Aditya Dhar Apologises For Dhurandhar Regional Show Cancellations, Announces New Timings
If you booked tickets for a regional language screening of Dhurandhar: The Revenge last night, you weren’t imagining things the shows actually got cancelled, and at pretty short notice.
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada screenings were pulled across several areas just ahead of the film’s paid preview day on 18 March 2026, leaving a lot of ticket-holders either scrambling for refunds or staring at their phones wondering what happened. Director Aditya Dhar put out a statement addressing the mess directly.
He was upfront about what the film means to the team not just a product, but something they’ve been living with for years and wanted audiences to experience together, across every language, at the same time. That clearly didn’t go as planned.
Hindi shows are mostly fine, running at the standard 5 pm slots across India. Tamil and Telugu audiences got pushed to 9 pm. Malayalam and Kannada viewers got the worst of it their shows won’t start until the following morning, with Dhar citing unforeseen technical issues as the cause. For anyone stuck with a ticket they can’t use, the options are a refund or switching to the Hindi version with subtitles.
The comment section under Dhar’s statement filled up quickly and not just with regional language complaints. Some fans flagged issues with Hindi screenings too, which wasn’t exactly what the director’s note had suggested. Others used the moment to push for an uncut OTT release, with one fan writing that if it’s too difficult to show the full version in cinemas, the makers should at least release it complete on streaming. Dhurandhar 2 officially hits cinemas in India and worldwide on 19 March 2026.