`Dhadak` is Shashank Khaitan`s best film, says Karan Johar
By - IANS
JULY 27,2018
Director-producer Karan Johar who is happy with the success of his recently-released film "Dhadak", on Thursday praised filmmaker Shashank Khaitan saying that this is the best film that he has directed till date.Johar was interacting with media at success meet of "Dhadak" along with film39s actors Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor and director Khaitan.Asked what was his reaction after watching "Dhadak", he said: "When Shashank told me that he wants to remake Marathi film 39Sairat39, I was bit scared because that film has its own individuality. The kind of tone that filmmaker Nagraj Manjule has been able to hold is very difficult to capture but confidence of Shashank is very infectious so, when we decided to make the film, I know it had to be with new talent."When I saw end of 39Dhadak39, it made me shake a little bit but when I again watched it, I felt Shashank has done an exceptional job in adapting the source material."Praising Khaitan further, Johar added: "He has taken lot of sequences from the original one but he made a new film and characters for pan India audience. It his third film as a director but in all three films that Shashank made, I think 39Dhadak39 is his best film directorially."There are certain scenes where he has tried to take extra pauses and also added energy from his side. He has been very graphic, intelligent, strategic emotional. As a director myself, I feel this combination is very rare to achieve so, I am very proud of him."Asked whether he was nervous when his production house decided to remake the Marathi film in Hindi, Johar said: "I wasn39t nervous, I was petrified and I still am because I think every time, you touch piece of art and recreate or adapt it, there is always monumental fear but I never looked at it like that. I have always said that this film is not anywhere meant to be compared with 39Sairat39."It39s fan boy39s homage to original source material so, if making 39Dhadak39 is wrong, then every fan in the world is also wrong who appreciate great piece of art. In fact, I see so many people going back to watch 39Sairat39 after they have seen 39Dhadak39 and that is an achievement of homage. You cannot ever compete with brilliance of that filmmaker because he conceived it, wrote it and executed it so, we are just big fan of that film.""Dhadak" has managed to mint a total of RS. 48.01 crore at the end of 6th day since its release and is expected to cross Rs 50 crore mark soon.