07 December,2025 08:17 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
L-Ranveer Singh in Dhurandhar; R- Vicky in Uri- The Surgical Strike
Aditya Dhar's directorial Dhurandhar was released in theatres on December 5 and has become a talking point on social media. This is Dhar's second directorial after the film Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019). The story of Dhurandhar does not conclude in Part 1 despite a runtime of 3 hours and 34 minutes. The Ranveer Singh-starrer will conclude in Part 2 in March 2026. While audiences await the rest of the film, theories have started floating on social media. One among them is that Dhar has created his own universe linking both his directorials.
Both Dhurandhar and Uri: The Surgical Strike are based/inspired by real-life incidents. Now, the internet has found the connection between the two films.
In Uri, Vicky Kaushal's character Vihaan meets Indian Air Force Pilot Flight Lieutenant Seerat Kaur, whose Army officer husband was martyred in an ambush. Seerat's role is played by actress Kirti Kulhari. After the release of Dhurandhar, a clip of Seerat and Vihaan's conversation from Uri has gone viral. In the scene, Seerat reveals the name of her late husband: Jaskirat Singh Rangi, who belonged to the Punjab Regiment and lost his life during the Naushera Sector ambush.
Interestingly, Ranveer Singh's character in Dhurandhar is also named Jaskirat Singh Rangi, who disguises himself as Hamza Ali Mazari to infiltrate Pakistan's underworld. In Dhurandhar, Rangi is sent on the mission because of his criminal past. However, not much is explained about his history, which will be explored in Part 2, offering further clarity on the connection between the two films.
If Seerat's husband mentioned in Uri and Ranveer's character in Dhurandhar is indeed the same person, then Singh's character may end up dying in Part 2.
Dhurandhar follows Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajay Sanyal, played by R. Madhavan, as he leads a high-risk mission to dismantle a terror network in Pakistan. Ranveer Singh stars as a 20-year-old Punjabi youngster recruited from prison and trained to penetrate Karachi's criminal underworld. The film was shot in Thailand, Mumbai, Punjab, and Ladakh between July 2024 and October 2025, and has a duration of 214 minutes, making it one of India's longest theatrical releases of the year.
Furthermore, it has been reported that Dhurandhar 2 will be released on March 19, 2026, clashing with Yash's upcoming action film Toxic at the box office. It will be interesting to witness the showdown between the two massive films.
