On Tuesday, the film minted more than Monday, i.e. Day 4. It had already surpassed Rs. 100 crore mark over the first weekend. With Rs. 24.30 crore on Monday and Rs. 28.60 crore on Tuesday, the total now stands at a staggering Rs. 159.40 crore nett in India.
Hrithik Roshan reviews the spy thriller
The actor's take on the film has left netizens divided as he praised the film but also spoke about its politics- "I love cinema, I love people who climb into a vortex and let the story take control, spin them shake them until what they want to say is purged out of them onto that screen. DHURANDAR is an example of that. Loved the storytelling. It's cinema."
Roshan added, "I may disagree with the politics of it, and argue about the responsibilities us filmmakers should bear as citizens of the world. Nevertheless, can't ignore how loved and learnt from this one as a student of cinema. Amazing."
Netizens react
One wrote- "It’s refreshing to see a star separate the craft from the message instead of just playing it safe with PR silence. He proved you can respect the filmmaking talent."
A second said, "Feel bad for Hritik and the amount of hate he’s going to get with this brave post. But that’s what heroes do!"
A third commented- "It takes a lot of guts being an A lister and posting something like this when people are getting abused like anything for even mild criticism, Hrithik truly earned some real respect with this post."
And another said, "a LARGE SECTION of audience will quietly move or shift away from you…."
What’s fueling the momentum
Analysts and trade trackers point to several factors behind the strong hold. There has been a Strong word-of-mouth and positive audience reception, especially for the ensemble cast and the film’s gripping spy-thriller narrative.
