Ram Gopal Varma has been praising Aditya Dhar‘s ‘Dhurandhar’ since its release. He also expressed that the upcoming sequel ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ will become a massive blockbuster. And now, the filmmaker stated that if part 2 earns between Rs 1500-2000 crore at the box office, it might destroy South movies.

Ram Gopal Varma talks about expectations from ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’

In an interview with the Variety India, Ram Gopal Varma talked about the expectations from the Aditya Dhar directorial, starring Ranveer Singh. The filmmaker said, “I think it will be fantastic.”

The director stated that the audience is quite invested in the characters and the storyline of the movie. He added, “I think they will just follow the trajectory of the characters from part one.”RGV further stated that since both parts are shot simultaneously it will be like one film split into two and hence, “I don’t think they’ll have any over-expectations.”

Ram Gopal Varma on ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ can destroy South movies

In the same conversation, he went on to add, “This is not like a franchise. It’s like the ‘Baahubali’ films. Yeah, like that only. I feel ‘Dhurandhar 2’ will do better business than part one. Also, they are promoting ‘Dhurandhar 2’ heavily in the south.”Ram Gopal Varma shared how the Aditya Dhar-directed film has changed the way action choreography will be done in future in Indian movies. He said, “You can’t have people flying in the air and kicking in the air. It’s got to be all real.”The filmmaker concluded, saying, “You see, if ‘Dhurandhar 2’ creates numbers like Rs 1500-2000 crores, then all the south films will go for a toss, I think. All south films are designed in the old-school manner.”

Ram Gopal Varma praises ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ trailer

After the makers dropped the trailer of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ online, Ram Gopal Varma took to his X account and wrote, “This is STRATOSPHERIC LEVEL .. @AdityaDharFilms is on a RAMPAGE of REVENGE #Dhurandhar2.”

More about ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’

Directed by Aditya Dhar, ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ stars Ranveer Singh in the lead. The movie also fetaures Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Rakesh Bedi, and Sara Arjun. The movie is slated to hit theaters on March 19, 2026.