Mumbai: As ‘Dhurandhar’ craze grips the nation, three-time Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej lauded the Ranveer Singh starrer, calling it a ‘spy-thriller done correctly’.
Congratulating the ‘Dhurandhar’ team for the top-notch performances, editing and dialogues, the musician called it a significant achievement for Indian cinema.
“Was travelling non-stop and took a short break to watch #Dhurandhar — and WOW! Indian cinema coming of age. The 3.5-hour runtime goes by in a flash, leaving us asking for more. The performances, editing and dialogues are all absolutely top-notch. Incredible music by @shashwatology. A spy thriller done correctly. Technically brilliant — every department has excelled. A big, hearty congratulations to the genius captain of the ship, @AdityaDharFilms. He has now proven himself to be the best and incapable of anything less than brilliance. (I had the pleasure of meeting him once in 2001!),” Ricky wrote on X.
While lauding ‘Dhurandhar’, the musician took a dig at Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s ‘Pathaan’, slamming those who liked spy thrillers with ISI agents in bikini, who dance on songs like ‘Besharam Rang’.
“P.S.: The tiny few who are criticising the film have probably not watched it. It shows things as they are — gruesome or otherwise — with no sugar-coating. It is certified adult, so you would be foolish to take your children. People criticising the film probably prefer movies with a sexy female Pakistani ISI agent dancing in a bikini to ‘Besharam Rang’. That is cinema according to them,” Ricky said.
Was travelling non-stop, took a short break to watch #Dhurandhar.. and WOW! Indian cinema coming of age. The 3.5 hour run-time goes by in a flash, with us asking for more! The performances, edit, dialogues, all absolutely top notch. Incredible music by @shashwatology. A spy… pic.twitter.com/Nh3fUZVSzT
— Ricky Kej (@rickykej) December 13, 2025
Helmed by Siddharth Anand, ‘Pathaan’ was part of the YRF Spy Universe, which turned out to be a mega blockbuster by collecting Rs 1,050 crore worldwide.
‘Dhurandhar’, on the other hand, opened to mixed reviews and has so far earned Rs 372 crore worldwide.
The film also stars Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Gaurav Gera, Danish Pondar and Naveen in key roles.
A sequel of the film is scheduled to release on March 19, 2026.
Ricky won his first Grammy in 2015 for Winds of Samsara, second Grammy in 2022 for Divine Tides, and third Grammy for Divine Tides.
