Last Updated:December 11, 2025, 00:59 IST

Anupam Kher called Aditya Dhar after watching Dhurandhar, calling it a ‘Bharat ki film’ and praising its cast, storytelling, and depiction of faceless heroes.

Anupam Kher shares his heartfelt review of Dhurandhar.

Following praise from Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone, veteran actor Anupam Kher has hailed Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar as an “unbelievably amazing” film. Sharing a five-minute video review, Kher applauded the director, the cast, and the storytelling, calling it a triumph for Indian cinema.

On X, Anupam wrote, “BHARAT KI FILM: I watched #Dhurandhar on Monday night and immediately recorded this video… Thank you dearest #AdityaDhar for this जांबाज़, बेख़ौफ़, दिलदार and धुरंधर फ़िल्म! This film is also a #TRIUMPH for Indian cinema! A story about UNKNOWN and FACELESS INDIANS who are constantly risking their lives for us! Jai Ho! Jai Hind!” He also acknowledged his friends and co-stars, including Rakesh Bedi and Arjun Rampal, for their performances.

Anupam Kher’s Video Review

In the video, Kher said, “The dialogues are amazing… ghayal hu isliye ghatak hu… Ranveer is fantastic. Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, everybody… Akshaye Khanna — my God! I immediately called Akshaye after stepping out of the theatre and he said, ‘I’ll talk in detail tomorrow.’ I tried calling Ranveer also but his phone was switched off. I called Aditya and said, ‘Bas karo, kal hi Baramulla dekh kar aata hoon.’ From India’s perspective, Dhurandhar is a very important film. India mein jo haadse hue hain aur padosi desh ka usmein kya haath tha — sab cheezon ko bahut khoobsurat tarah se weave kiya hai.”

He added, “I don’t know whether I should say this… I told Aditya on the phone, ‘Mata chadh gayi hai kya? Itni kamaal ki film banaayi hai!’ Toh bahut hase woh. Sometimes it’s a very proud feeling when somebody makes a film like this. Ranveer Singh is very good in the film. He’s carried that quietness so well. For a hero to play a henchman in a big commercial film, you need huge confidence to do that — and he has that. Bharat ki film lagti hai. There isn’t even jingoism. Quietly, they’ve shown how our IB and RAW departments, the faceless people, help us in keeping our country together. It’s fantastic. It’s a film that will make you proud to be Indian. So Aditya and the entire team of Dhurandhar, congratulations to all of you! One interesting trivia is that Dhurandhar was a title which originally belonged to Satish Kaushik, and I was very happy to see Satish’s acknowledgment in the beginning.”

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