An almost four-hour runtime has enabled filmmaker Aditya Dhar to tell an expansive story in Dhurandhar: The Revenge. But it looks like the Ranveer Singh-starrer has arrived in theatres with a trim. Dongri Ke Sultan, a song that was recorded by singer Mujtaba Aziz Naza and shot on a grand scale in South Mumbai last year, has gone missing from the action drama’s final cut.
When mid-day reached out to Naza, he shared that the song was conceived of as part of a celebratory sequence where Singh’s character Hamza returns to his den after winning the local elections. “We had shot three songs — Dongri Ke Sultan, and [the cover of] Jumma Chumma De De, and Apni Toh Jaise Taise. The set-up was elaborate — Ranveer and Rakesh Bedi were shown in a car, while there was a band on a truck performing. We shot the song over a day,” recalled the singer.
Ranveer Singh in ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’. Pic/Youtube
Despite the scale and effort, the sequence and the three songs didn’t make it to the movie. Was there a rights issue since T-Series acquired the audio rights of Dhurandhar: The Revenge? In contrast, Dhurandhar’s (2025) music rights rested with Saregama, which allowed it access to a wide archival library. Naaz shared, “I don’t know why we had to remove them. The [makers] have edited the whole thing out. Fan clubs reached out to me, asking about the song.”
mid-day texted Dhar, who didn’t respond till press time.
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When Mujtaba Aziz Naza released the single, ‘Dongri Ke Sultan’