‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has opened in theaters worldwide and has created a euphoria that has surpassed the first part of the film. In the meantime Ranveer Singh The starrer has officially opened in theaters on March 19, 2026, today, March 18, paid previews were everywhere. However, many paid previews were canceled and here is the real reason behind it. Gaiety Galaxy and Maratha Mandir owner, Manoj Desai expressed his anger towards Jio Studios who are sponsoring the project. “Humko KDM hi nahi diya. Toh hum picture kaise chalaaye?” For those who don’t know, KDM is Key Delivery Message. This is a small encrypted XML file that contains the security key needed to unlock and play the encrypted Digital Cinema Package (DCP). KDMs restrict movies to specific, authorized movie servers and, most importantly, to a specific time window, acting as an anti-piracy Digital Rights Management (DRM) tool. Therefore, the theaters are not allowed to play the movie until the managers get the KDM. Desai further said, “They were running late and they don’t answer to anyone. They have made so much money with ‘Dhurandhar’ and yet they didn’t care about so many canceled shows. They canceled 2 shows at Gaeity and two shows at Galaxy and two at Maratha Mandir. So total 6 shows were canceled in my theatres. theaters mein KDM nahi gaya aur show cancel hua.” He further said, “Their mahurat was at 5 pm and they didn’t want the shows to start before that. We agreed and yet they didn’t send us the KDM. They sent us the KDM two hours after the scheduled show time. That’s why so many shows were canceled in 500 theatres.”
