Not even a month into the launch of India’s first-ever Dolby Cinema screen in Pune, NYSE-listed Dolby Laboratories Inc. and Yash Raj Films (YRF) jointly announced the first-ever Indian movie to debut on Dolby Cinema in the country, War 2.
War 2, starring Hrithik Roshan, N.T. Rama Rao Jr (NTR Jr), and Kiara Advani in lead roles, is set to release in India in both Telugu and Hindi on August 14 2025.
The release comes at a time when Dolby looks to expand its cinema presence in the country, including planning more Dolby Cinema screens across India, in cities such as Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Tiruchirappalli, and Kochi—and even the small town of Ulikkal in Kerala.
Calling it a “landmark moment” for how cinema is experienced in India, Dolby’s VP of Worldwide Cinema Sales, Michael Archer, said that War 2 (Hindi and Telugu) “will be available at Dolby Cinema in India and internationally from August 14. It is also the first Indian movie to debut at Dolby Cinema in India.”
Dolby, this financial year 2025, sees total revenue to range from $1.31 billion to $1.38 billion globally, with licensing revenue alone to be between $1.21 billion and $1.28 billion.
While a fraction of it comes from the 1000+ Dolby Atmos cinemas in the country, the international cinema tech giant made its mark this year in India with the launch of the 310-seater Dolby Cinema in Pune.
Dolby Cinema has both the quality of the Dolby Vision dual 4K laser projection system and studio-grade Dolby Atmos.
