Karan Johar took to social media on Friday evening to pen a long note about the reception of his latest production, Dhadak 2, as he thanked the team and explained how his thinking has changed since he turned producer in 2003.
Karan shared that when he started out with Kal Ho Naa Ho, his agenda was to build the company and make money in order to fund “mainstream audience friendly stories”. “Even as a filmmaker I was clear that I always wanted to appease to the gallery and the gold spot would of course be acclaim and box office success but the priority was always singularly the box office. I have now been in the business 3 decades and thoughts and ideologies have evolved. The need to entertain but also to in our own small way make societal changes or appeal to the collective consciousness of our audience base,” said Karan.
The filmmaker said that he is proud of Dhadak 2 and director Shazia Iqbal who “took on the arduous task of remaking a powerful film and yet giving it her voice”. “I am grateful to her for allowing us @dharmamovies and @zeestudiosofficial (Umeshji is a pleasure to work with) to shine as producers and bask in the glory of so many opinion pieces, blogs, reviews, YouTube videos,” he wrote, while also thanking writer Rahul Badwelkar for supporting Shazia’s vision.
Speaking about the lead actors, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri, Karan said, “The entire cast is so spectacular and I am grateful to @siddhantchaturvedi @tripti_dimri for essaying their complexed and layered parts with such brilliance! They were so so breathtaking! The entire cast has my heart, the entire crew has my gratitude.”
He ended the note while mentioning the Censor Board of Film Certification and said, “I would like to take the opportunity to also thank the CBFC who were immensely sensitive to the film and guided us with compassion. Grateful!”
Dhadak 2 is adapted from the Tamil film by Mari Selvaraj, Pariyerum Perumal and was released in theatres on August 1.
