India, Feb. 5 -- Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar has been one of the biggest hits of Hindi film history, grossing over Rs.1300 crore worldwide. The film has broken several box office records, and set its sequel up for a massive opening. In the process, it has also registered one of the biggest profits ever earned by an Indian film, dwarfing even pan-India hits like RRR and KGF Chapter 2, and Bollywood blockbusters such as Animal.

Dhurandhar was originally supposed to be a long, single film. But weeks before its release, director Aditya Dhar and the producers decided to split it into two parts. The decision was taken as Aditya was unable to cut the film's runtime to below six hours, making it ripe for a two-part release. That worked in Dhurandha...