Filmmaker Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar has shattered box office records. Its sequel is all set to hit theatres in March. Upon release, the movie did not get clearance for release in the Middle East, allegedly due to its anti-Pakistan stance. However, it still trended at number one as CDs were sold illegally, and audiences even used VPN sites to watch the film. Ahead of Part 2’s release, R Madhavan shared how, despite the ban, fans are flying to India to watch it in theatres.

R Madhavan on Dhurandhar 2 mania

In a podcast with Sonia Shenoy on her YouTube channel, Madhavan spoke about people flying down from Dubai to India to watch Dhurandhar. He added, “That’s the power of good content. Now they are planning their business meetings around March 19 so that they can attend the meeting and watch Dhurandhar 2 because it’s not releasing in Dubai. For them, it would be so easy to just watch it on IPTV, okay? And I’m sure they could. But they want to experience watching a film like Dhurandhar in a theatre full of people. That gives you a community experience. Cinema allows that. Watching the same film alone at home feels completely different.”