Aditya DharSpy action thriller ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’ has written history at the Indian box office, becoming the first Bollywood film to cross the Rs 1 billion net collection across all versions. Amid the celebrations, a touching exchange between director Aditya Dhar and cinematographer Vikash Nowlakha is winning hearts online.
Vikash Nowlakha’s emotional response to Aditya Dhar
On Sunday, Aditya Dhar wrote a touching note on social media paying tribute to the film’s cinematographer. Nowlakha responded warmly, writing, “So excited about this. It’s the grace of your vision, your confidence and your leadership that allows all of us, cast and crew, the freedom to bring our instincts, hearts and spirits to this. You didn’t just hire technicians and actors, you embraced us all for who we were and brought us to our best. On behalf of the entire camera, light and grip department, thank you for this incredible journey.”
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In his original post, Aditya Dhar revealed that Nowlakha was the last department head to join the project, joining just days before the shoot began. He wrote, “I have waited 30 years to do a film like this. I will give my life to it”—words that Dhar described as something Nowlakha said after reading the script and he fully meant it.Dhar praised Nowlakha’s resilience during the grueling shoot. He wrote, “Through impossible schedules, through chaos that often felt unmanageable, through shooting what were essentially two films at the time and cost of one, Vikash was at the center of it all, steady and relentless.”The filmmaker added, “But what makes Vikash truly unique is not just his stamina – it’s the soul of his look. His eye for detail, his emotional intelligence behind the lens, his ability to understand not only what a scene looks like but what it looks like, that’s where his genius lies. Every frame of Dhurandhar breathes because he allowed it.”
More about “Dhurandhar 2”.
Movie protagonists Ranveer Singh Jaskirat Singh as Rangi, Hamza Ali Mazari who becomes an Indian spy and infiltrates the Lyari terrorist group in Pakistan. It explores his origin story and his infiltration into the criminal and political world of Lyari. The domestic success of “Dhurandhar 2” complements its massive global performance as worldwide collections approach 1.6 billion. The first film in the franchise grossed 1.3 billion worldwide.
