Ranveer Singh can be called the ‘man of the moment’ thanks to the kind of response ‘Dhurandhar’ and now ‘Dhurandhar 2’ have got. While ‘Dhurandhar’ released in December 2025 broke all records at the box office, the sequel has gone one step higher and surpassed it. Ranveer is winning a lot of praise for his portrayal of Jaskirat and Hamza in this Aditya Dhar the directory Although the franchise got a lot of love, many have criticized the film and called it propaganda. Amid the success of ‘Dhurandhar 2’, an old clip of Ranveer talking about India’s ban on Pakistani artistes has gone viral. Ranveer said at the India Today Conclave in 2019, “I know there is a school of thought that art or sports should not be mixed with it. These are different areas and have separate boundaries. But we, at the same time, as artists, athletes or spectators, do not give up on the way some of our countrymen are. If there are people near and dear to them in the forces, their feelings should be of the highest value. If there is a mother of a soldier who believes, we should not get involved, then we should respect the sentiment. I think what they want should be of utmost importance to us.” The internet reacted when this clip went viral. A user shared this video and wrote, “Ranveer singh was a perfect choice for a film like #Dhurandhar,” and added, “This is what he said before dhurandhar in 2019!!” Someone wrote, “Too bright, eloquent and smarter than 90% of Bollywood, but people couldn’t see past her clothing choices. Deepika, you were lucky.” Meanwhile, ‘Dhurandhar 2’ is the first Hindi film to cross Rs 1 billion in India.
