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Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn in Santoshi‘s crime thriller
MUMBAI: Firoze Nadiawala‘s The Outsider, directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi, has been postponed for lack of proper permission to shoot at the wanted location in the US.
Rather than allowing Amitabh Bachchan‘s dates to go to waste, Santoshi has designed a new mega project. He will soon embark on a crime thriller under the same banner that will also feature Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt in stellar roles.
Explaining the overnight shift in plot location and project Santoshi said, “The other project, The Outsider, was not working out on time. It has become very difficult for Indian filmmakers to shoot in the US. Rather than allow the dates to go to waste, I put forward the new project. It‘s a thriller about a vigilante. And yes Devgn and Dutt are also part of the project.”
The shooting starts in the next couple of months to coincide with the dates that Bachchan had allotted for the other project.
This is the first time that Santoshi would be working with Sanjay Dutt. They were to collaborate on a historical about the Partition. But since period films don‘t work these days, the project had to be shelved.
Remarked Santoshi, “The responsibility of doing justice to Amitji and Ajay, whom I‘ve worked with earlier, and Dutt with whom I‘m working with for the first time, is the same.”
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Dhurandhar 2 hit by YouTube leak amid record box office run
Cam-rip surfaces online but blockbuster streak continues at record pace
MUMBAI: It has been a dramatic week for Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Even as the espionage thriller smashes box office records, a piracy scare briefly threatened to steal its thunder after a full-length version surfaced on YouTube.
The leak emerged on March 30 via a channel titled “A2z movie”, which uploaded what appeared to be a cam-recorded print of the film. Clocking in at nearly three hours and 49 minutes, the footage was reportedly blurry but complete enough to spark spoilers and fan outrage online.
Soon after, users on X began flagging the issue, explicitly naming the “A2z movie” channel in their posts while tagging the film’s makers and urging swift legal action. Fans of director Aditya Dhar and lead star Ranveer Singh were particularly vocal, helping the issue gain rapid traction.
Within hours, the video was taken down, likely through a mix of platform detection systems and intervention by producers Jio Studios and B62 Studios.
Despite the leak, the film’s theatrical run remains virtually unshaken. As of March 31, the sequel has raked in an estimated Rs 872.17 crore net in India, with worldwide collections soaring to Rs 1,392.23 crore. Its Hindi opening day alone brought in Rs 102.55 crore, setting a new benchmark.
In a notable milestone, the film has matched Pushpa 2 as the fastest Indian release to cross the Rs 1,000 crore mark globally, achieving the feat in just seven days.
Interestingly, the version leaked online is believed to be an earlier cut. Midway through its theatrical run, the makers issued revised prints after eagle-eyed viewers spotted a fleeting editing error involving a cameraman’s reflection. The corrected version now plays across cinemas, adding an unusual twist to the film’s release journey.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, the high-stakes sequel stars Ranveer Singh alongside Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal and Sara Arjun. The film has drawn praise for its scale and action sequences, though some critics have pointed to its intense violence and layered political themes.
For now, piracy may have made noise, but it has not slowed the juggernaut. If anything, the episode underlines the film’s cultural grip, proving that even a leak cannot derail a box office storm already in full force.
