The buzz around Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge is getting louder by the day and it’s not just the audience who is talking. Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has once again grabbed attention with his bold and unfiltered reaction to the film. Ever since its release on March 19, the movie directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh, Sara Arjun, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan and Rakesh Bedi has been receiving massive reactions.
Ram Gopal Varma, who had appreciated the first part as well, took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a detailed note about why he believes this sequel is a major turning point for Indian cinema. In simple terms, he feels the film challenges the usual loud, over-the-top style of filmmaking and brings something more real and grounded.
Sharing his strong opinion, Ram Gopal Varma wrote:
“The @Dhurandhar2 is a HORROR. It is a horror for all filmmakers who built their careers and their fortunes on dumbed down, over the top cinema. The cinema that demanded the brain to be left at home . The cinema that was rammed down our throats full of LOUDNESS and MASALA which will be now soon on a ventilator struggling for breath #Dhurandar2 will scare the living hell out of every filmmaker who still worships the godly hero.”
He also praised Ranveer Singh for moving away from the typical “larger-than-life” hero image and portraying a more realistic and unpredictable character. He explained it in his own words:
“In #Dhurandhar2 , @RanveerOfficial killed all those heroes who never bleed ,and never feel pain , and then over the dead bodies of those kind of outdated heroes ,he gave birth to a true real hero , flawed, yet dangerous and unpredictable and also his heroism comes from his actions instead of being thrusted upon the heads with ear drum shattering music. Compared to this new kind of hero , the godly heroes will suddenly look ridiculous, almost like clowns in a circus. And then their blind worshippers will feel naked, exposed and scared hearing of the collections.”
Talking about action in films, Ram Gopal Varma didn’t hold back and criticised unrealistic sequences, saying:
“#Dhurandhar2 will terrify those who built their careers on action set pieces where physics is a joke and gravity is non existent . The scenes, where men are thrown fifty feet in the air, bounce off the ground like rubber balls, survive explosions that would vaporise cities, and still deliver punch dialogues while dusting their shoulders will be hunted and killed by the new audience. After the audience saw action that actually hurts, that actually bleeds, the flying goon brigade will suddenly feel cheap, fake, and embarrassingly ridiculous . The filmmakers who still swear by wires and cranes to fake uplift the heroes will now wake up shivering in cold sweat. It will make the pan india directors tremble in their chairs , the ones who still believe characters are created by hairdos, costumes, photo shopped six packs, and designer clothes instead of intrinsic psychological depth.”
According to him, the film is not just entertainment but a strong message to the industry. He further added:
“Dhurandhar 2 is not just a film. It is a verdict. With Dhurandhar 2 @AdityaDharFilms cut off the head of that kind of cinema , the one that insulted the intelligence of the audience , the one that replaced stories with bloated gaudy visuals , the one that turned heroes into gods and audiences into sheep. The collections of #Dhurandhar2 are now in the process of burying all those earlier makers beliefs in a grave so deep that even their ghosts can’t come out. And the screams you are hearing now of #Dhurandhar2 box office collections is the collective sound which is announcing their deaths. If the makers of those kind of films which are already under production , or about to start shooting , don’t go back to their drawing boards and exorcise themselves by watching #Dhurandhar2 multiple times even GOD can’t save their SPIRITS. But the problem is, even if they intend to do that, they might have tonnes of money, but where will they get the brain of @AdityaDharFilms?”
Here are the tweets:
https://x.com/RGVzoomin/status/2034866391233569218
https://x.com/RGVzoomin/status/2034107545783308451
Earlier as well, Ram Gopal Varma had praised the film by comparing it to classics like Sholay and Mughal-e-Azam. He even suggested that global filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan should watch it on the first day itself.
