Karan Johar: 'Dhadak & # 39; is the best film of Shashank Khaitan | Hindi Movie News

Director-Producer Karan Johar, pleased with the success of his latest film "Dhadak", greeted filmmaker Shashank Khaitan on Thursday saying that it is the best film he has ever made. realized until now.

Johar was interacting with the media during the successful meeting of "Dhadak & # 39; with the actors of the film Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor and director Khaitan.

Asked about his reaction after watching "Dhadak", he said: "When Shashank told me that he wanted to remake …" Sairat & # 39; (Marathi movie), I was a little scared because this movie had its own individuality. the tone that the filmmaker (Nagraj Manjule) was able to hold is very difficult to capture but Shashank's confidence is very contagious so when we decided to make the film, I know it must be with new talent.

"When I saw the end of 'Dhadak', it made me tremble a little but when I looked at it again, I felt that Shashank did an outstanding job in adapting the source material. "
Karan Johar adds: "He took a lot of footage from the original, but he did a new film and characters for the pan-Indian audience, it's his third film as a director, but in the three films that Shashank did., I think that "Dhadak" is his best film as a director.

"There are certain scenes where he tried to take extra breaks and also added energy to his side.He was very graphic, intelligent, strategic and emotional.As a director myself even, I think this combination is very rare so I'm very proud of him. "
He asked him if he was nervous when his production house decided to redo the Marathi film in Hindi, Johar said: "I was not nervous, I was petrified and I am always because i think every time you touch i've always recreated or adapted, there is always a monumental fear but i have never looked like that … i always have said that this movie was nowhere to be compared to "Sairat".

"It's the fan boy's homage to the original material, so if doing" Dhadak "is a mistake, then every fan of the world is also wrong to appreciate a great work of art. "Sairat" after seeing "Dhadak" and it's a tribute to homage … You can never compete with the genius of this filmmaker because it it's designed, written and executed, we're just a big fan of this movie. "

& # 39; Dhadak & # 39; managed to hit a total of RS. 48.01 crore at the end of the 6th day since its release and is expected to cross Rs 50 crore mark soon.