Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra recently responded to an X post that questioned if directors Aditya Dhar and Vivek Agnihotri "have guts" to make a film on Unnao rape case. Mishra wrote, "One of us has the guts...'Dhurandhar' is a well made film. Aditya Dhar's extremely skilled. The acting's terrific." He added that Dhar's ability to engross the audience is "bang on".