Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar is now world's most watched non-English film on Netflix
Actor Ranveer Singh's action thriller Dhurandhar emerged as the world's most-watched non-English film of the year, underscoring the expanding global reach of Indian cinema.
Actor Ranveer Singh’s action thriller Dhurandhar has emerged as a major global success on streaming following its historic box-office run, becoming the world’s most-watched non-English film of the year.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film also featured actors R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi and Sanjay Dutt.
In an interview with The Indian Express, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos highlighted the film's extraordinary reach beyond cinemas after the franchise had already broken several box-office records.
He said, "Dhurandhar was the most-watched non-English movie in the world this year. Bigger than every other non-English (movie) and second only to the US and the UK in terms of watching."
When asked if Indian films and shows have achieved the same global cultural impact as South Korea’s Squid Game or Spain’s Money Heist, Sarandos mentioned that while people frequently ask when India will have a similar breakout moment, the country is already producing globally successful content regularly and that such moments happen "all the time".
The Netflix CEO highlighted Indian cinema as the primary driver for global reach, adding that due to the country’s "enormous, beautiful, rich, long history of movies," any lasting international impact is "likely to come through in the form of cinema."
Sarandos emphasised that Netflix has featured an Indian movie or series in its global top 10 every week since 2024. He credited the platform’s algorithm for driving discovery and noted that Indian titles have already racked up 3.5 billion hours of global viewing this year.
The first instalment of Dhurandhar was released in theatres in December 2025 and later made its digital debut on Netflix ahead of the second part’s release in March 2026.
After its theatrical run, the sequel, Dhurandhar: The Revenge also arrived on streaming and is currently available in India on both Netflix and JioHotstar.
Actor Ranveer Singh’s action thriller Dhurandhar has emerged as a major global success on streaming following its historic box-office run, becoming the world’s most-watched non-English film of the year.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film also featured actors R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi and Sanjay Dutt.
In an interview with The Indian Express, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos highlighted the film's extraordinary reach beyond cinemas after the franchise had already broken several box-office records.
He said, "Dhurandhar was the most-watched non-English movie in the world this year. Bigger than every other non-English (movie) and second only to the US and the UK in terms of watching."
When asked if Indian films and shows have achieved the same global cultural impact as South Korea’s Squid Game or Spain’s Money Heist, Sarandos mentioned that while people frequently ask when India will have a similar breakout moment, the country is already producing globally successful content regularly and that such moments happen "all the time".
The Netflix CEO highlighted Indian cinema as the primary driver for global reach, adding that due to the country’s "enormous, beautiful, rich, long history of movies," any lasting international impact is "likely to come through in the form of cinema."
Sarandos emphasised that Netflix has featured an Indian movie or series in its global top 10 every week since 2024. He credited the platform’s algorithm for driving discovery and noted that Indian titles have already racked up 3.5 billion hours of global viewing this year.
The first instalment of Dhurandhar was released in theatres in December 2025 and later made its digital debut on Netflix ahead of the second part’s release in March 2026.
After its theatrical run, the sequel, Dhurandhar: The Revenge also arrived on streaming and is currently available in India on both Netflix and JioHotstar.
Actor Ranveer Singh’s action thriller Dhurandhar has emerged as a major global success on streaming following its historic box-office run, becoming the world’s most-watched non-English film of the year.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film also featured actors R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi and Sanjay Dutt.
In an interview with The Indian Express, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos highlighted the film's extraordinary reach beyond cinemas after the franchise had already broken several box-office records.
He said, "Dhurandhar was the most-watched non-English movie in the world this year. Bigger than every other non-English (movie) and second only to the US and the UK in terms of watching."
When asked if Indian films and shows have achieved the same global cultural impact as South Korea’s Squid Game or Spain’s Money Heist, Sarandos mentioned that while people frequently ask when India will have a similar breakout moment, the country is already producing globally successful content regularly and that such moments happen "all the time".
The Netflix CEO highlighted Indian cinema as the primary driver for global reach, adding that due to the country’s "enormous, beautiful, rich, long history of movies," any lasting international impact is "likely to come through in the form of cinema."
Sarandos emphasised that Netflix has featured an Indian movie or series in its global top 10 every week since 2024. He credited the platform’s algorithm for driving discovery and noted that Indian titles have already racked up 3.5 billion hours of global viewing this year.
The first instalment of Dhurandhar was released in theatres in December 2025 and later made its digital debut on Netflix ahead of the second part’s release in March 2026.
After its theatrical run, the sequel, Dhurandhar: The Revenge also arrived on streaming and is currently available in India on both Netflix and JioHotstar.
