Bringing his signature energy to the stage, Ranveer Singh lit up the music launch of Dhurandhar: The Revenge in Mumbai on Tuesday evening. Surrounded by his co-star Sara Arjun and the film’s music team including Shashwat Sachdev, Jasmine Sandlas, Khan Saab, Sudhir Yaduvanshi and Shahzad Ali, the actor turned the spotlight not just on the sequel, but also on the massive love the first film received.

For the first time, Ranveer opened up about the overwhelming response to Dhurandhar, expressing heartfelt gratitude to audiences across the world. He said, “Doston aapne Dhurandhar ko, humari film ko ek aithihasik mukaam tak pahunchaya hai aur yeh sirf aapke pyaar aur sammaan ki wajah se hai. Aaj pure vishwa ki cinema going audience ko, aap sabko, humari team se dhayanwad. (Friends, you have taken Dhurandhar, our film, to a historic milestone, and this has only been possible because of your love and respect. Today, we thank all of you, the cinema-going audience across the world, from the bottom of our hearts.)”

He went on to talk about the anticipation around the sequel, adding, “Ab Dhurandhar: The Revenge release hogi jiska na sirf desh mein, pure vishwa mein be besabri se intezar hai. Humari puri team ko iss baat se itni khushi hai. We are so humbled and grateful for the response to the first part of the film. We are so humbled by the kind of excitement and anticipation that we are seeing for the second part. It is unprecedented. We are still processing it. It is such a rush.” He also confidently stated, “Aur itna bata doon, ab indian cinema ka mustaqbil ab Dhurandhar: The Revenge tay karega.(Dhurandhar: The Revenge will shape the future of Indian cinema.)”