21 March,2026 04:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kangana Ranuat and Aditya Dhar
Amid the ongoing success of Dhurandhar 2, actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut recently reviewed the film, praising the director Aditya Dhar. Shae shared that filmmakers are often bigger than superstar actors and that they do not get enough credit. While Kangana heaped praises on Dhar, fans noticed that she skipped mentioning the film's cast, including Ranveer Singh, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Rakesh Bedi and Sara Arjun.
On Saturday, March 21, Kangana took to her Instagram story to share her views. She penned a note that read, "The best thing about Dhurandhar success is that Aditya Dhar is a superstar director is established, Hollywood superstar directors are always bigger than superstar actors. Eg: Spielberg, Tarantino, Nolan. We never give our film makers enough respect or credit. They are over worked, underpaid and bullied by superstars as a result of that I never meet any young person insider/ outsider who dreams of becoming a film maker or director of photography or any other technician." (sic)
Kangana further wrote that everyone claims to be talented, though they only want to be actors. Referring to Aditya, she added that here is a superstar filmmaker shining brighter than any hero. She further stated that many youngsters watching his story today will aspire to be like him and take the film industry to greater heights, saying, "Here is a super star Him maker shinning brighter than any hero. Today so many youngsters are watching his story who will aspire to be like him and take film industry to greater hights!!"
The Emergency actress ended her note with, "Salutations sir adityadharfilms."
Directed by Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar 2 is an espionage action thriller starring Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt and Sara Arjun. The first part of the film, released in theatres on December 5 last year, turned out to be a blockbuster hit.
Dhurandhar franchise is said to be inspired by real-life events, focusing on geopolitical tensions and covert operations carried out by India's R&AW. The film particularly highlights Operation Lyari, a crackdown by the Pakistani government targeting gangs and criminal networks in Karachi's Lyari area.