Harshvardhan Rane on the success of Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, “99% of the film industry laughed and mocked my decision of doing this film”

Filmmaker Milap Milan Zaveri’s romantic drama Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat has been doing well at the box office, despite clashing with Maddock Films’ Thamma. Harshvardhan Rane, the main lead of the film, got talking about the film’s success in an interview with us.

So, how are you sleeping after your first blockbuster? In the last nine years, I have trained myself to sleep deeply independent of the result. I made sure validations do not impact the breathing pattern, my thought process, and my deep sleeping stage. It’s my only wealth.

Did you expect Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat to become the success that it has? Deewaniyat was the first film I chose after Sanam Teri Kasam re-release success in February. 99% of the film industry laughed and mocked this decision of mine, as it was the most important time of my career. But I did exactly what I did for the last nine years, which is to listen to my heart and never take anybody’s advice.

Earlier this year, your 2016 film Sanam Teri Kasam became a retro hit. Did you see that as a precursor to the success to come? When I met filmmakers and had many meetings in February 2025, as soon as I would say ‘bye’ and turn to walk out, I could hear many producers whisper behind my back ‘Fluke Hai’. I just quietly paused, smiled and kept walking out of the room.

The reviews of Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat have pounced on your film calling it misogynistic toxic, etc. Does that dampen your spirit? I am a psychology honours student currently pursuing my 2nd year. Reviewers are also human beings, and I respect individual differences of opinion. It’s an outcome of difference based on eight factors like emotional state, cognition, past experience, culture and so on. It will be foolish of me to expect everyone to feel the same thing.

You play a man so much in love that he refuses to accept that he is not loved back. Have you ever been in such a situation? I have been in love with a career on big screen validated by box office numbers. I never expected the love back to be instantaneous. I am an addict of delayed gratification, the pain, the wait, the heartache….

How are you celebrating the success? As we speak, I am leaving for a 5-6 day long road show in my personal van, will go around the country requesting people to buy tickets. An actor like me has to find, educate and ask audience to watch his films. I don’t like to sit back. My pleasure is that one text from my producer Anshul Garg that his gamble on me reaped him profits.

Your film is doing better than Thamma. Your reaction? I see it as two outsiders on Diwali, that’s a win for outsiders. I love Ayushmann Khurrana, his journey is nothing less than a tale of inspiring resilience.

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