Sanjay Dutt has said that will stand by Shamshera and its director Karan Malhotra in spite of the bad performance of the film at the box office. A day after Karan addressed the hate and the rage the movie has been getting since its release on July 22, Sanjay likewise talked about it and said the movie will find its audience one day. Sanjay portrayed antagonist Daroga Shuddh Singh.
Sanjay Dutt took to his social media handles on the first Thursday since the moive’s release to share his feelings about its critical and reception. Posting a long note, he captioned it “Shamshera is ours!” just like how Karan had captioned his post “Shamshera is mine!” He additionally defended Ranbir Kapoor, who marked the first double role of his career with the movie.
Sanjay’s note said about Shamshera, “It’s a movie made up of blood, sweat, and tears. It’s a dream that we brought on screen. Movies are made for audience to relish. And every movie finds its viewers, sooner or later. Shamshera found a lot of people hating on it; some of the hate came from people who didn’t even watch it. I find it horrible that people don’t respect the hard work we all put in.”
Admiring Karan as a director and also as a person, Sanjay portrayed him as perhaps one of the best directors he has worked with in four-decade-long career. He likewise remembered the time they worked together on Karan’s 2012 directorial Agneepath, in which he portrayed Kancha Cheena. Sanjay penned, ” Karan is like family and success or failure aside, it will always be an honour to work with him. I stand by him always.”
Speaking about the criticism Ranbir has been getting since the movie’s release, Sanjay penned, “It pains to see how people are so eager to spew hatred on the work of one of the most hardworking and talented actors of our times. Art and our commitment for it transcends the hate coming our way. The love we feel for the film and its people goes beyond everything that’s being said.” He concluded by citing the popular song– “Baaki kuch toh log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna! (People will say something or the other, it’s the job of people to say something).”
