Siddharth Anand shared his thoughts on the comparison between Fighter and `Top Gun`, dismissing it as `social media chatter`

Siddharth Anand and Hrithik Roshan
Siddharth Anand`s directorial `Fighter` starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone hit the theaters on January 25. While the opening weekend saw a good collection for the film at the box office, the film began to see a downward trend from the first Monday. The film was released exactly a year after the release of the blockbuster film `Pathaan,` which starred Shah Rukh Khan. Unfortunately for Anand, `Fighter` did not recreate the magic of `Pathaan` at the box office.
Now, in an interview with Gallata Plus, director Siddharth Anand has shared his thoughts on the film being compared to `Top Gun.` The director shared that they have taken inspiration from films but according to him, anything that you do now is considered a cheap copy of Hollywood movies. He said, “Yes, we have had instances of taking inspiration blatantly from other films. Anything that you do now is (considered) a cheap copy of it (Hollywood movies). We as an audience have lost respect for our films, which I feel is very sad. Because `Fighter` is about fighter jets, the instant analogy was that it’s `Top Gun.` I think eventually when you saw the trailer, you realize that there is nothing to do with `Top Gun.`"