As the global countdown begins for this year’s biggest films, director Aditya Dhar has reached out to fans with an emotional appeal. On March 18, 2026, just hours before the first trailers of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ began, the National Award-winning filmmaker issued a “serious and heartfelt” request to his “Dhurandhar family” to protect the film’s huge secrets. The Ranveer Singh-directed espionage epic, a direct sequel to the 2025 blockbuster, is currently holding high-octane preview screenings across the world ahead of its official release on March 19.
Aditya Dhar makes a request to viewers ahead of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ release
In a long and heartfelt note shared on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, Aditya Dhar reflected on the journey from the release of the first film on December 5, 2025 to the birth of this monumental sequel.
Dhar began the note with, “To my dear and extraordinary Dhurandhar family, on December 5, 2025, Dhurandhar was released in theaters around the world. And since then you just haven’t seen our movie. You loved it. You lived it. You appreciated every detail, debated every moment, rewatched it, and noticed things I never thought anyone would.”
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The note further said, “Somewhere along that beautiful, unpredictable journey, our film became yours. Then the nations. And then the world’s! That is the most humbling and touching gift a filmmaker can ever receive.”Aditya Dhar revealed that when they decided to make the sequel, they put their whole heart into the film. His note added: “So when we sat down to make Dhurandhar: The Revenge, we knew one thing with absolute certainty: we had to surprise you. We had to make you feel emotions you weren’t prepared for. Deeply. Honestly. That’s never easy. But for you, we tried our best.”The director also expressed the desire that people enjoy the film in theaters and not on a mobile device, indirectly asking to reject piracy. He shared, “We have put our heart into Dhurandhar: The Revenge so you can experience every twist, every thrill, exactly how it should feel. In a theater, in the dark, surrounded by friends, family and even strangers, everyone feels the same emotions. This is how movies should be experienced. Not on someone’s phone in a blurry image.”Towards the end, he made an important request to everyone, saying, “So, here is my most sincere and heartfelt request… PLEASE DON’T SHARE SPOILERS! Let each fan come in clueless but curious and come out with their own deeply personal version of what they felt.”Dhar concluded his note by saying, “You made Dhurandhar what he is. I now trust you to protect what this will be. With all my love and gratitude, Aditya Dhar. Bharat Mata ki…Jai!”
More about ‘Dhurandhar: Revenge’
While the film will be released in theaters tomorrow, March 19, 2026, audiences can watch preview shows today (March 18). The film directed by Aditya Dhar features Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Rakesh Bedi, Arjun RampalSara Arjun and more. The film will become one of the biggest box office hits of Indian cinema.
