Variety’s Rs. 50–60 cr. Dhurandhar: The Revenge music deal claim BUSTED – real figure is Rs. 27 cr.

The music rights deal for Dhurandhar: The Revenge has sparked considerable discussion since the film's scale and ambition became apparent. A recent report by Variety India claimed that the film, starring Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna, secured a massive music rights deal worth between Rs. 50-60 crore with T-Series, making it one of the most expensive music rights acquisitions in Hindi cinema history. However, source has independently fact-checked this claim and found the figures to be significantly inflated. The real figure is Rs. 27 crore.

According to an industry insider close to T-Series, the actual amount paid for the music rights of Dhurandhar: The Revenge is Rs. 27 crores, approximately half of what has been widely reported.

 The deal covers four languages — Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada — making it a comprehensive multi-lingual acquisition rather than a single-language purchase. The insider told source that the numbers circulating are exaggerated, and the Variety report is inaccurate. It fails to account for how multi-language deals are structured, bundled, and valued in the current music rights market. The real figure is Rs. 27 crores, which is still a strong deal by industry standards, especially considering the evolving economics of music monetisation.

Although the corrected figure does not match the initially reported astronomical numbers, the deal remains a significant milestone for the franchise.

 The first Dhurandhar fetched Rs. 15 crores for its music rights, and the sequel has nearly doubled that value, highlighting the franchise’s increasing commercial credibility following the success of the first film.

Industry insiders note that multi-language music rights are increasingly bundled into a single deal, particularly for big-ticket pan-Indian films.

 This often leads to confusion when headline figures are presented without clarity on language scope, revenue-sharing models, or backend clauses.

What remains undisputed is that Dhurandhar: The Revenge has become one of the most valuable music acquisitions of the year, reinforcing the film’s strong pre-release buzz and the continued dominance of T-Series in the music rights market.

 The combination of Ranveer Singh’s mass appeal, Akshaye Khanna’s gravitas, and the franchise’s expanding footprint across markets has clearly translated into solid commercial confidence.

Source will continue to track and verify industry deals to separate fact from speculation in an increasingly noise-driven news cycle.