Dhurandhar, starring Ranveer Singh, has but once more achieved one thing exceptional. Not lengthy after making historical past on the field workplace, the Aditya Dhar directorial has obtained worldwide acclaim from Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO of Netflix, who stated that the movie is the most-watched non-English movie this yr. Speaking concerning the rising development of Indian content material across the globe, Ted stated that India has already arrived and Dhurandhar is setting an instance.
What Ted Sarandos stated
Talking at Specific Adda, Ted Sarandos shared how strongly the movie carried out on the platform. “Dhurandhar was the most-watched non-English film on the earth this yr. Larger than each different English [movie] and second solely to the US and the UK by way of watching,” he stated.
The primary film garnered 37 million views from January to June 2026. It additionally was primary on the Netflix checklist of twenty-two international locations. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the Dhurandhar franchise earned greater than ₹3,100 crore in worldwide assortment by means of two motion pictures. The second installment, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, grew to become the primary Bollywood movie ever to surpass ₹1,000 crore mark in internet in India.
‘India has that second on a regular basis’
Ted Sarandos additionally answered a query raised each time one talks about Indian leisure on the worldwide stage—that’s, when would India get its very personal Squid Recreation or Cash Heist?
His reply was easy. “I hear lots once I journey world wide, significantly in India, is like what occurred with Squid Recreation, what occurred with La casa de papel, when is India going to have that second? And I say India has that second on a regular basis. It’s more likely to be in cinema. I feel, proper now, as a result of there may be this monumental, lovely, wealthy, lengthy historical past of films in India. I feel after we got here in and made Sacred Video games, it was an entire totally different sort of tv, so by means of a lot of the historical past and all that that’s coming by means of, it’s prone to come by means of within the type of cinema,” he added.
Indian content material continues to journey internationally
Ted dropped at gentle the rising worldwide demand for Indian motion pictures and TV collection on the streaming service, stating that Indian content material has been among the many top-rated globally on the platform. He stated that there was an Indian film or TV collection within the prime 10 globally for every week since 2024. He ttributed this success to Netflix’s advice algorithm, which helps viewers uncover content material they may get pleasure from. He subsequently introduced that 3.5 billion hours of Indian content material have been watched this yr by the viewers globally.
The primary Dhurandhar launched in theatres in December 2025 earlier than making its Netflix debut shortly forward of the sequel’s theatrical launch in March 2026. Dhurandhar: The Revenge is now streaming in India on each Netflix and JioHotstar.