India, April 8 -- Comedian Zakir Khan recently stirred the pot with a cheeky swipe at Bollywood following the success of Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar, led by Ranveer Singh, claiming the film's blockbuster run has left many in the industry "jealous." Now, filmmaker Siddharth Anand has seemingly responded to the jibe, underlining the contributions of those based in Mumbai's Bandra and Juhu to the Hindi film industry.

Siddharth, who has made films like Pathaan and Fighter, took to X (formerly Twitter) to take a dig at the comment. While Siddharth did not take Zakir's name directly, he came out in defence of the 'Juhu-Bandra' crowd, underscoring their significant contribution to the film industry.

He wrote, "Juhu - Bandra peeps have given all A...