Ashwin DharArshad Pappu who portrayed in the franchise ‘Dhurandhar’ has been widely appreciated for his performance. She found herself in an unusual but flattering position when meme pages started comparing her look in the film with Shah Rukh Khan’s appearance at the Met Gala. The actor has now responded to these comparisons.Social media has been abuzz with posts drawing parallels between Shah Rukh’s Met Gala look and Ashwin’s on-screen appearance in Dhurandhar. Responding to this in an interview with Filmygyan, Dhar shared, “For me, it’s a huge experience. When you are compared to Shah Rukh Khan, be it look or costume, but you are shown alongside Shah Rukh Khan, that itself means a lot.”Expressing his admiration for the superstar, he added, “Shah Rukh Khan is more than an actor. Personally, he is a very good human being. To become such a great actor is not a common thing. When you connect with such a superstar of our industry in a film, it is a huge compliment.”Recalling a particular meme that suggested Shah Rukh Khan should be introduced as Arshad Pappu, Ashwin said, “That means it’s a huge compliment, and I’m really enjoying it. I’m having a lot of fun with it.”Dhurandhar 2 has a star-studded ensemble cast Ranveer SinghArjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Rakesh BediGaurav Gera and Saumya Tandon among others. The film has been a record-breaker since its release, following the massive success of its predecessor 2025.The sequel not only dominated the box office but also set several milestones including the biggest Hindi opening ever, record first and second week collections, the biggest opening weekend worldwide and the fastest film to cross the ₹1 billion mark. It has also won accolades from top names in the industry such as SS Rajamouli, Rajinikanth, Vijay DeverakondaMahesh Babu, Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Allu Arjun, Ram Gopal VarmaShankar, Shiva Rajkumar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Karan Johar among many others who have praised the film and its team.
