'Dhurandhar: The Revenge': Ram Gopal Varma says Ranveer Singh-led film makes 'Mughal-e-Azam' look like a TV serial

Ahead of its highly anticipated global release, 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' has received an unprecedented endorsement from veteran filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma. Following a special screening on March 17, 2026, RGV took to social media to declare that the Aditya Dhar directorial is a "Sholay x 100 level magnificence" that makes classics like 'Mughal-E-Azam' look like "TV serials." Starring Ranveer Singh in a fierce new avatar alongside Sanjay Dutt and R. Madhavan, the espionage thriller is being hailed by Varma as the start of a "new cinematic order." With preview shows starting today, March 18, the industry is buzzing over RGV’s bold claim that even Hollywood legends like Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan must witness this cinematic phenomenon.Ram Gopal Varma took to his X account to reveal that he watched 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' in a special screening last night. Praising the film, the filmmaker shared that even the greatest movies like 'Mughal-E-Azam' would look like TV serials. He wrote, "After last night's watch of #Dhurandhar2, in terms of its sheer cumulative impact in every which way, whether on its expected collections, audience euphoria, social influences, cinematic grammar breaking, and above all, the psychological audiovisual impact, it will be a SHOLAY x 100 level magnificence and is bound to make all the greatest films made so far, starting from MUGHAL E AZAM onwards, look like TV SERIALS."The filmmaker added that this is the "birth" of a "new cinematic order" and "the ruthless extinction of everything that ever existed before in the previous WORLD of CINEMA."His post further read, "The very spelling of the word DIRECTOR will start from @adityadharfilms' name, and it will be prudent and wise for even STEVEN SPIELBERG and CHRISTOPHER NOLAN to drop everything they are doing and catch #Dhurandhar2 FIRST DAY FIRST SHOW."Take a look. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film stars Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi, and Sara Arjun. The star cast of the espionage thriller also includes Danish Pandor, Saumya Tandon, Mustafa Ahmed, Gaurav Gera, and more. The movie is slated for a release on March 19, 2026, with preview shows scheduled for March 18, 2026.