Karan Johar said he began the year loving Saiyaara and ended the year loving Dhurandhar. He praised Dhurandhar for being shot beautifully without self-awareness
Karan Johar
Director Karan Johar once again praised Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar, admitting that he was "blown away by the film." He further revealed that the spy thriller made him question his own ability as a filmmaker.
Karan Johar praises Dhurandhar
Karan recently attended the book launch event of Dining With Stars by Anupama Chopra, where he mentioned how he began the year loving Saiyaara and ended it loving Dhurandhar and how it made him reflect on his own craft.
The filmmaker stated, "I was like, blown away by Dhurandhar, it makes you feel like, oh my craft is limited. Oh my god, look at the use of background music. What I loved about Dhurandhar was that I didn’t feel that the director was self-aware. I felt like he wasn’t trying to show off his craft, and yet he was seamlessly telling you the story."
"I never felt he went wide or he went like I am going to show you a great frame, I felt it was beautifully shot without self-awareness. It made me question my ability as a filmmaker, and that’s always a good thing for me. I look at that through a positive lens. So I began the year loving Saiyaara and ended the year loving Dhurandhar. I loved Lokah, too. I went mad when I watched Lokah," he raved.
Karan Johar was blown away by watching Dhurandhar
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About Dhurandhar
Released worldwide on December 5, the film stars Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, and Arjun Rampal in prominent roles. Inspired by real events, it follows an Indian spy who infiltrates Pakistani gangs to extract information about potential attacks on India. Part 2 of the film is set to arrive in March 2026.
In Dhurandhar, Ranveer Singh plays the undercover agent Hamza Ali Mazari. The movie also brings together a formidable cast: R Madhavan is cast as the Indian spymaster Ajay Sanyal, Sanjay Dutt as SP Chaudhary Aslam, Akshaye Khanna as the real-life gangster Rehman Dakait, and Arjun Rampal as ISI Major Iqbal, a figure inspired by terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri.
The film has grossed over Rs 1000 crore worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing Indian movies ever.
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