What is the background of the film for which Netflix is said to have paid Rs.130 Cr for the rights to an OTT release?

 The rights to Ranveer Singh's film 'Dhurandhar,' which will soon be available on OTT, were reportedly purchased by Netflix for over Rs. 130 crores!

Since its release in theaters, Aditya Dhar's film Dhurandhar has been making headlines. The film stars five well-known performers, namely Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Ranveer Singh, and Akshaye Khanna. Ever since the trailer was published, whether for good or for ill, the film has been at the top of the news. Nevertheless, given the film's success in theaters, there has been a high demand for its OTT debut.

With the rumors that the streaming behemoth that bought the rights to show the film paid a large sum for the transaction, there is a floating bit about the movie's official OTT release date that has yet to be revealed. Let's take a look!

It is said that the streaming rights to Dhurandhar were purchased by Netflix for Rs. 130 crore.

Aditya Dhar's film Dhurandhar would be streamed on Netflix, according to reports. Additionally, reports indicate that Netflix paid a staggering Rs. 130 crore for the streaming rights to both halves of the film. The second installment of Dhurandhar will be released in March 2026, following the release of Part 1 on December 5, 2025. Netflix's agreement to purchase the streaming rights to both halves for Rs. 65 crore each would be the biggest acquisition Netflix has ever made for a movie starring Ranveer Singh, if the reports are true.

What date will Dhurandhar be available on Netflix?

There is no formal confirmation of the release date. However, reports suggest that the film might be released on Netflix on January 30, 2026, as it could stay in theaters for eight weeks. It should be noted that there has been no official confirmation of this as of yet, and it is also possible that if the film, which reportedly cost Rs. 280 crores to produce, continues to perform well at the box office, the producers may decide to keep it in theaters for a lengthy period of time, which is exactly what happened with the other popular film, Saiyara. Prior reports said that Dhurandhar had even shattered Saiyaara's Day 1 revenue record. According to Sacnlik, the film made around Rs. 129.69 crore on the fourth day of its release.

The History of Dhurandhar

Aditya Raj Kaul, the film's research assistant, just revealed how the film was made. In a social media post, Aditya Raj Kaul disclosed that he and Aditya have been friends for a long time, even prior to his work on Uri: The Surgical Strike. Aditya told a source that he had learned some details about the unexplained murder of Zahid Akhund in Karachi.

This Zahid Akhund was one of the hijackers of the IC-814 aircraft, who was killed 23 years after the hijacking. Aditya Raj Kaul shared that during that time, Aditya Dhar was working on his storyboard, and the two of them got into a discussion that ultimately led to their participation in the film. Sharing the tale, Aditya Raj Kaul said:

"I was informed by a very senior source in March 2022 about the unexplained murder of a man named Zahid Akhund in Karachi." I was informed that it was a significant advancement, but I wasn't given any more information. I spent two days proving that Zahid Akhund was actually Zahoor Mistry, who was also known as Bhola, one of the IC-814 plane hijackers. He had been murdered at close range almost twenty-three years after the hijacking. Two bike-borne men from a nearby Karachi gang carried out the murder, but the Pakistani ISI had ordered the local media to remain silent about the crime.

What do you think about Netflix spending Rs. 130 on the streaming rights to Dhurandhar?