Dhurandhar 2 will be the ‘biggest multi-starrer’ in the history of cinema, says Ram Gopal Varma: ‘All the characters have become giant superstars now’

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This is not the first time that Ram Gopal Varma had lauded Dhurandhar. Earlier, when Dhurandhar hit theatres in December and emerged as a hit, he praised the film’s team on social media. “Whenever a pathbreaking and monstrous hit like #dhurandhar comes, the industry people will wish to ignore it because they will feel threatened by it due to their inability to match its standards. So they will think of it as a nightmare, which will vanish when they wake up in their own films,” he wrote on X.

Dhurandhar 2 will be the biggest multi starrer ever, in the history of cinema , because each and every character in the 1st film has become enormously huge in the audiences mind , in terms of both their value and impact , which is what true stardom is really about
In the 1st…

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) January 18, 2026

The director added, “This is even more true of all the so-called pan-India biggies, which are right now under various stages of production. They were all written and mounted, modeled on the films made before #dhurandhar, which is the exact opposite of what they all believed would work. What’s even more worrisome is that #dhurandhar, apart from being an omega hit, is also the most discussed film of the last 50 years.”

Recently, reports claimed that Akshaye Khanna has rejoined the sets to shoot additional scenes for Dhurandhar 2. However, sources close to the production have clarified that his role in Dhurandhar 2 was completed during the film’s earlier schedule, and his presence in the sequel is limited to a few crucial flashback sequences. “There is no additional filming happening with Akshaye Khanna at the moment. His portions were wrapped earlier and are part of key flashback moments in the narrative,” a source added.

Dhurandhar starred Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi, and others. It has become one of the highest grossing Indian films ever, setting higher expectations for its sequel among the audience, which is set to hit the theatres on March 19, 2026.