After much wait, the Aditya Dhar directorial Dhurandhar was released on Netflix on January 30, 2026. Despite currently running successfully at the box office, having become the highest grossing films of 2025, the streaming platform announced the arrival of the film on OTT with the caption, “Sabr aur nazar ka phal. The aandhi is officially here. Watch Dhurandhar now on Netflix in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu! #DhurandharOnNetflix.”
Well, eager fans tuned into Netflix to watch Dhurandhar, however they were left deeply disappointed as they had believed that the OTT version of the film would be an uncensored one. Well, if the reports online are to be believed, the OTT version of the Ranveer Singh starrer is shorter as compared to the theatrical version.
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While the run time of the theatrical version of the movie is three hours and 34 minutes, fans have noted that the OTT version is three hours and 25 minutes. Reportedly, it is nine minutes shorter. Apart from that, viewers have also claimed that Netflix have removed certain dialogues and expletives.
Netflix is not promoting Dhurandhar much. It’s not on their front page, neither in the rankings.
Simple reason, the makers never thought it will run for this long in the theaters, it’s still earning a lot of money, so they want to encash even this weekend as well, so they would…
— Gabbar (@GabbbarSingh) January 30, 2026
In a recent interview with India Today, the insiders explained that such changes are often made to improve the viewers’ experience on OTT. They revealed that the filmmakers sometimes adjust the pacing, trim credits and make edits to the scene which couldn’t be included in the theatrical release. Such modifications are typically communicated to the streaming platform by the production house as it aims to enhance the overall viewer experience.
The media publication additionally adds that the theatrical release of the film included a statutory disclaimer regarding smoking, which doesn’t appear in the same way on the OTT platforms. This could be one of the factors why there might be a slight difference in the runtime of the film.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar stars Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Sara Arjun, R. Madhavan, and Arjun Rampal. Released on December 5, 2025, the second part of the film will be released on March 19, 2026. It will be released in multiple languages, including Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. While the makers are yet to officially comment on the speculation, netizens believe that Dhurandhar is a prequel to Dhar’s debut film URI: The Surgical Strike.
