Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, a vocal supporter of Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’ and its sequel ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, seems to have taken one other refined swipe at Yash’s ‘Poisonous: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups.’ Directed by Geetu Mohandas, ‘Poisonous’ launched in cinemas on August 26, 2026.
Did Ram Gopal Varma take a dig at ‘Poisonous’ once more?
Preserving it transient this time, Varma posted on X: “Now watching Dhurandhar once more.” The put up landed simply as reviews surfaced that ‘Poisonous’ had overtaken Dhurandhar‘s opening-day field workplace numbers. Yash’s movie has drawn a blended response: praised for its stylised visuals, cinematography, and Yash’s efficiency, however criticised by some for a scarcity of narrative depth.
What Ram Gopal Varma has mentioned earlier than in regards to the ‘Poisonous’ vs ‘Dhurandhar’ rivalry
This isn’t the primary time Varma has weighed in on comparisons between the 2 movies. Earlier than ‘Poisonous‘s launch was postponed, it was initially slated to conflict with ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ in March 2026. Addressing that conflict in February 2026, Varma wrote a prolonged put up arguing that Dhurandhar revered its viewers whereas Poisonous didn’t. A part of his put up learn: “I strongly consider that #Dhuroxic is just not about North in opposition to South, not Bollywood in opposition to Sandalwood. It’s really a brutal conflict between two CULTURES, not of areas, however of cinema. The principal distinction between the 2 is that #Dhurandhar respects the viewers’s intelligence and #Poisonous presumes their dumbness.”
‘Poisonous’ field workplace assortment Day 1
In response to Sacnilk, ‘Poisonous’ has earned over Rs. 79 crore internet in India on day one, with last numbers anticipated to climb additional by the top of the day. The movie’s complete India gross has crossed Rs. 93 crore. ‘Poisonous’ is directed by Geetu Mohandas and stars Yash alongside Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Tara Sutaria, Rukmini Vasanth and Huma Qureshi.
