'Dhurandhar: The Revenge': Ahead of its release, a recap of 'Dhurandhar' and Ranveer Singh infiltrating the gangs of Lyari town

'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' is all set to hit theaters tomorrow, March 19, 2026, with paid preview shows scheduled for today, March 18. The Aditya Dhar directorial is set to become one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema. Ahead of the release of 'Dhurandhar 2', let's take a quick look at what happened in the first installment, 'Dhurandhar'.In the film, Ajay Sanyal (played by R Madhavan) puts forth the idea of operation 'Dhurandhar,' in which trained Indian spies will infiltrate Pakistan's terror networks to receive information. Sanyal started operation 'Dhurandhar', a long-term plan, after the IC-814 hijack in 1999 and the 2001 Parliament attack. For this, they recruit Jaskirat Singh Rangi, a man on death row, and train him to become a spy. He enters Lyari town in Pakistan as Hamza Ali Mazari, a local with a Balochi identity. He infiltrates the terror group led by Rehman Dakait, aka Rehman Baloch (played by Akshaye Khanna), who wants to rule the entire Lyari town. Hamza enters the gang with the help of Mohammed Aalam (Gaurav Gera), who owns a juice shop in the locality and is also an Indian informer. Hamza also makes a deal with Jameel Jamali, a political leader of the Pakistani Awami Party (played by Rakesh Bedi). Hamza marries Jamali's daughter Yalina (Sara Arjun) to continue his operation in Pakistan. He finds out that Major Iqbal (played by Arjun Rampal), an ISI operative, was behind the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai.Despite Hamza providing information about the terror strike to India, attacks still take place. This makes him hasten his operation to rise to the top. With the help of SP Chaudhary Aslam (Sanjay Dutt) and father-in-law Jameel Jamali, Hamza plans to kill Rehman Dakait. After ambushing and killing Dakait at a secluded location, Hamza takes him to the hospital to show the media his loyalty toward Dakait. That ends the storyline of the first part.The movie is set to showcase the backstory of Jaskirat Singh Rangi and how he became Hamza Ali Mazari. The audience is set to witness Hamza become the Sher-E-Baloch in 'Dhurandhar 2'. Not to forget, a full-fledged fight between him and Major Iqbal could be the climax sequence, judging by the recently released trailer.Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film is set to hit theaters on March 19, 2026.See More: 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' Movie Review and Release Live Updates: Ranveer Singh starrer's blockbuster run starts today with paid previews