‘SRK, Salman have given not just 1, but 25-plus mega hits’: Ameesha Patel, Siddharth Anand call out Zakir Khan over his ‘Dhurandhar se sabki jali’ comment

MUMBAI: The recently held Screen Awards in Mumbai have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons.

After journalist Saurabh Dwivedi’s perceived playful dig at actor Rajpal Yadav over his recent cheque-bounce case drew criticism from netizens, including Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, stand-up comedian Zakir Khan has now landed in controversy as well. His joke about the success of Dhurandhar and how it has allegedly sparked jealousy among some individuals in the industry has triggered a fresh wave of backlash online.

“Film mein bomb phoote Lyari mein aur yahan dhuaa udaa Bandra se Juhu mein. (The bombs may have gone off in Lyari, but the smoke is rising from Bandra to Juhu),” Zakir said while hosting the show.

What ever you say on screen or post to praise Dhurandhar but the whole Bollywood is on fire by the blasts in Lyari: Zakir khan at screen award function pic.twitter.com/llAKJE7ad0

— Megh Updates (@MeghUpdates) April 5, 2026

Reacting to his remarks, actress Ameesha Patel took to X and called out Zakir, requesting him to “stop negativity.” She also highlighted how actors like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Sunny Deol have delivered numerous hits throughout their careers.

DUDE-Stop spreading NEGATIVITY!film industry has valued n respected DHURANDHAR!Superstars like SRK,SALMAN,SUNNY , HRITHIK,AJAY et have given not just 1 but 25 plus mega hits n will continue to do so CHILL-GADAR bahut saalon se sabne already machai hain aur aage bhi machaayenge pic.twitter.com/MqOD74LH83

— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) April 7, 2026

“DUDE-Stop spreading NEGATIVITY!film industry has valued n respected DHURANDHAR!Superstars like SRK,SALMAN,SUNNY , HRITHIK,AJAY et have given not just 1 but 25 plus mega hits n will continue to do so CHILL-GADAR bahut saalon se sabne already machai hain aur aage bhi machaayenge,” Ameesha Patel posted on her X.

Juhu – Bandra peeps have given all ATBB’s since the past 50 years. You have to be a real duffer to undermine their contribution

— Siddharth Anand (@justSidAnand) April 7, 2026

‘Pathaan’ director Siddharth Anand also found the joke in poor taste. In a post on X, Siddharth wrote, “Juhu – Bandra peeps have given all ATBB’s (all-time blockbusters) since the past 50 years. You have to be a real duffer to undermine their contribution”.

Screen Awards were held on Sunday. (ANI)