'Dhurandhar' star Ranveer Singh criticised for imitating a scene from Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara' at IFFI: 'He didn't watch the film but...'

Jio Studios and B62 Studios’ Dhurandhar made a magnificent mark on the global stage at the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. Ranveer Singh, the film’s lead, graced the closing ceremony, further boosting the film’s growing anticipation.

The closing ceremony witnessed a spectacular showcase of  _Dhurandhar’s_ love-filled track by Shashwat Sachdev, Gehra Hua, sung beautifully by Arijit Singh and Armaan Khan, penned by Irshad Kamil. It struck a chord with the audience and earned a heartwarming applause. During the closing ceremony, Ranveer Singh expressed joy upon showcasing the song on the IFFI stage, and shared that he’s thrilled with the response to the teaser, trailer and the songs.

Ranveer Singh, Rishab Shetty, and Kantara

The actor imitated a scene from the 2025 blockbuster and told Shetty how much he loved the film. But the imitation didn’t go down well with some people on social media.

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One user said, “How can actors lack basic understanding of what should and shouldn’t be said? It is extremely disrespectful for people from the South that their goddess is being referred to as a female ghost.”

A second wrote- “This is so disrespectful. She is not a ghost but a goddess herself.” Another wrote, “What an unaware and disrespectful man. His wife belongs to the same geographical region as the daiva tradition. At least show some respect.”

Speaking about  Dhurandhar's director Aditya Dhar, he hailed the National-Award winning filmmaker’s intense creation, URI: The Surgical Strike, excitedly asking the audiences if they’ve experienced the grand spectacle! The actor also opened up about director Aditya Dhar’s intention behind creating Dhurandhar and shared that the intent was to take an Indian movie to the world, following the classic international creations like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (China) and Parasite (Korea)