Karan Johar produced and Shahshank Khaitan directorial Dhadak opened with a bang at the box-office. The official remake of Marathi movie Sairaat has been getting praises from fans, critics, and celebrities.

Actress Bhumi Pednekar took to her social media profile and wrote, “Jhanvi & Ishaan you both are special. The ease & beauty with which you’ve performed is magical @ShashankKhaitan @karanjohar really enjoyed watching #dhadak. Fallen in love with the love they have. The end broke my heart. What a love saga. Congratulations team”

Lust Stories Actor Kiara Advani wrote, “@ShashankKhaitan you are absolutely amazing!! #Dhadak is such a beautifully made film! #janhvikapoor and #IshaanKhattar are beyond brilliant and so so lovable! Big Congratulations @karanjohar and the entire team”

Badri Ki Dulhania Actress Alia Bhatt wrote, “Shashi it’s your big day! But an even bigger day for these two amazing actors! Janhvi and Ishaan deserve all the love and more!!! LOVE the film and I’m so happy and proud of you @ShashankKhaitan best you are!”

Dhadak one of the most anticipated Dharma production of 2018 released this friday. Ever since it's inception the film had a lot of buzz around it, due to the debutant Janhvi and Ishaan and the success of the original film.

The film collected ₹8.71 crores on it's first day at the box-office. This opening day collection of Dhadak is highest for a film lead by fresh faces, beating Student of the Year, which collected approximately ₹ 8 crore on it's first day. 

Director Khaitan interacted with the media at a special screening of "Dhadak" on Thursday in Mumbai.

When asked about producer Karan Johar's reaction after watching the film, Khaitan said: "I am standing here happy that means he has praised the film.

"Karan is really happy and he said he was proud to have made this movie but it is not right we praise our own film. We want audience to watch the film and talk about it." 

Talking about initial response to "Dhadak" from the film industry, Khaitan said: "Till now, everything is going good. Our friends, families and crew are really excited to see the final product. We will know honest reaction tomorrow once it gets released among the audience but as of now, I am feeling good as many people have seen it and tweeted about it on the social media.

Ishaan was interacting with media at the promotional interview of 'Dhadak' along with her co-actress Janhvi Kapoor on Thursday in Mumbai.

Ishaan said his elder brother Shahid Kapoor inspires him and that he "always looks up to him"."He is my elder brother. I have learned a lot from him even before he came into films. He has inspired me on a personal level and as an actor, I think he has done impressive work by proving himself time and again,"

When asked about Shahid's reaction to the trailer of his film, Ishaan said: "He hasn't watched the film yet. He was really happy after watching the trailer. He told me it was all good and positive and didn't find any reason to criticize it."