Siddharth Anand Slams Zakir Khan’s ‘Dhurandhar Se Sabki Jalti Hai’ Remark? King Director Says ‘Real Duffer…’

At a recent awards show, Zakir Khan spoke about Dhurandhar: The Revenge’s massive success, suggesting that the film industry was secretly ‘jealous’ of it. He also joked, “Film mein bomb phoote Lyari mein aur yahan dhuaa udaa Bandra se Juhu mein. (The bombs may have gone off in Lyari, but the smoke is rising from Bandra to Juhu).” His joke did not go down well with a few in the film industry who criticized Zakir Khan. King director Siddharth Anand has also seemingly hit back at Zakir, stating that people from ‘Juhu-Bandra’ have given all-time blockbusters for years, and that their contribution cannot be undermined.

Siddharth Anand’s Reaction To Zakir Khan’s Remark

While Siddharth Anand did not directly name Zakir Khan, he defended ‘Juhu-Bandra’

crowd and highlighted their contribution. “Juhu – Bandra peeps have given all ATBB’s (all-time blockbusters) since the past 50 years. You have to be a real duffer to undermine their contribution,” he wrote, along with laughing emojis. Check out his post below!

Juhu – Bandra peeps have given all ATBB’s since the past 50 years. You have to be a real duffer to undermine their contribution 😂

— Siddharth Anand (@justSidAnand) April 7, 2026

What Did Zakir Khan Say?

While addressing the audience, Zakir jokingly said, “Kitne hi congratulatory posts aap daal dein, kitni hi stories daal dein, kitne hi interview mein aap bol dein ‘my favourite film’, magar sach toh yeh hai ki Dhurandhar se sabki jalti toh hai (No matter how many congratulatory posts you put up, no matter how many stories you share, no matter how often you say in interviews that it’s your favourite film, the truth is, everyone is jealous of Dhurandhar).”

“Bomb film mein phootein Lyari mein, par dhuan udaa hai Bandra se Juhu mein (Bombs may have gone off in Lyari, but the smoke is rising all the way from Bandra to Juhu),” he further added.

Ameesha Patel also criticized the comment and wrote, “DUDE, Stop spreading NEGATIVITY! The film industry has valued and respected DHURANDHAR! Superstars like SRK, SALMAN, SUNNY, HRITHIK, AJAY, etc., have given not just one but 25-plus mega hits and will continue to do so CHILL, GADAR bahut saalon se sabne already machai hai, aur aage bhi machaayenge.”