Even fake collections don’t reach Rs 100 crore: Kunal Kohli on the success of Dhurandhar

Even fake collections don’t reach Rs 100 crore: Kunal Kohli on the success of Dhurandhar

Even fake collections don’t reach Rs 100 crore: Kunal Kohli on the success of Dhurandhar

Kunal Kohli lauded the box office success of Dhurandhar: The Revenge. He praised Ranveer Singh and Aditya Dhar for showing the true potential of Indian cinema.

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Even fake collections don't reach Rs 100 crore: Kunal Kohli on the success of Dhurandhar
Kunal Kohli, while speaking about the success of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, urged filmmakers not to get influenced by western themes.

Director Kunal Kohli has praised the box office success of the espionage thriller. Dhurandhar: Revenge. He praised actor Ranveer Singh and director Aditya Dhar for showing the ‘true potential’ of Indian cinema.

Kunal shared an Instagram video in which he congratulated Aditya Dhar, Ranveer Singh and Jio Studios and acknowledged that they have managed to earn more than Rs 100 crore twice in a single day. He said, “Congratulations to Aditya Dhar, Ranveer Singh and Jio Studios. You all have earned more than Rs 100 crore twice in a day.” stalwart Of course, it has become the biggest hit of Indian cinema, which is wonderful.”

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He talked about the true potential of the Indian box office and described its impact as unprecedented. How deeply “Native (Local)” stories and indigenous topics connect with audiences I we The director urged filmmakers to avoid deviating from Western concepts. Instead, he encouraged them to focus on making authentically Indian cinema that was connected to their roots.

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“The important parts of the film that I would like to highlight about this film and what it has done: It has shown us the real potential of the Indian box office. Phenomenal. It has shown us Native Themes and stories work like anything else. Let’s not be influenced by Western themes and ideas; Let’s make desi films,” Kohli said.

He also said,heroes must be men (The hero must be a man). The hero of Hindi films should be a man (The hero of Hindi films has to be manly). Not some lost, confused boy. this is it soldier Was. this is it stalwart Is. Look at the numbers. The real collection.”

Furthermore, Kohli criticized the practice of inflating box office figures and pointed out that even with manipulated data, many films struggle to reach the Rs 100 crore gross mark. He compared it to the actual success of the espionage thriller, which has been consistently earning Rs 100 crore in a single day through legitimate ticket sales.

“Even by doing fake collections you are not earning Rs 100 crore for the lifetime collection of your film. It is earning Rs 100 crore in a day with real collections. Thanks to Aditya Dhar, Ranveer Singh, Jio Studios for showing us the way and showing the potential of our cinema,” the director concluded.

Dhurandhar: Revenge Has been released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. The film also stars actors Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun and Rakesh Bedi in lead roles. The film is co-produced by Jio Studios and B62 Studios. This is the sequel to stalwartReleased in December 2025.

Dhurandhar: Revenge Actor Pawan Kalyan’s Telugu action-drama Ustad Bhagat Singh had a theatrical release on March 19, 2026.

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