New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Bollywood star Deepika Padukone has publicly lauded Dhurandhar on social media, calling it 'worth every minute.'

With its opening-day box office collection reportedly crossing Rs.21.77 crore net in India by 8 pm, the film seems to be defying early doubts and gaining strong momentum.

Deepika took to Instagram to share a glowing message on her Instagram Stories. She wrote, ""Dhurandar has been watched and is worth every minute of those 3.34 hours! So do yourselves a favour and get to a cinema hall NOW! So incredibly proud of you @ranveersingh! Congratulations to the entire cast and crew! @adityadharfilms | @officialjiostudios (sic)."

When Dhurandhar opened across roughly 5,000 screens nationwide, early signs were mod...