This industry will test and break you, but ultimately, it will resurrect you: Aditya Dhar

Reports stated that Vicky Kaushal starrer ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ is among the top 10 highest-grossing films of all times. “We knew we were making a special film. There was some crazy energy at work and this was a script that everyone, who was a part of the project, connected with. So, everything fell into place. But we never imagined it will cross Rs 200 crore here, go up to Rs 350 crore worldwide and overall earn Rs 400 crore! It’s surreal!” said director Aditya Dhar during an interview with a news publication.Interestingly, ‘Uri’ marked his debut as a filmmaker.
“I was supposed to helm my first film in 2009. Then after that, I was supposed to direct for Vishal Bhardwaj in 2011. Then in 2013, for Karan Johar, and in 2016, I was about to direct a Fawad Khan-Katrina Kaif film. Finally, ‘Uri’ happened in 2019, so it was a wait of 10 years,” he recalled. “Finally when it did, to be a debut filmmaker and to be in the top 10 list of all-time highest-grossing films, that too, with a history of 100 years of India cinema... This kind of a thing doesn’t happen only because of talent. There has to be something extra,” he shared during the interview.
“This industry will test and break you, but ultimately, it will resurrect you. I was on the verge of giving up in 2016. My brother asked me to give it one more try. I did. Fortunately, it worked, and how!” said the director with extremely high josh.