- By Khushi Surana
- Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:21 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Ranveer Singh starrer Dhurandhar is making headlines almost every day for its extraordinary performance. Recently, director Ram Gopal Varma also joined the fan trail and expressed his insightful observation about the movie. As someone who never shies away from sharing his blunt and unfiltered reviews, RGV expressed much appreciation for Aditya Dhar's movie in a long note. He called the action thriller a 'Quantum Leap in Indian Cinema’ and also called Dhar the engineer of scenes.
On Friday, Indian film director Ram Gopal Varma shared a tweet applauding the movie Dhurandhar and its director Aditya Dhar for creating such a masterpiece. He wrote, "DHURANDHAR is not a film , it is a QUANTUM LEAP in INDIAN CINEMA. I believe that @AdityaDharFilms has completely and single handedly changed the future of Indian cinema, be it north or south ..That’s because Duradhar is not just a film.. it is a quantum leap. What Dhurandhar achieves is not just scale, but a never before experienced vision not just in sight but in the mind. Aditya Dhar doesn’t direct scenes here… he engineers the states of minds of both the characters and us audience."
He further added, "The film doesn’t ask for your attention.. it commands it. From the very first shot, there’s a sense that something irreversible has been set in motion, and the audience is no longer a spectator but an accomplice to the happenings on screen. This is a film that refuses to be polite. The writing cuts with intent, the staging breathes menace, and the silences are as weaponized as the thunderous sound effects. Dhar understands that power in storytelling is not volume… it’s pressure building. Every sequence feels compressed, like a spring being wound never knowing when it will snap. And when it does, the impact is not just brutal but it is also symphonically operatic."
RGV also claimed that the film leaves a lasting impression on the audience and that Dhar did not ‘dumb down’ the movie. "The Performances in the film aren’t designed to be liked but they’re designed to linger long after we leave the theatre .. Characters walk in carrying history on their shoulders, and the film trusts the audience enough to read their scars rather than spoon feed their backstories. This confidence which could be easily mistaken for arrogance is precisely what marks Dhurandhar as a turning point for Indian cinema . Dhar assumes that the audience are intelligent which is the highest respect a director can pay to an audience , whereas most film makers believe in dumbing down their films," he said.
Ram Gopal Varma also shared how the movie is not chasing trends or validation and said that movies like Dhurandhar don't just entertain, but also alter. "But beyond craft, what truly elevates Dhurandhar is its intent. This is not a film chasing trends or validation. It is a solemn declaration, that Indian cinema doesn’t need to dilute itself to become successful and doesn’t need to mindlessly copy Hollywood. Dhar proved that it can be rooted and still be internationally cinematic. When the final credits roll, you don’t feel just entertained, you feel altered. And that’s the mark of a filmmaker who isn’t just making movies, but he is reshaping the very ground that all us filmmakers stand on," RGV wrapped up the post.
DHURANDHAR is not a film , it is a QUANTUM LEAP in INDIAN CINEMA
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) December 19, 2025
I believe that @AdityaDharFilms has completely and single handedly changed the future of Indian cinema , be it north or south ..That’s because Duradhar is not just a film.. it is a quantum leap
What Dhurandhar…
Responding to the warm words of Ram Gopal Varma, Dhurandhar director Aditya Dhar also expressed his heartfelt gratitude. He tweeted, “Sir… If this tweet were a film, I would have gone to watch it first day first show, stood in the last row, and come out changed. I came to Mumbai years ago carrying one suitcase, one dream, and an unreasonable belief that I would one day work under Ram Gopal Verma. That never happened. But somewhere along the way, without knowing it, I worked inside your cinema. Your films didn’t teach me how to make movies — they taught me how to think dangerously.”
He further said, “To have you say that Dhurandhar is a quantum leap feels surreal, emotional, and honestly a little unfair… because now whatever I do next has to live up to this tweet.
You were one of my favourite directors who made Indian cinema feel fearless, impolite, and alive. If Dhurandhar has even a fraction of that DNA, it’s because your films whispered (sometimes screamed) in my head while I was writing and directing it.”
Dhar also shared how he ‘finally feels seen’ after receiving acclaim from RGV and added, “If I’ve assumed the audience is intelligent, it’s because you taught an entire generation that cinema should never apologize for its ambition. Thank you for this generosity, this madness, and this validation. The fan in me is overwhelmed. The filmmaker in me feels challenged.
And the boy who came to Mumbai to work under RGV… finally feels seen.”
Sir… 🙏
— Aditya Dhar (@AdityaDharFilms) December 19, 2025
If this tweet were a film, I would have gone to watch it first day first show, stood in the last row, and come out changed.
I came to Mumbai years ago carrying one suitcase, one dream, and an unreasonable belief that I would one day work under Ram Gopal Verma. That never…
Ever since Dhurandhar's release, the movie has gained massive appreciation from celebrities across the industry. Stars like Preity Zinta, Hrithik Roshan, Allu Arjun, Vicky Kaushal and others have lauded the project publicly. The movie is soaring at the box office as it concluded two weeks of theatrical run with a whopping net collection of Rs 460 crores.