editing. With a 214-minute runtime, Dhurandhar is one of the longest among Indian films ever made.[10]
Dhurandhar was theatrically released on 5 December 2025, and received mixed-to-positive reviews, with critics praising the ensemble cast performance, particularly Singh and Khanna, Dhar's direction, cinematography, action sequences, soundtrack, world building and production values, while its runtime and pacing received some criticism.[11] The film was also criticised for mixing fact and fiction, with some critics calling it propaganda.[12][13][14][7][15] The film grossed over ₹1,000 crore, and became a major commercial success, emerging as the highest grossing Indian film of 2025, second highest grossing Hindi film of all-time, fifth highest grossing Indian film of all-time and the highest grossing A certified Indian film of all-time.[16][17] A sequel Dhurandhar: Part 2 is scheduled to release on 19 March 2026.[18]
The film was banned in Gulf Cooperation Council countries,[7][19] but also reportedly received 2 million pirated digital downloads in Pakistan, where all Indian films have been banned since 2019.[20][21]