Dhurandhar Casting Director REACTS To 'Overwhelming' Response, Credits Aditya Dhar's 'Strong Script'

Ranveer Singh and Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar arrived in theatres with a bang on Friday! The film, also starring Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi, Sara Arjun and R Madhavan in key roles,

opened to positive reviews and impressive numbers. Among other things, fans are particularly in love with the film’s spot-on casting.Dhurandhar Casting Director REACTS To 'Overwhelming' ResponseMukesh Chhabra, the casting director of the movie, has now reacted to the ‘overwhelming’ praise.Earlier today, he tweeted, "Thank you, everyone, for the overwhelming messages and calls — from within the industry and outside it. The credit for the good casting truly goes to the strong script, the clear brief, the overall vision of the film, and of course, the amazing director @adityadhar."Thanking his assistants and others, Chhabra added, "A big thank you to my team for their hard work and dedication.Special mention to those who worked closely on this — I truly couldn’t have done it without you all. And a big thank you to my entire MCCC team — every single member contributed to the casting."

Thank you, everyone, for the overwhelming messages and calls — from within the industry and outside it. The credit for the good casting truly goes to the strong script, the clear brief, the overall vision of the film, and of course, the amazing director @adityadhar. #Dhurandhar…

— Mukesh Chhabra CSA (@CastingChhabra) December 6, 2025

Netizens were all praise. An X user wrote, "The casting is so goated that not for one moment do we feel the actor is overpowering the character. Here is an ensemble cast who are all power actorsand each one has held their own throughout the movie." Another summed up, "Rakesh Bedi and Akshaye Khanna were G.O.D. level casting!"ALSO READ: Dhurandhar Movie Review: Ranveer Singh Delivers Knockout Punch In Aditya Dhar's High-Voltage Actioner Our in-house critic also felt the same. An excerpt from the review reads, "The casting is pitch-perfect (barring Sara Arjun, of course). Ranveer as Hamza and Akshaye as Rehman are on fire, and the ensemble aligns seamlessly."We gave Dhurandhar 3/5 stars!