Saif Ali Khan says Bollywood ‘needs to be brave’ after Ranveer Singh’s Rs 3100 cr hit
3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 9, 2026 01:49 PM IST The release of Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar franchise has created a major shift in Hindi cinema. The two films, released in December 2025 and March 2026, earned over Rs 3100 crore at the global box office, a feat unseen by any Hindi film before this one. In the first six months of 2026, no film has come remotely close to the collection of Dhurandhar The Revenge. The gap between the top 2 Hindi films was quite massive as Dhurandhar 2 earned Rs 1813 crore, and Border 2, which is the second highest earner of the year, earned Rs 450 crore. Now, Saif Ali Khan has said that the industry needs to be more introspective and make braver choices, especially in the post-Dhurandhar world. In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter, Saif shared, “People are more excited or interested to see something that is quite passionately made and is a little different and is about… kind of something. I see a time before Dhurandhar and a time …






