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Key Takeaways
- Ranveer Singh’s raw spy thriller Dhurandhar 2 is breaking box office records, yet major Bollywood stars and even his wife Deepika Padukone haven’t publicly reacted to the success.
- Top South Indian actors and directors, including Rajinikanth, SS Rajamouli, and Allu Arjun, have openly praised the film, its lead actor, and director Aditya Dhar.
- Industry insiders suggest the silence from Bollywood stems from internal trade equations, as the standalone film outperforms established spy franchises.
Ranveer Singh is currently riding high on the biggest blockbuster of his career with Dhurandhar, a film that is busy rewriting box office records. Yet, a look at social media reveals a strange quiet. The biggest names in Bollywood seem to have lost their voice, sparking a massive debate online about why Ranveer’s own industry is giving the film the cold shoulder.
Heavyweights like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Shahid Kapoor have stayed completely silent. Even more surprising for fans is that Ranveer’s wife, Deepika Padukone, hasn’t posted a public reaction to the movie’s massive success.
South Stars Step Up
While Mumbai stays quiet, the reaction down South has been the exact opposite. India’s biggest superstar, Rajinikanth, watched the film and quickly gave director Aditya Dhar the ultimate compliment, calling him the “Box Office Ka Baap.”
At the same time, the top tier of Tollywood didn’t hold back. SS Rajamouli, Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun, Ram Charan, and Jr NTR all flooded social media with praise for Ranveer’s acting and the film’s gripping content. This stark contrast immediately raised the question: why is the Hindi film industry holding back while Telugu stars own the moment?
To understand the silence, you have to look at the current industry equations. Dhurandhar films are gritty, raw standalone spy thrillers. Bollywood already relies heavily on massive, established spy franchises. Seeing a standalone project arrive out of nowhere and shatter trade expectations might have caught the industry off guard. Insiders suggest that these shifting box office dynamics are exactly why big stars are hesitant to publicly celebrate the movie.
The Audience Connection
Meanwhile, the Tollywood mindset operates differently. When a movie hits the right notes, Telugu stars have a habit of stepping up to appreciate it, regardless of the language or the lead actor. We saw this exact same open-heartedness with the releases of Jawan and Animal, and now Dhurandhar 2 is getting the same treatment.
The box office numbers back this up perfectly. Audiences in the North are queuing up outside theaters and bringing in massive collections, but Telugu viewers have embraced the film like a straight, local release. Ranveer’s intense screen presence perfectly matched the mass pulse of the South. As long as a movie delivers goosebumps-inducing action and strong emotions, regional boundaries disappear.
Ultimately, the audience proved that a good film has no language barrier. But when it comes to openly cheering for another actor’s massive success, Dhurandhar 2 just proved once again that South Indian stars are quick to share the spotlight.
