Filmmaker Aditya Dhar’s “Dhurandhar” has become the highest-earning Hindi film ever with a nett India collection of over Rs 831 crore, the makers said on Wednesday.With its Day 33 earnings on Tuesday standing at Rs 5.70 crore nett, the Ranveer Singh-starrer’s total India nett collection climbed to Rs 831.40 crore, placing it at the No. 1 spot among all Hindi releases to date.
“History has been rewritten. With Tuesday’s collections, ‘Dhurandhar’ has officially risen to become the highest-earning Hindi film of all time, a towering achievement that has redefined Indian box office success,” the makers said in a statement.
The top position was earlier occupied by the Hindi version of Allu Arjun’s 2023 blockbuster “Pushpa 2: The Rule”. The Telugu movie had earned Rs 830 crore in Hindi.
The other highest-earning Hindi titles are Shah Rukh Khan’s “Jawan” and horror comedy “Stree 2”, which had earned Rs 643 crore and 627 crore respectively.
The India box office break-up shows a robust run across weeks, with Rs 218 crore in its opening week, followed by Rs 261.50 crore in week two, Rs 189.30 crore in week three and Rs 115.70 crore in week four. The film added Rs 35.80 crore over its fifth weekend before continuing its steady run during the weekdays.