Dhadak 2, starring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri, has been screened at Ivy League universities including Brown and Yale. Praised by Karan Johar, the film is gaining academic attention for its exploration of caste, class and social inequality

Dhadak 2 director Shazia Iqbal has now made her Instagram account private after she faced backlash from users for calling Dhuranadhar a ‘sinister film’. Shazia had allegedly criticised Dhurandhar without naming the film on her Instagram stories