'Dhurandhar': Ranveer Singh starrer gets OTT 'upgrade' after fans call out low video quality, colour grading issues

Ranveer Singh's 'Dhurandhar' made its OTT debut this weekend, after scorring a strong Rs 1000 crore net haul at the domestic box office. The film directed by Aditya Dhar, premiered on Netflix at midnight on Friday, prompting fans to flock to the streaming site to watch the film agian in the comfort of their homes. Helping it extend its reach, the Hindi film released online with Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions.

Following its release, the OTT version of the film had fans giving the makers and the streaming platform a mouthfull. While some called out the muted cuss words for the 'A' rated film, others slammed the makers for the film's mysterious 9-minute shorter runtime. Others even took to social media to share their disappointment over the film's colour grading, which seemed like a downgrade when compared to the theatrical print.

'Dhurandhar' gets streaming upgrade

However, in a surprising turnaround, those tuning in to watch the film on Sunday, noted that Netflix has allegedly 'updated' a new version of the film. Taking to Twitter fans celebrated that the makers seemed to have upgraded the film to a higher bitrate and improved the colour grading.

Fans hail higher bitrate for 'Dhurandhar'

A viral tweet noted, "Netflix has released a new #Dhurandhar version with 12.56 mbps of bitrate (AV1 Codec). The initial version was 1.79 mbps. This is 6 times more Data for better quality. I haven't seen flix giving this high of a bitrate for AV1 codec EVER."

Another added that the film had, "Much better colour grading."

No update on 'Dhurandhar' edits

While the upgrade has addressed some of the technical concerns, there is still no word about the shorter runtime and censorship allegations. The runtime of the film on the streaming platform is currently at 3 hours and 25 minutes, which is estimated to be around 9 minutes shorter than the original duration of 3 hours 34 minutes.

It was widely reported that the runtime of the Aditya Dhar directorial was reduced after the makers were asked to mute "two words and one dialogue in reference to Baloch" with the revised version playing in cinemas from January 1. According to the revised censor certificate of Dhurandhar, its new runtime is 3 hours 28 minutes 56 seconds. This in turn, brings down the difference in run time to around 4 minutes.

The film's OTT release comes a month in advance of the sequel that is set to hit the big screens on March 19.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”