Anupam Kher says Dhurandhar's success is a slap to propaganda narrative

Veteran actor Anupam Kher has heaped praise on Aditya Dharrsquos Dhurandhar saying the film has risen above accusations of being ldquopropagandardquo and added the response to the film was a ldquoslaprdquo to those attempting to label itIn a heartfelt video message shared from abroad Anupam said that despite having no association with the film its success filled him with an unexpected sense of peace and pride ldquoI dont have a role in this film I am not connected to anything But I dont know why with the success of this film my heart is very peacefulAnd I have felt peace and pride I have felt pride His great successrdquoThe actor said he wonrsquot talk about the technicalities of the film and noted that only a handful of films go on to become landmarks ldquoFor example Godfather was a landmark film Sholay was a landmark film MughaleAzam was a landmark film If I have to include my films and the films I am not taking their names it means they are not landmark films Because they are not in my mind I am not making this video as a historian I am making it as a cinemagoerrdquoHe spoke about his films Saaransh Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge A Wednesday Khosla Ka Ghosla He said that they were lsquopathbreaking films Because they gave a new perspective to cinemagoersrdquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by Anupam Kher anupampkherPraising director Aditya Dhar Anupam said the filmmaker did not rely on patterns or preconceived formulas ldquoBut I like Dhurandar from Aditya Dhar Not only because he is a Kashmiri He comes from a family of people who were persecuted And with his work he has shown what success is all about And what courage is all about Not only because of that As a filmmaker he has not followed any pattern or formula No formula Just convictionrdquoThe actor said that even though the film has broken boxoffice records itrsquos the ldquokind of people who are praising this film ldquoThis proves that there was a clique of people who were behind proving propaganda to the film This is the same clique who tried to prove propaganda to the film And they succeeded This is the same who tried to prove propaganda in The Kashmir Files And I say 3037 of them succeeded They debated But Dhurandar has slapped such peoplerdquoAnupam added ldquolsquoHe has slapped them Donrsquot teach us what propaganda is You are not going to decide what is a propaganda film Donrsquot make us feel small That is what the audience is saying to people like thatrdquoHe shared that when people want ldquoto make art look small for his purpose for his selfish purpose then one day art turns around and slaps you once and says that you cant make me look smallrdquoldquoBut I am so generously proud and happy about the success of the film and about the film shutting so many peoples thought processes Try a lot And people are calling me from abroad I have nothing to do with them mdash that you have seen Dhurandar you have done a great jobrdquoCalling 2025 a defining year for Aditya Dhar Kher also mentioned the success of films featuring Yami Gautam including Article 370 and Haqq ldquoWhat an amazing journey you had And in fact this year belongs to you my friend Not only because of Dhurandar but Yamis films mdash Article 370 then Haqq What a thing my friend What a thing The pages of history What are the pages of history Todays pages are importantrdquoTaking to the comment section Aditya Dhar wrote ldquoWow This truly means so much sir Such pure emotion and generosity in your wordshellip And to be mentioned in the same breath as those films is an honour I do not take lightly at allrdquoThe line you said ldquoDonrsquot make us feel small that is what the audience is sayingrdquo holds so true in todayrsquos time It has always been my intention as a filmmaker Words like these push me to do better I hope to keep making films that are honest fearless and hopefully stand the test of time Truly overwhelmed right nowrdquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever