A week before “Dhurandhar” returns on the big screen with part two, the film is generating strong interest among audiences with over 1,50,000 tickets booked for paid preview shows, a senior executive of PVR INOX Limited said on Tuesday.The second part, titled “Dhurandhar: The Revenge”, is set to be released in theatres on March 19, coinciding with the festivals of Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, and Eid. The movie is directed by Aditya Dhar and stars Ranveer Singh in the lead.Gautam Dutta, CEO, Growth and Revenue at PVR INOX Limited, said they are expecting the film’s preview shows to run at “full capacity”.“Dhurandhar: The Revenge” is the kind of film that truly comes alive on the big screen, where the scale, sound, and emotion of the story can be experienced at their best.”The buzz around the paid previews has been extremely strong, with advance bookings at PVR INOX already crossing 150,000 tickets and several preview shows expected to run at full capacity,” Dutta told PTI.Paid previews are limited screenings held before a film’s official release, where audiences buy tickets like regular shows, with the collections counted towards the film’s box office.The early shows are priced from around Rs 300 and go up to as much as Rs 2,200 in certain parts of the country, depending on the location and format of the screening.The first part, “Dhurandhar”, was released on December 5 and performed exceedingly well at the box office, grossing Rs 1,300 crore, out of which Rs 1,000 crore came from the Indian market alone.Unlike the first part, which was only released in Hindi, “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” will also be available in four more languages — Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.Dutta said the response to the movie beyond the Hindi markets is encouraging as well.”With the film available in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam, audiences across southern regions are also showing strong interest. It’s exciting to see this kind of nationwide enthusiasm, and we look forward to welcoming audiences across the country for what promises to be a memorable cinematic experience,” he said.Set in Lyari town of Karachi, an area known for its history of gang wars and violent turf battles, “Dhurandhar” revolved around covert intelligence operations at the background of geopolitical and terror events like Kandahar plane hijack, 2001 Parliament Attack and 26/11 Mumbai attacks.The sequel will chart the rise of Ranveer Singh’s character Hamza Ali Mazari in the Karachi underworld while also delving into his origins as Jaskirat Singh Rangi, tracing the journey of the young man who eventually transforms into the covert operative.Actors R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun and Rakesh Bedi are also returning for the second part.In a statement, Ashish Saksena, COO – Cinemas, BookMyShow, said the anticipation for “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” is quite strong and reflects clearly in the paid previews numbers.”The booking momentum has also been widely spread across markets. While Hyderabad and Mumbai are leading the trend, cities such as Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru and Chennai have played a significant role, with encouraging traction visible across a diverse range of markets nationwide.”The early turnout for paid preview screenings highlights the continued audience affinity for the franchise,” Saksena said.