Recently at an awards function, comedian Zakir Khan took a dig at Bollywood following the success of Dhurandhar, quipping that although people might go to interviews and say it is “their favourite” film, the truth is that everybody is a little jealous of it. “Bombs went off in Lyari, but the smoke came out in Bandra and Juhu,” said Zakir. The areas are famous for having the homes of the who’s who of the Hindi film industry.
Now, Pathaan (2023) and Fighter (2024) director Siddharth Anand took to social media on Tuesday to give an indirect response to Zakir’s joke. He came in defence of the “Juhu-Bandra” crowd and said that some people have to be “a real duffer” to undermine their contribution.
He wrote, “Juhu - Bandra peeps have given all ATBBs (all-time blockbusters) since the past 50 years. You have to be a real duffer to undermine their contribution.”
Social media users were quick to connect the dots, flooding the conversation with their own takes and reactions. “This tweet proves Zakir's joke, though,” one wrote, with another sharing, “This post only amplifies what Zakir Khan said.”
“At first, I somewhat agreed that something like this might be true. Now I’m 200% sure what Zakir Khan said about Dhurandhar,” one shared.
On Monday, Ameesha Patel also responded to Zakir's remarks. Taking to her X account, Ameesha said, “Dude, stop spreading NEGATIVITY! film industry has valued and respected DHURANDHAR! Superstars like SRK, Salman, Sunny, Hrithik, Ajay etc have given not just 1 but 25 plus mega hits and will continue to do so. Chill. Gadar bahut saalon se sabne already machai hain aur aage bhi machaayenge (They have shown their power for several years and will do so in the future as well).”
Dhurandhar: The Revenge has made Rs 1,034 crore net at the domestic box office as per Sacnilk.com. Siddharth’s next is Shah Rukh Khan starrer King.
