India, Oct. 23 -- Milap Zaveri's Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa-starrer Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat was released in theatres on October 21 and has collected Rs.16.75 crore net in India and Rs.21 crore worldwide in two days. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta received flak on X (formerly Twitter) for congratulating Zaveri on the film's success. Here's how he responded to the criticism.

Hansal congratulated Zaveri on X on the film's success, writing, "Hey @MassZaveri, congrats on the roaring success of Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat! May you keep charming the masses!" An X user re-shared the post and criticsed Hansal for supporting a film like this, writing, "This "sensitive, intelligent" man is busy congratulating the writer-director of those misogynistic ...