Updated On: 25 July, 2025 12:51 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Anupam Kher`s directorial Tanvi The Great locked horns with Mohit Suri`s Saiyara at the box office by releasing on the same day. While Saiyaara has been witnessing massive success, Tanvi has failed to perform. Amid this, the veteran actor shared a thoughtful message

Anupam Kher on Tanvi The Great and Saiyaara clash
Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher recently took to Instagram to congratulate the team of Saiyaara and his latest directorial Tanvi The Great. For the unversed, both the films locked horns at the box office by releasing on the same day, July 18, 2025. A week since their release, and Saiyaara has clearly outperformed Tanvi The Great in terms of critical reception as well as box office collections. In his post, he addressed the unexpected success of the Mohit Suri direcorial saying that good films will always find its place.
The veteran actor took to Instagram to share a video of himself talking about the two films. Talking in Hindi, he said, "Last week two films were released, one Tanvi The Great and one Saiyaara. Saiyaara has taken over the whole country with its magic, and because it is a YRF film, YRF is my parent company, Yashji, Panji, Adi, Uday, all of them are a part of my family."
He added, "I called them. Mohit Suri and I, both of us are Mahesh Bhatt`s protégés, and both of our important films were released. The love that you have given to Tanvi, I can`t measure it in money. Of course, when a film becomes as successful as Saiyara, it helps the industry." The actor, who has been in the industry for decades, emphasised how it is very important that money comes back to the industry.