'Dhurandhar' becomes Netflix's top non-English film worldwide
What's the story
Ranveer Singh's release, Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar, has reportedly become the most-watched non-English film globally on Netflix. The film also stars R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi and Sanjay Dutt. Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos confirmed this achievement during a recent conversation with The Indian Express at the Express Adda event.
Global success
'Bigger than every other English [movie] and...'
Sarandos said, "Dhurandhar was the most-watched non-English movie in the world this year."
"Bigger than every other English [movie] and second only to the US and the UK in terms of watching."
When asked about India's potential to create a global cultural phenomenon like South Korea's Squid Game, Sarandos said, India is already producing globally successful content on a regular basis.
Cultural impact
'Indian movie or series in the global top 10 every...'
Sarandos added, "We have had an Indian movie or series in the global top 10 every week since 2024."
"And this is the result of an algorithm that helps you find things, and that's unintuitive, that I am going to love."
"So in that number, with 3.5 billion hours of watching Indian content on Netflix around the world this year."
Post-release success
About 'Dhurandhar'
The first part of Dhurandhar was released in theaters in December 2025 and later made its digital debut on Netflix before the release of its second part in March 2026.
The sequel also followed the same pattern and is now streaming in India on Netflix and JioHotstar.