Mumbai: A leaked picture of Sanjay Dutt and Arjun Rampal from the sets of ‘Dhurandhar 2’ has sparked speculation over the identity of Bade Saab’s character in the film.
Bade Saab was mentioned repeatedly in ‘Dhurandhar’, but never shown. Ever since the film’s release, fans have been trying to guess who the character is.
Now, the leaked picture shows Sanjay’s character, SP Aslam, and Arjun’s character, Major Iqbal, engaged in a serious conversation, leaving fans wondering if the latter’s character could be Bade Saab.
Sharing the leaked picture, an X user wrote: “This leaked image from the sets of Dhurandhar showing SP Aslam meeting Major Iqbal opens up so many possibilities. What if Major Iqbal is actually Bade Saab himself? And what if Aslam reveals to him that it was Hamza who orchestrated the murder of Rehman Dakait? Iqbal then orders Aslam to keep digging into Hamza and secretly investigate him.”
The user added, “But instead of exposing Hamza, Iqbal uses this information as leverage and forces Hamza to work for him, which could explain Hamza going back to Balochistan as Sher-e-Baloch in the Part 2 glimpse. At the same time, Aslam continues his investigation and ends up uncovering the truth about Jaskirat. That is when he is taken out by Jaskirat through a car blast, which was shown in the Part 1 trailer. This is just one possibility — there could be many more.”
This leaked image from the sets of Dhurandhar showing SP Aslam meeting Major Iqbal opens up so many possibilities.
What if Major Iqbal is actually Bade Sahab himself. And what if Aslam reveals to him that it was Hamza who orchestrated the murder of Rehman Dakait. Iqbal then… pic.twitter.com/PKzuovgH2W
— Fozzy (@fozzywrites) January 31, 2026
Another fan commented, “If Sanjay Dutt’s character is meeting Arjun Rampal, I guess Arjun Rampal is Bade Saab.”
One posted, “This means Arjun Rampal is Bade Saab.”
This leaked image from the sets of Dhurandhar showing SP Aslam meeting Major Iqbal opens up so many possibilities.
What if Major Iqbal is actually Bade Sahab himself. And what if Aslam reveals to him that it was Hamza who orchestrated the murder of Rehman Dakait. Iqbal then… pic.twitter.com/PKzuovgH2W
— Fozzy (@fozzywrites) January 31, 2026
However, a section of netizens disagreed.
“I feel he isn’t Bade Saab, as they are talking about him in the third person. Also, if you remember the end of the first part, Arjun Rampal asks who ordered it, which means it’s above his pay grade. The reason Major Iqbal confronts SP Aslam is to understand how they pulled it off,” one user pointed out.
Helmed by Aditya Dhar, spy thriller ‘Dhurandhar’ features Ranveer Singh as Hamza, an Indian spy who infiltrates Rehman Dakait’s gang in Pakistan’s Lyari to curb terrorism at its roots.
In the first instalment, Ranveer and Sanjay’s characters kill Rehman Dakait (played by Akshaye Khanna), and Hamza takes over the gang.
The sequel, which will be released on March 19, will star Ranveer, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal and Sanjay Dutt reprising their roles, along with Rakesh Bedi and Sara Arjun.
