Indian audiences are still waiting for ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’ to arrive on JioHotstar, but overseas viewers are already watching a very different film. Aditya Dhar’s blockbuster espionage thriller began streaming internationally on Netflix from May 14, eight weeks after its theatrical release — under the title ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge – Raw and Uncut’. And raw it genuinely is. Viewers who have watched the Netflix version have taken to social media to document the differences, and the list is substantial: restored gore, uncensored abuses, extended action sequences, and at least one scene that the theatrical cut only dared to suggest. Here is everything that is new, restored, or different in the uncut OTT version.
‘Dhurandhar 2’ OTT release: India vs international — what’s different?
According to the Hindustan Times, the international ‘Raw and Uncut’ version on Netflix began streaming on May 14. In India, the film will release on JioHotstar but the Indian streaming version is expected to mirror the theatrical cut approved by the CBFC, without the additional footage. During an ongoing IP rights case, the film’s makers informed the Bombay High Court that the Indian OTT release would not happen before mid-May, though an exact date has not been officially announced. For Indian fans who want the uncut experience, the international Netflix version remains the only option for now.
Graphic violence fully restored
Two of the film’s most brutal sequences, trimmed by the CBFC for the theatrical release are shown in their complete form in the Raw and Uncut cut.The opening sequence featuring Jaskirat’s rampage includes a moment where he bashes a man with a hammer. In the theatrical version, the shot was cut before its full impact; the Netflix version shows it uninterrupted. Similarly, in the Muridke climax, when Ranveer Singh’s character crushes a man’s head with a cement block, the sequence is no longer cut away. Additionally, during the Lyari Gang War episode, a sequence of Jaskirat operating under his cover identity as Hamza — hitting a man with a burning fireball is extended compared to what played in cinemas.One of the more unusual criticisms of the theatrical cut was its selective muting of verbal abuses and cuss words, a choice that felt incongruous given the film’s otherwise unflinching tone. The Raw and Uncut version removes all such censoring: every abuse is audible, and the subtitles correctly translate the dialogue without sanitising it.
More beheadings added to the Lyari Gang War episode
The theatrical version already featured what many considered its most disturbing single sequence: the beheading of Arshad Pappu by Uzair Baloch. That scene remains intact in the Netflix version. But the uncut cut adds further beheadings during the Lyari Gang War episode, including a shot showing Hamza beheading gangsters by cutting their heads with a shop’s shutter — a sequence entirely absent from what Indian audiences saw in cinemas.
The severed head football scene
Perhaps the most-discussed addition to the Raw and Uncut version is one that the theatrical cut deliberately stopped short of showing. The moment when Uzair Baloch plays football with Arshad Pappu’s severed head after killing him is not merely urban folklore in the context of the real Lyari gang wars, it is a scene the film’s own trailer had teased, only for the theatrical cut to pull back at the decisive moment.The Netflix version shows it. Uzair, played by Danish Pandor, is seen playing football with Arshad’s severed head in full. The scene also includes an additional shot of Uzair at the end of the sequence – footage that appeared in the trailer but never made it to cinemas.
Jaskirat’s reaction to Pinda’s deat
One of the film’s most emotionally pivotal scenes: the death of Pinda at Jaskirat’s own hands also plays differently in the OTT cut. Viewers have noted that Ranveer Singh’s reaction in the scene is markedly altered from the theatrical version: calmer, more controlled, and arguably more unsettling in its restraint than the version that played in Indian cinemas.
All about ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’
Directed by Aditya Dhar, ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge stars Ranveer Singh as R&AW operative Jaskirat Singh Rangi, who lives a perilous double life as Hamza Ali Mazari deep inside Lyari, Karachi. The film draws on real events: the 26/11 attacks, the Lyari gang wars, and the disruption of demonetisation to build one of Hindi cinema’s most ambitious espionage narratives. The ensemble cast includes Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Rakesh Bedi, and Sara Arjun.The first ‘Dhurandhar’, released in 2025 and featuring Akshaye Khanna as the antagonist, established the franchise. Together, the two films have collectively grossed over Rs. 3,100 crore worldwide. Dhurandhar 2 is still running in Indian theatres even as the international OTT version streams on Netflix.