Directed by ‘Dhuandahar: The Revenge’ Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh In the Lead, took the box office by storm last week as it officially became the highest-grossing film at the North American box office, surpassing ‘Baahubali 2: The Revenge’. Following the film’s social media handles, the spy-action film was lauded for setting a new benchmark for Indian cinema abroad. Rana DaggubatiThe actor playing the lead role in the film has shared his views. Commenting on the Bollywood film raising the bar at the box office with earnings of US$24.39 million so far, Daggubati welcomed the new achievement at the box office.

‘Dhurandhar 2’ beats ‘Bahubali 2’, Rana Daggubati

Speaking to Variety India, Rana said, “It is good. It’s a decade later, but it’s still pretty cool. I think we’re all still touching the tip of the iceberg.”‘Dhurandhar 2’, with its impressive 2-week collection in the US, surpassed the lifetime collection of ‘Baahubali 2’, which was estimated at US$20.80 million. This film had made a record nine years ago.Looking at the bigger picture, Daggubati shared, “You will have Bahubali, you will have Dhurandhar, you will have all these cinemas, but the cinema that is personal will be able to resonate far.”

Rana Daggubati on local cinema

Advocating local cinema and stories, he said, “I think Korean cinema has done that to a certain extent, where they took something that is very local to their culture and told it. America did it beautifully in its early days, where we know more about American history than Indian history, just because of the cinema they made.”The actor also pointed to the growing global appeal of Indian cinema and stories. Opening up about a Malayalam film about nurses working in Bombay, she shared that although the film did reasonable business in India, it became a global phenomenon. “France’s collection alone will be four times that of India. Therefore, our local stories are resonating in different parts of the world because they have a human understanding,” he said. He said that the time has come for Indian filmmakers to find the best cinematic language and move forward.

‘Dhurandhar 2’ chases ‘Baahubali 2’ globally box office record

‘Dhurandhar 2’ has already crossed the Rs 1,500 crore mark at the global box office. The film, which has entered its third week at the box office, is already on track to break the lifetime box office record of ‘Pushpa 2’ of Rs 1,742 crore and the record of Rs 1,788 crore of ‘Baahubali 2’, as it is on track to become the highest-grossing Indian film of all time. However, it will also have to defeat Aamir Khan starrer ‘Dangal’, which still holds the top spot with a total collection of Rs 2,070 crore.