Filmmaker Aditya Dhar's spy thriller franchise Dhurandhar, headlined by Ranveer Singh, has rewritten box office history in India. Amid the film's roaring success, actor Mohan Kapur confessed that he still does not entirely understand the overwhelming hype surrounding the franchise.
Mohan Kapur recently opened up about the success of Dhurandhar during a conversation with Siddharth Kannan on his YouTube channel. He admitted that he does not completely agree with the excessive praise the film has been receiving.
"I watched the film alone in a theatre two weeks before the second part came out. It was the first time I had ever watched a film alone, and when I left the theatre, I honestly couldn’t understand why everyone was praising it so much. I just didn’t get it," Mohan said.
The actor continued, "Dhurandhar is a phenomenal film. It’s very intelligent storytelling, which is why it has received both criticism and applause. It’s cleverly written. Now, has the film claimed to be the truth? No. It’s a story. They’ve taken real instances and woven a very clever plot around them to make you think, ‘Oh my God!’ But it’s not real. From the very first frame, the moment you see R Madhavan, you know the premise is wrong because the character they are depicting or implying was never there."
The Dhurandhar franchise has collected over ₹3097 crore worldwide, with the first film grossing ₹1307 crore and the sequel grossing over ₹1790 crore. The films tell the story of Jaskirat Singh Rangi, alias Hamza Ali Mazari, sent to Lyari in Pakistan to bring down a terror unit.
