Apr 03, 2026 5:37pm IST
‘Dhurandhar 2’ Director Aditya Dhar’s Next: Historical, Mythological and Sports Drama In Consideration (EXCLUSIVE)
Following the historical box-office success of the “Dhurandhar” franchise, all eyes are now on what director Aditya Dhar will make next. While the filmmaker hasn't officially announced any new film yet — and is not expected to do so anytime soon either — there are multiple ideas he's believed to be toying with for what would mark his fourth film after “Uri: The Surgical Strike”, “Dhurandhar” and “Dhurandhar: The Revenge”.
According to industry sources, Dhar is presently contemplating three scripts: “The Immortal Ashwatthama,” a historical epic and a high-scale sports drama. His next will most likely be one of them, unless a completely new project emerges that takes priority above all.
“‘The Immortal Ashwatthama’ remains a dream project for Aditya, and he has always expressed his wish to revive it at some point. “He spent lots of time and effort developing that high-tech mythological epic before it was shelved for being too expensive. Now that Aditya has proved himself as a bankable director and studios are more willing to back his ambitious vision, he might look back on reviving it. Whether he picks that up or not is entirely his call, but that's one project that's still there on his table,” an industry source says.
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Another source close to the director reveals Dhar is more inclined toward a historical epic set during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder and the first emperor of the Maurya Empire. Dhar and Ranveer Singh have been discussing this project since last year, and they are expected to sit and discuss it again once the “Dhurandhar” wave settles down. “It's a space that hasn't been explored yet. You have the same emotions of high drama, action, treachery, etc. And it can be an interesting space. Its canvas is big, and if Ashwatthama is not happening, this is the most obvious one,” the source reveals.
Dhar is also said to have one sports drama in the ideation stage. Details are hazy, but it's also believed to be a high-scale production. “Aditya is not going into another film so immediately after ‘Dhurandhar 2.’ He will take a break; he deserves that after spending three extensive years on one film. It's too early to say which project he eventually takes up, but what’s certain is that his next film will be much bigger in scale and ambition,” the source concludes.
Meanwhile, “Dhurandhar 2” has crossed the 900-crore mark at the Indian box office and is now heading toward the historic 1000-crore milestone, an unprecedented feat for a Hindi film to date. The film has already emerged as the biggest Bollywood grosser of all time.
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