While Aditya Dhar’s spy epic Dhurandhar: The Revenge continues its record-shattering rampage at the box office—crossing the ₹1,000 crore mark globally on its eighth day—a poignant story from its closing credits has gone viral. Harjeet, a real-life auto-rickshaw driver from Jalandhar who plays a cameo in the film’s emotional climax, recently revealed that he hasn’t been able to watch his own big-screen debut.
Speaking to a local Punjabi news outlet, Harjeet shared that the current ticket prices, ranging from ₹500 to ₹1,800, are simply beyond his reach. “I haven’t seen it yet. The tickets are around ₹500, and as you know, it has only just been released,” he stated with a humble smile that has since moved thousands of social media users.
The viral interaction took an even more emotional turn when Harjeet spoke about his family. With five members in his household, a single trip to the cinema would cost him approximately ₹2,500. “₹2,500 is what we manage to save in an entire month,” he explained, adding that he promised his children they would wait until the prices dropped to watch their father share the screen with Ranveer Singh.
In the film, Harjeet appears as the driver who brings Ranveer’s character, Jaskirat Singh Rangi, back to his hometown in Pathankot after years of undercover life. This stark contrast between the film’s ₹1,000 crore success and the real-life financial constraints of its background artists has sparked a massive campaign online, with fans urging the makers to organize a special screening for Harjeet and his family.