Filmmaker Aditya Dhar’s recent blockbuster Dhurandhar did spectacularly well at the box office and created history by breaking several records. The spy thriller has received the same love and support after Released on Netflix, where it is most watched in India.. Fans are now eagerly awaiting the theatrical release of its sequel, Dhurandhar 2, on March 19. Amidst the curiosity, a new leaked image from the shooting of Dhurandhar 2 has created a stir on social media, generating fan theories about the identity of ‘Bade Saab’.
In Dhurandhar, one of the characters who was mentioned repeatedly but never appeared on screen was Bade Saab. Since then, fans have been trying to speculate who the man really is. The leaked image in The Photo instantly went viral on the internet, with many fans guessing whether Arjun Rampal’s character was Bade Saab from the beginning.
While explaining his theory along with the leaked photo from the sets, a fan wrote on
This leaked picture from the sets of Dhurandhar showing SP Aslam meeting Major Iqbal opens up many possibilities.
What if Major Iqbal is actually Bade Sahab himself? What if Aslam reveals to him that it was Hamza who orchestrated Rehman Dakait’s murder? Iqbal then… pic.twitter.com/PKzuovgH2W
-Fozzy (@fozzywrites) January 31, 2026
Even after #DhurandharAt the Netflix entrance, tickets are still being sold on BookMyShow even on the 58th, which is crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥. I can’t even imagine the type of RAMPAGE #Dhurandhar2 It’s going to be unleashed at the box office 🥶🥶 pic.twitter.com/6QmcJLjeO3
—SkBollywoodBytes (@MRSURAJ1782) January 31, 2026
The caption further read, “But instead of exposing Hamza, Iqbal uses this information as leverage and forces Hamza to work for him, which could explain Hamza returning to Balochistan as Sher-e-Baloch in the Part 2 sneak peek. At the same time, Aslam continues his investigation and ends up discovering the truth about Jaskirat. That’s when Jaskirat took him out via a car explosion, which was shown in the Part 1 trailer. This is just a possibility. — there could be many more.”
I feel like it’s not bade saab since they are talking about it in the third person. Also, if you remember at the end of the first part, Arjun Rampal asks who ordered it, that means it is above his pay grade. The reason why elder iqbal confronts sp aslam is to understand how they did it.
– tejas sachde (@tazz_here) January 31, 2026
Several users interacted with the post and revealed their own thoughts on the Bade Saab character and expressed their excitement to see him. Dhurandhar 2. “If Sanjay Dutt’s character meets Arjun Rampal, I guess Arjun Rampal is Bade Saab,” one person agreed. “I feel like it’s not Bade Saab as they are talking about him in the third person. Also, if you remember the end of the first part, Arjun Rampal asks who ordered it, which means he is above his pay grade. The reason Major Iqbal confronts SP Aslam is to understand how they did it,” another commented.
Yesterday there was a shooting near my workplace in Fort, Bombay.
I think it has to be Dhurandhar 2, but if they already shot the entire movie in one go, what really happened yesterday during the shoot?
Maybe a teaser or teaser?
Let’s see. pic.twitter.com/aOH6zlqYdt
-Ashish Choudhary (@choudhary0898) January 31, 2026
A fan also pointed out that the two might be discussing how to defeat Ranveer Singh’s character Hamza. “In this scene, maybe they are discussing how SP executed Rehman and he was important to Bade Saab as a supplier and how Hamza has become so powerful and they have to stop him like Rehman.”
In this scene, maybe they are discussing how Sp executed Rehman and he was important to Bade Saab as a supplier and how Hamza has become so powerful and they have to stop him like Rehman.
— SAIKAT DAS🇮🇳 (@Baba__yaga__007) January 31, 2026
Theories about Bade Saab
Since Dhurandhar’s characters are inspired by real-life figures, from Rehman Dakait to SP Aslam to Major Iqbal, it is clear that Bade Saab also wants to be based on a real person. After the film’s release, fans believed that he would be one of three people: Dawood Ibrahim, Maulana Masood Azhar or Osama bin Laden. Since the film begins with the hijacking of IC 814, which led to Azhar’s release and in which the store is assumed to be involved. Dawood’s theory took hold when the cast of the film saw the character of Dawood Ibrahim, played by Danish actor Iqbal. It is possible that it appeared in the first part.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar also featured Akshaye Khanna, R Madhavan, Rakesh Bedi, Sara Arjun and others. the movie entered the 1,000 crore club at the domestic box office, creating history in Indian cinema. The sequel Dhurandhar 2 will see them reprising their roles. It is set to hit theaters on March 19, clashing with Yash’s Toxic.