Overview
- As of the evening of December 3, advance sales totaled roughly ₹4.24 crore including blocked seats (≈₹2.58 crore organic) across about 58,600 tickets and 3,305 shows, with national chains reporting around 65,000 tickets for day one.
- The CBFC has cleared the Aditya Dhar–directed spy action film with an A certificate and a 214.1‑minute runtime, one of the longest for a mainstream Hindi release in years.
- Early social media reactions describe a brutal, high-adrenaline theatrical experience and single out Ranveer Singh’s performance for strong praise.
- Trade projections are split, with box-office trackers eyeing an opening around ₹14–18 crore and at least one distributor forecasting ₹25 crore-plus if late bookings spike.
- Exhibition sources report a delay in delivering IMAX prints, which could force IMAX venues to play a non‑IMAX version on release day, while a cast member says Part 2 has been shot and is in post-production.