Hansal Mehta slams criticism he faced for supporting Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat

Director Hansal Mehta responded to an X user for criticising him over congratulating Milap Zaveri on the success of 'Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat' (2025). While slamming the film as "misogynistic", the user took a sarcastic jibe at Mehta.

The 'The Buckingham Murders' director, while congratulating Zaveri on his love story with Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa, captioned, "Hey @MassZaveri, congrats on the roaring success of 'Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat'! May you keep charming the masses!...(sic)"

While quoting Mehta's post the X handle wrote, "This “sensitive, intelligent” man is busy congratulating the writer-director of those misogynistic films where ‘No’ means ‘Yes’. Calls it a success, not realising how deeply such trash will poison



the minds of young viewers. Bravo...(sic)."

The director replied to his post and stated, "One always wishes films could change the world - that 'Shahid' could heal divisions, that Arth could empower, that 'Saraansh' could awaken empathy, that 'Nil Battey Sannata' could inspire a million mothers. That Life is Beautiful could prevent genocide.

But alas. 'Satya' didn’t make gangsters out of men. 'Gangs of Wasseypur' didn’t. 'The Godfather', 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction' - none of them did. Or did they? If films can poison, then surely they can enlighten too. Maybe even teach a bit of civility to you. Perhaps even how one colleague can congratulate another on their success without the need for virtue signalling and grandstanding."