\u201cDhurandhar,\u201d the Ranveer Singh-led espionage thriller about an Indian undercover operative infiltrating Karachi\u2019s criminal underworld, has landed at No. 1 on Netflix\u2019s global Top 10 non-English films list \u2013 and is also No. 1 in both India and Pakistan, a streaming outcome that cuts straight through the region\u2019s long-frozen theatrical politics.<\/p>\n
On Netflix\u2019s Tudum weekly chart (Jan. 26-Feb. 1), \u201cDhurandhar\u201d ranked No. 1 worldwide among non-English films with 7.6 million views. The chart shows the film sitting at No. 1 in India and No. 1 in Pakistan in Netflix\u2019s Top 10 Movies lists. The title is also riding high across South Asia, including chart-topping or near-the-top placement in markets such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, reinforcing the film\u2019s regional pull beyond its home base.<\/p>\n
The Pakistan result lands with extra charge because Indian films have been shut out of Pakistani cinemas for years, a situation that intensified in recent years after both countries moved to block each other\u2019s titles theatrically amid renewed bilateral tensions. In other words, a film designed around India\u2019s intelligence footprint inside Pakistan \u2013 the kind of premise that would typically be dead on arrival theatrically across the border \u2013 is now reaching Pakistani audiences at scale through Netflix\u2019s frictionless pipeline.<\/p>\n
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And it isn\u2019t only South Asia. The film is also charting strongly in parts of the Middle East, where India-Pakistan political sensitivities can make theatrical releases for this kind of material complicated or commercially risky \u2013 leaving streaming as the cleaner route to audiences in expatriate-heavy territories.<\/p>\n
Aditya Dhar directed the film, with Jio Studios and B62 Studios producing. Singh leads the cast, with Akshaye Khanna playing the antagonist. The cast also includes Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Manav Gohil, Danish Pandor, Saumya Tandon, Gaurav Gera and Naveen Kaushik.<\/p>\n
\u201cDhurandhar\u201d is told in two parts, with the first installment following a decade-long Indian intelligence operation where an undercover agent (Singh) infiltrates Karachi\u2019s criminal and political underworld. \u201cDhurandhar: The Revenge,\u201d releasing theatrically March 19, is expected to continue the saga and also provide Singh\u2019s character\u2019s backstory.<\/p>\n
The first part of the saga has become the highest-grossing Hindi-language film in India. It has collected $116 million locally and $32 million internationally.<\/p>\n
India and Pakistan have fought four wars since Partition in 1947 \u2014 in 1947\u201348, 1965, 1971 and 1999 \u2014 with the territory of Kashmir remaining the central flashpoint in a relationship marked by military confrontation, diplomatic breakdowns and periodic escalations.<\/p>\n
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