{"id":601174,"date":"2026-04-13T12:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/601174\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:42:08","slug":"nag-ashwin-likens-dacoit-actress-mrunal-thakur-to-madhubala-urges-her-to-pick-better-projects-dont-do-random-stuff-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/601174\/","title":{"rendered":"Nag Ashwin likens ‘Dacoit’ actress Mrunal Thakur to Madhubala, urges her to pick better projects: ‘Don’t do random stuff’ | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NagAt Dacoit’s success meet, Nag Ashwin praised Mrunal Thakur’s acting, comparing her to Madhubala-Smita Patil era and urging better roles. The Shaneil Deo film stars Adivi Sesh, her, Anurag Kashyap; mixed reviews, \u20b940cr in 3 days. Next: Kalki 2, her Hai Jawani… with Varun June 5. Filmmaker Nag Ashwin<\/a> gave a heartfelt shoutout to Mrunal Thakur<\/a> at the recent success bash for \u2018Dacoit\u2019, where she’s earning rave reviews for her role. Joining the film’s cast and crew, the \u2018Kalki 2898 AD\u2019 director praised her acting chops and advised her to pick her upcoming projects wisely.<\/p>\n

Nag Ashwin praises Mrunal Thakur<\/p>\n

In his speech, after lauding the film, Nag told the actress, “Mrunal I think you are amazing. I am generally very protective of the stuff that you pick. Whenever you do something that’s not great, I am like why is she doing that? She deserves to do much better stuff. And whenever there’s a character that has that depth or sorrow or pain, I think you are like that era of Madhubala<\/a> and Smita Patil, there are not many people like this. So please don’t do random stuff and do good stuff.” Mrunal looked emotional as she heard the praise, bowing her head in gratitude to thank Nag.<\/p>\n

Dacoit film details with Mrunal Thakur<\/p>\n

Directed by newcomer Shaneil Deo, \u2018Dacoit\u2019 is an action-packed romantic drama backed by Supriya Yarlagadda of Annapurna Studios. Leading the cast is led by Adivi Sesh, Mrunal Thakur, and Anurag Kashyap, supported by Prakash Raj, Sunil, Zayn Marie Khan, and Atul Kulkarni. The plot centers on convict Haridas \u201cHari,\u201d who seeks revenge on his ex-lover, Saraswati, after her betrayal lands him in jail. Post-release, his robbery spree uncovers ties between their past and a larger criminal network. Hitting screens on April 10, it garnered mixed critic and audience feedback. <\/p>\n

Watch<\/p>\n

World Photography Day: Mrunal Thakur Opens Her Heart With Stunning Candid Photos <\/p>\n

Nag Ashwin’s \u2018Kalki 2898 AD\u2019 sequel update<\/p>\n

Currently, Nag Ashwin is preparing for \u2018Kalki 2898 AD\u2019 part 2, which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, and Prabhas. Deepika Padukone was in the first part but won’t return, per reports. The original grossed Rs 1,000 crore worldwide, fueling sky-high hopes for the sequel.<\/p>\n

Mrunal Thakur’s next film \u2018Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai\u2019<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mrunal will be seen in \u2018Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai\u2019, a David Dhawan rom-com starring Varun Dhawan, Pooja Hegde, Mouni Roy, Rohit Saraf, and more. It is slated to release in cinemas on June 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At Dacoit’s success meet, Nag Ashwin praised Mrunal Thakur’s acting, comparing her to Madhubala-Smita Patil era and urging…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":601175,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[120893,49,48,120894,75,80835,53500,337,34637,80836],"class_list":{"0":"post-601174","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-adivi-sesh","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-dacoit","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-kalki-2898-ad","14":"tag-madhubala","15":"tag-movies","16":"tag-mrunal-thakur","17":"tag-nag-ashwin"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/601175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}