Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar 2 postpones Ryan Gosling’s new film. ‘How dare you…’ says movie’s directors

Dhurandhar: The Revenge, the sequel to director Aditya Dhar’s critically acclaimed Dhurandhar, is ticking off all the right boxes. The film sees Ranveer Singh reprising his role as Jaskirat Singh Rangi aka Hamza Ali Mazari, who is on a mission to infiltrate the terror group in Pakistan. Dhurandhar 2, which premiered on March 19, has so far amassed Rs 829.76 crore worldwide. Now, it seems like the movie’s fan frenzy has impacted the release of Hollywood actor Ryan Gosling’s latest sci-fi drama, Project Hail Mary. The film will now premiere in India on March 26.

With that being said, Project Hail Mary’s directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have a reasonable explanation for that. The duo, who recently appeared for an interview with Hindustan Times, revealed that the postponement hinted at the growing popularity of Indian movies globally.

Director jokes amid shifting cinematic power

During the conversation, the directors were given a comparison that a few decades ago, Indian movies shifted their release dates to accommodate a big Hollywood film. Now, the tables appear to have been reversed. To this, Phil Lord responded in a playfully witty way. He jokingly asked, ‘How dare you have your own successful film industry?’



Phil Lord admitted that over the years, Indian movies have witnessed a soft surge in power across the world. Justifying the statement, the director shared that when you take 10 films into account in the United States, out of them, one is almost always a Bollywood movie that plays successfully in the American theatres. Although a certain section of the US population is oblivious to these releases, there is a big audience for Hindi-oriented films in the country.

Bollywood influence in Hollywood

Project Hail Mary’s co-director, Christopher Miller, chimed in, adding that the boost of Indian films in the US is growing with each passing year, gaining broad cultural relevance. The director admitted that the surge started with SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR, starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR in the lead, alongside Alia Bhatt in a brief role. As per Christopher, RRR took Indian cinema’s viewership in America to new heights, surpassing the South Asian diaspora.

In other news, Project Hail Mary, also featuring Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz and Lionel Boyce in key roles, centres around Ryland Grace, a man who awakens on an interstellar spacecraft with no memory of how he got there. It is based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir.