'Casted actors, not Instagrammers': Ameesha Patel praises Aditya Dhar's ‘Dhurandhar 2’

While the film industry is praising Aditya Dhar’s espionage drama Dhurandhar: The Revenge, a social media post from actress Ameesha Patel has attracted attention towards her sharp criticism of Bollywood's current culture. Her bold assessment of the industry's shift from 'films' to 'projects' is grabbing headlines and sparking a massive debate online.

Calling the film an “eye opener," Ameesha shared her thoughts, urging the filmmakers to focus on making films rather than "projects." Taking to X, Ameesha said, “Eye opener. Industry Praising DHURANDHAR is wow and the brand deserves all the accolades (applause emoticons) industry needs to realise that ADITYA made a film and not a project,,casted actors and not instagrammars who trend at parties. Stop making projects and start making films."

By calling out the trend of casting influencers instead of trained actors in the movies, Ameesha’s viral post has ignited a massive debate regarding the recent trend of opting for social media influencers over trained actors in showbiz.

The Aditya Dhar-directed spy thriller has been dominating the box office and is attracting immense attention from all quarters. Several notable personalities, including Ram Gopal Varma, Shankar, SS Rajamouli, Allu Arjun, Rajinikanth, Kangana Ranaut, Alia Bhatt and Mahesh Babu, have already praised the film in public forums.

From the biggest opening in Bollywood history to outperforming blockbusters like Pushpa 2, KGF Chapter 2 and Kantara 2, Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge is a cinematic marvel and is racing toward a Rs 1000 crore box-office collection in record time. Despite its expansive runtime, the film’s overwhelming acclaim shows that its sharp narrative outweighs its length.

Directed by Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar: The Revenge stars Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan and Sanjay Dutt in prominent roles. Backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, the movie features a wide range of supporting actors, including Danish Iqbal, Danish Pandor, Rakesh Bedi, Gaurav Gera, Manav Gohil, Naveen Kaushik, Udaybir Sandhu, and Raj Zutshi.