R. Madhavan has finally addressed the wave of polarising reactions surrounding Dhurandhar, and his response is calm, confident and rooted in experience. As debates intensify online over the film's violence and narrative choices, the actor says he saw the backlash coming long before release. This is because he has lived through similar storms in the past. In a conversation with Puja Talwar, Madhavan drew clear parallels between the response to Dhurandhar and the reactions to two of his biggest films, Rang De Basanti and 3 Idiots.